I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE to spend my time meeting new dogs and painting with my own dogs by my side. – Beth Whitlow, artist.
MY FIRST OIL PAINTING LESSON was in the summer of 2010 with Sarah Keathley, who founded the Lemley House Art Guild in Russellville, Arkansas.
WHEN I BEGAN PAINTING, MY HOPE WAS that (fingers crossed)I would be able to paint my dogs, which seemed out of reach at first. My husband had a birthday com- ing up, so as a gift I decided to push myself and try to paint our German Shorthaired Pointer. It turned out okay, so next I painted our Airedale and white, fluffy dog Penny (with a lot of help from Sarah). I tend to be a visual learner, and the more I watched my instructor paint, the more I understood about how to lay paint on canvas. This greater level of understanding increased my confidence, and I began producing work that made me happy.
GROWING UP WE HAD A DOG NAMED SCRUFFY. She was a nice dog who loved being petted, but she mostly lived outside. I actually didn’t realize dogs lived inside until I met Josh. His family had a black Labrador Retriever, Lady, who would sit between us on the sofa.
MY HUSBAND AND I LIVE WITH THREE DOGS. Case, our Airedale, aka Mr. B. I love him to the moon and back. EmmyLou is our German Shorthaired Pointer. She’s full of energy and the cuddliest 60 pound lap dog. We first taught Mr. B how to dig for sand crabs on the beach at Indian Pass, but EmmyLou has taken over as head crab hunter. Baron von Schnauzer is our newest dog. He’s a black and white parti Mini Schnauzer. He is a goofy little dog and has been a bundle of energy. We’re having fun getting to know him.
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