Star of the "Baby Bunny" Paint-Along!

 

"Baby Bunny" (pastel, 8x6 inches) bid or buy

Here's a little "Baby Bunny" for your enjoyment!

You might notice I used some black Art Spectrum primer over my usual gold and terra cotta on the underpainting, to get a good base tone for this black bunnyling. I did smudge some T.L. Eggplant and black pastel in there first, just to demonstrate an alternative.

I also decided to continue the little confetti-like strokes into the background to echo  the texture of bunny fur. :)

Muses and Buddies on my Patreon can watch and paint along to the full length Baby Bunny Paint-Along video of Episode 119!

See a quick speed video here!

Snowy Bun

"Snowy Bun" (pastel 8x6 inches)

Bid or buy for a limited time on DailyPaintworks

The Fremont Art Association had me demo for them on Wednesday. They like my cute fuzzy animals so I did this cute fuzzy bunny for them! 

Enjoy these progress pics from the video:

T is for Tiger

 

"T is for Tiger" (pastel, 12x12)

Among the few paintings I picked up from a gallery last month, this is one of my favorites from my Alphabet Series. I started the series a few years back to get myself out of a painting slump. It worked, as the series is still not complete!

I was really happy with the looseness I was able to achieve with this tiger. I really don't know why he hasn't sold yet, when the Lion and the Meerkat and the Dolphin and the Hippo and many others (even the Quail!) all sold pretty quickly. But that's to my benefit now, because I can take this Tiger to The Woodlands Waterway Art Fest next weekend (near Houston TX.) If you're in the area be sure to stop by, I'll be in booth 404 by the Water Color Terrace near the center of things!

Enjoy these progress pics of "T is for Tiger"!

C is for Cheetah

 On my way back from Florida, I stopped and pulled my work out of the only other gallery I was still in besides my partnership in the Carriage House Gallery in Boerne. Nothing had sold there in quite a while. I know, there was the pandemic, but still. Stuff was still moving (a bit) in Boerne during that time.
So I feel some relief to have one less thing to keep track of, and now I feel like showing off some of the pieces I picked up from there, some of them have aged well!
This is "C is for Cheetah"  (pastel, 20x10 inches, $800 framed) one of the largest paintings in my still unfinished Animal Alphabet Series of 2016. I felt this needed a fairly decent size in order to do justice to the spots.
It also might very well be the ONLY pastel cheetah.   I.  Ever.  Paint.
...Ever.
(OMG, those spots! I don't know how all those wildlife artists do it!)
My favorite part was the reflected light under the chin.
Enjoy this quick GIF and the attached progress photos I dug up from my files.
An alphabet series is a great way to break yourself out of a rut! This worked for me, as evidenced by the fact that I dropped it at "T is for Tiger" (..which I'll post soon!) One of these years I might continue the series and get it done!
What things have you done to get out of a creative rut?

Winter White

 

"Winter White" (pastel, 8x8 inches) Click here to bid or buy

This fuzzy bunny was the star of my recent Paint-Along!

Subscribe to my Patreon to see the full paint-along video here!

See a quick progress video here!

Day 2 of 30 - Plum Bunny

"Plum Bunny" (pastel, 10x10 inches) bid or buy

Day 2 of my 30-in-30 paintings for June! I did have this one underpainted already, but that's ok. I'm catching up with a few "leftover" paintings that are laying around my studio before starting in on a new batch of underpaintings ... maybe I'll do underpaintings for my next Virtual Open Studio day on Friday...  

See some progress pics of this bunny HERE! 

 

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Easter Bunny (Warm Fuzzy #72)

 

Warm Fuzzy #72 - "Easter Bunny" (pastel, 8x6 inches) available unframed for a limited time

The star of my April Paint-Along! I had painted this bunny a few years ago (Bunnyboo) She was always one of my favorites, and I like how she came out this time too! Less dramatic, but somehow sweeter.

See some progress pics from the video on this public Patreon post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/50089755

This was my best attended Paint-Along yet! Here's a compiled screen shot of all the participants who painted along (and showed off their results.)

