This is a portrait of my friend Ron's beloved border collie, who passed away in December not long after my own Lola died. Prodi was Ron's first border collie, to be followed by many more. He loves the breed. Prodi was special, though. He had a fondness for fish and befriended a yellow one in Ron's koi pond named Smokey. I've painted Smokey before and suggested him here but this painting is all about Ron's beautiful boy.
Here's another painting of my little angel Lola, who passed away in early December last year. I'm building up a series on her. What an amazing little being she was.
This painting of Lola and her leash (her only leash, 17 1/2 years strong) was done alla prima, and things were going swimmingly until I noticed all these vertical scratch-like marks all over the panel. To my shagrin, the thing had delaminated on me, the second time this has happened. WTF! Arghhh! I signed it anyway. I may do a bit of detail work yet on it, but overall, I'm happy with it. I've chosen to regard those vertical marks as part of its charm.
This is a portrait of my former housemate Christine's beautiful little Westie, Tucker, who passed away earlier this year. He was a real looker, and a great partner in crime to my little dog Lola. They were so much fun to watch together, and became the closest of friends and thick as thieves as they plotted their shenanigans in tandem. He is sorely missed. RIP, sweetheart!
