Little Italian Dog. 6x8 inches, oil on panel

Happy New Year !

May Leonard Cohen be resting in the arms of angels...

and -- "May peace and peace and peace be everywhere" --- The Upanishads

Drawing Class Christmas Cookies: 3x2 inches, royal icing on sugar cookies

Another year under the belt.  These are my offering to the drawing group Christmas bash, at which there are multiple models to draw from and plenty of food and drink. Ah, Los Angeles...

Mug shot 106: Casper (Oil on linen, 16 x18 inches)

Although I have not posted at all since May I have been painting consistently but wiping most of them.  This one though is a commission and I used real linen and worked larger, life size -- so I knew I had to  take the painting all the way to the finish line.  That  sort of altered the way I tackled it.  Also I did a few preliminary oil sketches to get familiar with everything and  had a wee bit more confidence when I got down to business.  I just loved his face, his  level gaze. And the plaid, the plaid!