Downtown Dog 64, 65, 66, 67

Downtown Dog 67
8" x 8"
Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 66
8" x 8"
Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 65
8" x 8"
Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 64
8" x 8"
Oil on panel


Well, I have been crackin' at these paintings!
I have a lot lined up that are half done, trying to get two started and two completed everyday for the next week and a half.

My date to be done is September 13th which is not far off!!

Paintings from BHI

4 x 7 

acrylic on panel

5 x 7 

acrylic on panel

5 x 7 

acrylic on panel

 

4 x 7 

acrylic on panel

 5 x 7 

acrylic on panel

5 x 7 

acrylic on panel

5 x 7 

acrylic on panel

5 x 7 

acrylic on panel

Well, it was a great birthday! Hotter than heck, but a really good day of painting. I was wanting more, but it got so hot and we were so drained (and burnt) by 4:00 we had to get back. 

The water was a beautiful blueish green and was looking quite tropical for NC. I wanted to go swimming, but didn't bring my suit - maybe I'll go back for a swim and some more painting. 

Guy took lots of photos while I painted and we both passed out when we got home. 

Birthday trip and taking a break

Today is my Birthday and I am going to do some plein air painting (a fancy word for outside painting) at Bald Head Island today - I am so excited! I have all my panels ready, my easel, paints, everything I can think of.

I'm working in acrylic, so it'll be an experiment because I have only worked in watercolors with this kind of painting. Since I usually work in oils everyday, I'm not thinking they would be a good outside medium because they dry so slow.  Acrylics dry fairly fast and I want a "thick paint" look so, I made a "panel carrier" that keeps the panels safe from anything touching them once they have been painted.

I'll post them when I get back!

Solitude

6" x 8"

oil on panel

$125

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Downtown Dog 60, 61, 62, 63

Downtown Dog 63

8" x 8" 

Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 62

8" x 8" 

Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 61

8" x 8" 

Oil on panel

 Downtown Dog 60

8" x 8" 

Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 56. 57, 58, 59

Downtown Dog 59

8" x 8" 

Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 58

8" x 8" 

Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 57

8" x 8" 

Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 56

8" x 8" 

Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 53, 54, 55

Downtown Dog 53

8" x 8"

Oil on panel

 

Downtown Dog 54

8" x 8"

Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 55

8" x 8"

Oil on panel

Farmer's Market was great!  My next date is the 29th.

Got a lot of positive responses to the new paintings and I talked to a woman from Fox News and they are wanting to do a story on the paintings, which is very exciting. I'll let you know if and when it materializes.

Got a lot of paintings in the works - I think I got my steam back for painting!

Downtown Dog 51 & 52

Downtown Dog 52

8" x 8"

Oil on panel

Downtown Dog 51

8" x 8"

Oil on panel

Just letting everybody know I will be at the Farmer's Market Saturday bright and early - hope to see some of you and if you have a dog you want painted come out and I'll take a photo - I'm running out of photos to work from!

I posted the article from Encore Mag. and the mention in Focus on the Coast on my website:

http://hartmanndesign.net/paintings/press.html

Downtown Dog 47

8" x 8"

Oil on panel

Hello everybody, sorry I've been so slow on the posts.

I've been having a lot of problems with humidity and the paints have been drying reeeaaallllly slow. I'm considering a dehumidifier for the studio.

I have a few in progress and as soon as I can get a handle on this problem - they will be posted.