Since early winter, I've been busy with several Zoom art workshops. The instructors have been amazing with adapting to a whole new format for teaching.
Along the way, I've learned how to work with oil paint mixed with cold wax, a truly addictive medium for me. These paintings are 8 x 10 and done on oil paper. See another one in my Gallery.
You can see the small example on the right. It's from a photo I took while wine tasting last fall, just before I stopped going anywhere.

I was delighted to be asked to paint another pet portrait as a birthday surprise. Bailey is the beloved furry family member of  a dear friend and her husband. Since this charming dog is never far from his tennis ball, I decided it should be incorporated into the painting too. 
The most rewarding part of doing these pet portraits, is capturing their unique personalities.

I recently had the pleasure of painting a commissioned painting for a client's 40th birthday. The painting commemorates his favorite dog, with whom he loved hiking. I love doing commissions, so please contact me if you are interested.

I'm thrilled to announce that this painting took the top award at the Northwest Watercolor Society  Members show. A huge thank you to juror Janet Rogers for bestowing this honor on my art.

I took at 3 day paper marbling workshop taught by Rene Eisenbart at Oregon Society of Artists (OSA) in August and one of the many things we learned was how to give new life to our old watercolor paintings by marbling on them.