Waiting for the Storm to Pass

Waiting for the Storm to Pass
oil on panel
6" x 6"
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Lately, I haven't been painting or posting much because I have been helping my partner run his company. I have had to put painting aside for awhile and even though I do miss it and think about it most of the time, I'm ok with it for now.

Recently, we had hurricane Florence directly hit Wilmington and caused mass devastation. We were without power for about 10 days and although we only had some flooding and lots of limbs down, we really came through unscathed unlike a lot of people even nearby our home - It's been very sad.

Because of all the quiet time, I've been slowly migrating back to the painting mindset and I painted this little sketch of Frida during the storm.
It felt good to sit and move
some paint around.

The End of Winter

"The End of Winter"
12 x 12"
mixed media
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This is my first painting of 2018.
It has been a tough winter and I am looking forward to some warm weather. The sound of Grackles always remind me of summer - cackling away in the trees - always busy doing something.

On another note, Chumley is doing much better, recovering to 100% - thank you to everyone who took part of the Studio Sale!

The Sea Calls To Me

The Sea Calls To Me
18" x 24"
oil on canvas
private collection

My Reflection

My Reflection
20 x 20"
oil on canvas
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Sleeping Late

"Sleeping Late"
7" x 5"
oil on canvas
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Ricky

Ricky
9x12"
oil on canvas
private collection

Saint Frida

Saint Frida
18" x 24"
oil on canvas
available

This is Frida post bath.

Shelter from the Cold

Shelter from the Cold
5x7
oil on canvas board
Available at Sandpiper Gallery 

The Red Tag

Red Tag
24" x 24"
oil on canvas
Available at Sandpiper Gallery 
30% of this sale will benefit New Ratittude Rescue

This is Petunia and she is a Rat Terrier rescue.
I saw a photo of her in the New Rattitude Rescue calendar and HAD the paint her. She reminded me so much of my Frida with the attitude, sitting pretty on that chair.

The Bee Keeper

The Bee Keeper
18" x 24"
oil on canvas
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This painting is for the Kingdom of the Animal Show in September 2015.
The inspiration for my painting is borrowed from Jan Van Eyck's painting "Portrait of a Man".

King Jazzy

"King Jazzy"

16" x 20"

oil on canvas
sold to a collector in Texas

If you are interested in a portrait please go to www.petportraitsbyclair.com

Tucker

8" x 10"
oil on canvas
Sold

Ok, back to reality… still have a few portraits left to do :)

Sea Pearl

Sea Pearl
8" x 10"
oil on canvas
framed in a Victorian-Style Frame
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As you know, I love dressing my dogs up in paintings. This is Frida as the Dread Pirate Pearl. I thought it appropriate to finish this painting for Halloween.

Happy Halloween everybody!

PAINT MY DOG! Series #26

"Rosie"
10" x 8"
oil on canvas

This is Rosie.
She belongs to Stacy who runs an awesome rescue called New Rattitude Rescue. I follow her rescues on Facebook and she played a big part in helping me save one of my own, Frida… I am forever in her debt.

Stacy rescues these lost dogs from kill facilities, takes them into her home, nurses them back to health, trains and socializes them like one of her own. She posts on Facebook their stories and progress all the way up to going to their forever homes - with so much bad in the world, it's comforting to know there are angels among us like her.

Rosie is Stacy's inspiration for her efforts in rescue.

Thank you Rosie for inspiring so much good for so many.


New Rattitude Rescue accepts donations for the care of these rescues and if you are looking to give your home to an awesome terrier, contact her - It'll be the best decision you've made all year!
http://www.newrattitude.org

PAINT MY DOG - Copper - #15

Copper
10" x 8"
oil on canvas
reserved purchase


Coppers story…

"He was named Copper as a pup because of the copper markings on his face. He was 10 when he passed over the rainbow bridge and by then a lot of the copper color was white. 

When he was 7, he was bitten by a copper head, but survived. The bite weakened his heart and he lasted three years after. 

He was a fearless little man who knew what I meant when I asked for a kiss. He would look up and offer me his cheek.  His fur was as soft as rabbit. I miss him."

petportraitsbyclair.com

The Gardian

The Gardian

12" x 24"

oil on canvas

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Frida in Zorn Palette

Frida in Zorn Palette

10" x 8"

oil on canvas

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Today in had a bit of a breakthrough. I have discovered the amazing Zorn palette! A friend of mine told me about it awhile ago and I thought it was pretty crazy that you can get a range of colors from just yellow ochre, ivory black, cadmium red & white. So tonight, I cleared off my palette and started anew. For this limited palette, I felt such a sense of freedom! Not sure why, but I think with so many colors to choose from, I was feeling anxiety and pressure to "pump up the color". And then I realized, I'm not a colorful person - If you look at my closet, it's mostly black, grays, browns and I like it that way - don't get me wrong, I love a splash of color, but very limited. 

I LOVE this palette and will be exploring this much, much more. 

I am so excited!!! Can you tell?

For those of you who are not familiar with Anders Zorn, here is some information on him:

http://michaellynnadams.com/zorn-palette/

Frida Sleeping

"Frida Sleeping"

10" x 8"

oil on hardboard
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Lulu

10" x 8"

oil on canvas

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Lulu is up for adoption.
She is a rat terrier/springer spaniel. Mom was rattie, dad was springer.

You can find her here: http://www.newrattitude.org/dogs.htm
This proceeds from the sale of this painting go to New Rattitude Rescue
https://www.etsy.com/listing/157724436/curious-jack-russell-terrier-puppy

Frida Sleeping

8" x 10"

oil on canvas

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