But the apple of my eye is Gabriel, my six-year-old black Greyhound who has many nicknames. His silly antics make me laugh every day.
MY STUDIO IS MY HOME AND MY DOGS ARE ALWAYS WITH ME. I began painting dog portraits two and a half years ago after a bold decision to leave corporate employment. I began groom- ing dogs as a subcontractor for a company on a shoe-string budget. They needed décor so I provided free artwork. My love of animals and a trip to the Florida Keys inspired the beginning of a blend of passions: dogs and art with a pop art style. What I love most about my home studio, is the two-story
floor to ceiling windows in the living room. I paint here most often, although my art and workspace do seem to occupy every room in the house. Nothing beats painting in natural light sur- rounded by a lush, outdoor tropical environment and the sooth- ing trickle of the pool’s waterfall in the background. I listen to a Pandora station on my iphone while I paint. My
favorite music is Phillip Phillips, Snow Patrol, One Republic, Cold Play, The Fray, etc. If it’s not them, it’s Celine Dion, Yanni or David Lanz.
pastel horse painting with a pop art background. I had it pro- fessionally framed and matted with a filet and museum glass. I look at it every day and think, “Wow, I did that. That’s cool!” I prefer to paint in the morning when the light is softer, but
I don’t stop until I’ve met my goal or conquered a challenge, which could take all day.
MY DESK CURRENTLY CONTAINS an open box of pastels
with 20 or 30 thrown about on a paper plate; an assortment of brushes; a completed, waiting to be framed, representational style pastel portrait of a boy wading in a blue eyed eel canal in Polynesia; two pastel framed paintings (one dog, one horse) waiting to be sealed; a whimsical completed Llama pop art por- trait; and various prints waiting to be matted and framed. At the moment I’m working on a 16x20 representational
style pastel commission of a woman and her dog, two 12x12 pop art dog portraits, and trying to find the time to fix my prize possession, a surrealistic carousel pastel painting that got ruined in a move. My most cherished item besides the damaged surrealistic carousel pastel painting, is my 35”x35” representational style
www.TheNewBarker.com I wake up with a grunt, forming very few words and sen-
tences until my brain has had time to catch up and I’ve had my morning half cup of coffee.
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