Those eyes!

Here you see the two photos my friend sent to help

me get Miss Jetta's eyes as close as possible to what

they are! Quite the trio, huh?

Cat commissions in progress

This little ol' miss is Jetta. She is owned

by a dear friend of mine who has asked me

to paint Jetta's portrait as well as her other

beloved kitty who has now moved on to

catnip heaven. This painting is mostly done

except for needing more precise information

about the color of her eyes. I will be receiving

some photos in the mail and then I will do

better by Jetta whose eyes are a bit stuck on

a stare and without proper shading.

This is a small piece, 5" x 7. It is on an Ampersand

gesso panel. Very smooth to paint on, and so you

can get more detail without the weave of canvas.

The Morning After the BIG Snow!

This is the sight that greeted me out my window on the morning

after the major snow storm in the Washington DC area. This

has nothing to do with my artist's life in a direct way, and yet it

does! Students had to cancel lessons, and I had about as much

interest in painting as in paying taxes! Watching this mega-storm

was the "art" of the last few days.