Lots of Dillon Lake Paintings....Wonder how the Market will be for them in San Antonio?

I am not quite sure how this will end up...all of these paintings of Colorado in my San Antonio Studio.

This latest one seems like the values are too high.  The value in the lake should be darker than the sky...hmmm

Photo of Dooley

Here is a submission for the 2017 AKC annual photography contest.

It is my buddy Dooley -- a 4 year old Vizsla up on Shrine last year.

Niece and her Niece and Nephew

 This was just the greatest photograph from my niece -- a picture of her sister, and her two kids. 

it was so drawable...it is at least 24 by 18.  The lighting and the blowing leaves were great.

And what are they looking so intently at?  I have no idea!

John

Palette Knife Aspen Oil Painting

This painting was so much fun to do using a palette knife and plenty of paint!...got the point and the dramatic values right away.

And it has found a lovely home. 

Nephew Leo --Pencil Study

I mainly had pencil and paper in Colorado at Thanksgiving and enjoyed doing several 81/2 by 11 drawings, including this one of my nephew. 

IPhone Photographs at the Sohn Fine Art Gallery in Lenox MA

 You know I have just had the GREATEST time enjoying the beautiful Colorado landscape in Summit County this past year -- and I ran into a show that features iPhone photographs!

I just put in a dozen entries today.  I am not sure how it will all work out in the end, but I have to tall you that in the meantime -- I am so, so grateful for all the beauty that I have seen this year. 

Did I finally get old enough to pay attention?

I am so grateful, whether I make the entry or not.

I am also putting my favorites on Instagram at jgthebee. 

you are welcome to take a look there and this is future painting material -- to be sure!  John

Photographs Accepted at Exhibition -- Prairie Village Arts Council Jan 2018 Exhibition

 Speaking of dogs, I have done a pastel of Bailey too.  And I took his picture with Donna, and this and the Colorado Aspen photo below were both accepted for exhibition at the Jan 2018 Exhibition in Prairie Village, Kansas.

I am learning all sorts of things about printing and matting and Fed Exing.

Let me give a shout out to Kevin at Harold's Framing and Art Supplies in San Antonio.  He is a voice of insight and taste and they have reasonable rates.

Gone to the Dogs -- and Cats

 My dear companion and spouse believes I do a pretty mean dog, so she has been bringing images around of dogs of friends.  This is Jane, a lovely collie, and there is also a mixed media of a border collie.  I have done a pastel of a tabby named Charlie, that was special to a special person, and died entirely at too young an age.  These are mainly pencils and charcoal, but if you have an interest and want to sent me some pictures, I will consider them.  I have to tell you though, that it is important to me that I find something special to work on around them.  A regal, enthusiastic, or mischievous look.  Like portraits of people, dog owners too are looking for that special spark.    I am willing to do one of these for a couple of hundred dollars and matte it and get it in the mail to you. 

Oh, Found Charlie.  A small piece, he IS in a little red harness.  

there is an older post on Jane, be sure to check it out!

Second Place Los Bexarenos Genealogical Society -- Follow Up to Previous Post

There was so much that went into the making of this painting, that I am hoping that the genealogical society might one day take on a project of exploring all of the parts to it.

I have thusfar kept all of my reference pictures, but I suspect that if I hear from no one by February, I think that I will just trash them all.  There is only so much room in the IPAD.

The references did all seem to be quite interesting.  I think if I am going to put in so much work in the future, maybe I will need to have a better agreement.  On the other hand, it was a competition.  I was grateful to get second and to get a check.  That IS a nice feeling.

Check out the older post...though I owe the BLOG a more detailed rendering, just for fun.  John

Back to Work, Ready, Paint, Fire Breckenridge, CO

There is so much to catch up on...how about in 2018 that I at least do a weekly input for the blog?   So here is a working picture of me doing some painting on a piece of bisque at the Ready, Paint, Fire in Breckenridge, CO over Thanksgiving.  The piece was just fine and when I find it, I will add it to this post.