And here's the few who sent theirs to me afterwards, for better clarity! What fun!

You too can paint-along to the full-length video of this bunny for a $10 pledge on my Patreon page here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/vos-episode-49-49960704

Little Bunny (Warm Fuzzy #59)

 

Warm Fuzzy #59 - "Little Bunny" (pastel, 6x4 inches) 

On my last Virtual Open Studio day, I was just not in the mood to paint, so when that happens I tend to go SMALL! I had some underpaintings from a recent batch all prepared, and chose a couple of them to pastel that day. This Little Bunny was the first one.

(And ok I think I've officially run out of white bunny names, lol!)

I'll be adding Little Bunny to my inventory for my Solo Exhibition Kindred Spirits, at the ARTS for Rural Texas in Fayetteville, March 27 - May 29, 2021. Opening Reception March 27, 5-7pm.

See progress pics of Little Bunny's pastel process here!

Beulah Bun (Warm Fuzzy #54)

 

Warm Fuzzy #54 - "Beulah Bun" (pastel, 16x8 inches) click here to bid or buy

Finally! Here's the bunny from my December Paint-Along last Saturday!

I painted this bunny before way back in 2013, as a 12x6, and called him "Buster" (see him here!) I like making my paint-alongs from something I've done before and really enjoyed because then I have a painting that I can show off already for the adverts. Plus, I get to enjoy the image again!

I like the fuzziness of Beulah Bun! You can watch the full 2.5 hr Paint-Along video with a pledge of $10 on my Patreon Page (video will be posted tomorrow, it's processing and uploading now as I type.)

The paint-along was a lot of fun, and a record number of attendees! I hope I get as good a turn-out next month. Stay tuned to my events page for my January Schedule, coming soon after Christmas.

Meanwhile, have a Very Merry, Lovely, Safe, and Creative Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Beulah Bun's drawing:

And some of my Paint-Along Attendees with their results!

Warm Fuzzy #33 - Ha Choo

Warm Fuzzy #33 - "Ha Choo" (pastel, 7x5 inches) click here to bid or buy

"Ha Choo" is the result of Friday's Virtual Open Studio day. I'll have the video posted soon on my Patreon page (available on the $10 Bunny Buddies level). Here she is shown with two of the underpainting stages.

So yes! My Virtual Open Studio days are up and running!

• Are you craving the company of like-minded artists who love to chat about art stuff?
• Are you in a slump with your art and need an inspiration boost?
• Do you want to learn more about pastel and love to learn by watching?
• Is a full length workshop not in your budget?

Read more about my Virtual Open Studio days here!

Warm Fuzzy #28 - Mulberry Bun

 Warm Fuzzy #28 - "Mulberry Bun" (pastel, 7x5 inches) click here to bid or buy

Another baby bun from ... yes... Fry's Fun Farm! Luckily I caught plenty of good pics last July and am still harvesting some from my files. I hope all of Fry's warm fuzzies are getting plenty of love and petting from the owners while they're not able to tour any events.

 

 Here, the background got just a bit overworked, and I noticed that he seemed to be leaning a bit to the left..

...so I wiped off the background there and reapplied with fresher stokes, and added a bit more fuzz to his right rear leg to give him more stability.

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Warm Fuzzy #17 - Babybun

Warm Fuzzy #17 - "Babybun" (pastel, 5x4 inches) click here to bid or buy

Yes, I'm still finding adorable new pics from my photo collection of Fry's Fun Farm's precious little bunnies. This one was the size of my hand!

Thanks for reading! Please share! Referrals are my most valuable asset in these times of limited events!

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Warm Fuzzy #12 - Cutie

Warm Fuzzy #12 - "Cutie" (pastel, 6x6 inches) click here to bid or buy

This cutie is another baby bun from Fry's Fun Farm last summer. I ran into a background issue but I'm very happy with how it came out in the end!

 Nah... this background is too light!...

So I washed in some watered down terra cotta Art Spectrum primer...

...which sets off the "party" colors perfectly!

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