It’s wonderful to see what happens to prints and paintings when they leave the studio. Recently Paul bought a large print of Jasper as a gift for his cousin. He kindly sent me this wonderful photo and gave me permission to share it too. This is what he says….

“Again, thank you so much for the Jasper. It was framed beautifully in Market Harborough and we presented it to my cousin down in Essex on Thursday. To say she was delighted with it would be the understatement of the year!”

I think they did a wonderful job with the framing on this 20×16 inch print! It looks terrific. :-)

I’ve just delivered another commission. Gladstone and Disraeli are such a gorgeous pair. A Cocker Spaniel and a Miniature Short haired Dachshund. I loved painting these two, they have so much character in their faces and they’re clearly very close friends. Their coats are full beautiful colour too which makes them such a joy to paint.

Here are a couple of close ups of the canvas…

Gladstone and Disraeli
18×14 inch acrylic on board
sold

Spaniels have such lovely eyes don’t they? I enjoyed painting this close up of a springer spaniel. Those eyes glow against the dark fur of her face and the bright splash of sunshine across her nose.

This is a 10×8 inch oil painting on textured board.

Three dogs singing carols. A golden retriever, a springer spaniel and a chocolate labrador are singing ‘Joy To The World’.

Available in the shop.

To go with the 2011 Cat Calendar I now have the 2011 Dog Calendar with twelve of my dog paintings to wag their tails through the year.

The calendar is A4, 8 x 11 inches in size. There are 12 pages, 1 page per month,as well as a cover and a back. It’s wire bound so it’s easy to hang on the wall and change the pages.

Buy The Painted Dog 2011 Calendar in the shop. Both UK and USA versions are available.

I have a new print, High Speed Gardening. This is Mabel, a young Springer Spaniel, running around the garden with half a tree in her mouth! It certainly didn’t slow her down any! She was having a wonderful time on a sunny day.

The original painting was an acrylic painting on canvas board and it’s sold.

Here is my latest painting. A Springer Spaniel running around the garden with half a tree in her mouth. It certainly didn’t slow her down any!

I wanted to get the feel of a hot, sunny day into the painting. I used lots of warm colour, even in the shadows, and some thick paint in places too.
This is a 16×12 acrylic painting on board.

Here’s my latest painting, Tilly, a pretty English Cocker Spaniel. Painted in acrylics on paper, I’ve tried to capture her lively personality and great expression.