Painting Love

Spunky.

Most of my earliest memories involved my pony.

So it only seemed fitting to paint my sweet pony at the "Paint Your Pet Class."

Not surprisingly, I was the only one without a dog to paint...

Yep, I just like to march to my own beat.

Plus, I had already painting my Murphy, so of course I needed one of Spunky too. 

Or two, since they sketched out two different perspectives for me.  I purchased the second one so that I can paint it later for my mom.

A "Painting Your Pet" class couldn't be complete without a pet, especially an adorable pup.

And of course, it wouldn't be a fabulous class without loving dog humans, archiving their own pets. 

Looks great Vicki! 

I think he turned out well.

Of course, with the subject being one of my favorite animals,

I adore everything about this painting.

Thank you so much Vine Gogh for another amazing painting adventure.

I'll be back soon.

Vine Gogh

www.vinegogh.com

Crafting Joy

It's an everyday decision.

I wake up and have to decide...

To be joyful or not.

Some days the decision is simple...

life is moving smoothly and I'm not exhausted.

then there are those other days...those days when negativity abounds

and seems to hold me hostage.

I fight against that.

Each and every day.

The world is a complicated and many times cruel place.

Without joy, what would keep us moving forward

and striving to change the world.

I choose joy.

And when I forget, well,

I made myself a little reminder to bring focus.

 

So with an idea in mind, and a craft selected,

I headed out for Craft Night.

Southern Belle Soul, Mountain Bride Heart

With letters place, friends and a drink by my side, I dive into the project. 

But there are so many colors to choose from! What to do, what to do...

 Allison had a jump start on the project, so I knew that I needed to make some decisions.
Circles...I'm good at makes circles, so that's exactly what I did...a base of neutral circles.

Swish. Swish.

 While I watch my paint dry, literally, I chat the evening away and

watch my dear friends create beauty.

How cool is this?

Melissa used pages from a Shel Silverstein as a backdrop for her painting.

 

Genius idea.

Kelly used fabric...another genius idea.



Mindy created a beautiful ombre of blue.

Me...I chose circles. Circles. Geesh.

It will work.

Drying, drying, drying...

 Nervously I remove the vinyl letters and step back...

Not bad...not bad at all. 

With a little outlining in black to help the letters stand out...

...and a couple layers of sealer...

Now, it seems worthy for hanging up around the house.

The sun is shining, literally, the birds are singing,

and someone else has made dinner.

Perfection!

Yes, I do like to imagine myself in a Disney movie.

When joy fills my heart, mind and body,

I think of myself as Snow White.

You know, where she is singing
and all of the woodland critters come help her...

that scene epitomizes joy to me.

And so does this...friends.

Beautiful, loving friends that I can be myself with

and share an evening of joy.

Painting My Pet

As soon as I saw pictures of the previous class, I knew that I had to sign up for the next one.
I had to paint a Murphy picture.
It was difficult to choose one picture, so I sent the teacher three...
I made her choose, and I think she made a good choice.

This is a silly photo, but definitely represents all of his unique personality and physical traits.
-goofy grin
-ex-large tongue
-sparkling eyes
and...
-HUGE fangs.



I was nervous...How do I capture all of those traits in a painting?
Thank goodness I had someone to help me, thanks Jenny, and my mom to encourage me.
Vine Gogh makes this process easier to handle.

Border Collies group together...the couple next to me had a pair of them.  It seemed appropriate to paint next to each other too.

Look who's on the other side...sweet Roy.

 

 My mom is intently working on Roy's background...solid raspberry for Roy

...Goofy circles for Murphy.

 He is starting to look less like a cartoon...

 

...and more like my sweet dog. Now I just need to add a few highlights to his fur, and with the help of our teacher Jenny, my painting looked like my Murphy.  He didn't even know what to think of it!  I think that he was looking for the dogs' tush, so that he could see if it was a real dog.

 I think it turned out pretty well...if I do say so myself.


If you're looking for a fun class and a way to capture the personality of your furry best friend, I would highly recommend this class. :0)

Vine Gogh
Vine Gogh Artist Bar & Studio
7956 SE 13th Ave Portland OR, 97202 -
PH: (971)266-8983
Email: vinegoghpdx@gmail.com