Saturday, March 29, 2025

Painting the smalls so I can make the bigs

Puppy portrait one 5x7 acrylic on board
Cavalier Louie reference photo 
5x7 acrylic on board panel 



Shih Tzu Mika reference photo 
This is the plan I’m on right now and I feel it’s just right. Warm ups and practices on the smalls to prep for the bigs. When I say bigs I mean a 12x12” square foot canvas or board panel. Bigger pieces than that means more paint to buy and right now is not the time for bigs! But-I did place an order for more art supplies from cheap joes art shop. Sadly they are closing shop next month. Giant online is to blame. 😑 
 I feel like Michael’s will be next to close shop soon. But I do believe hobby lobby will survive for some reason. It’s never not busy ever!
I took a side gig to care for some doggie dogs at a local groomers! The people are spectacular and the dogs well they provide much needed therapy! My reference photos aren’t too shabby also. I just keep painting because making stuff is what I crave. Painting the dogs is where the magic happens.