Quinty

University of Illinois Police Department

Zia - Border Collie Search & Rescue Dog

I am in the process of moving the Search & Rescue paintings that I donate from my website to this blog. 

Zia - Border Collie Search and Rescue Dog

Merry Christmas!

Merry  Christmas!

 (Watercolor on paper, 4" x 5", nfs - collection of the artist)

I appreciate every one of you! Thank you for writing, cheering me on, commenting and basically being interested!

Have a wonderful Christmas and don't eat too much! (now where's the fun in that? have an extra cookie for me!)

Live Creatively!

Liz

Cleo - Donated Search & Rescue Portrait

Mason-Dixon Rescue Dogs
Search and Rescue Dog (Retired

Morgan - English Springer Spaniel - West Jersey K-9 SAR

I am in the process of moving the portraits that I donate to Search & Rescue K9 handlers from my website to this blog 

 Here's Morgan - a beautiful English Springer Spaniel

Morgan

Search Dog (Retired)
West Jersey K-9 SAR

More Dog Paintings!

I have more paintings, but I don't seem to get around to blogging these days. I just got a notice from blogger that they will be closing this blog if I don't get busy and get some posts up! So here is a post to hold them over until I get some photos up. Thanks for your patience.

And, as always . ..

Live Creatively!!

Liz

Enzo - Portrait of A Hero donation

 

Enzo

Beaverton Oregon Police Department

Sophie the Adorable Corgi

This is Sophie, an adorable Welsh Pembroke Corgi.

I've been busy, but staying away from the computer. I have a lot to show you, hopefully I'll get some more photos up! I just finished this commission and Sophie was just so cute, I had to post her :)

Here are the comments from her people when the portrait arrived:

Buddy - Search & Rescue Donation # 29

Buddy
German Shepherd
4" x 6"
Oil on Panel
Search & Rescue Donation #29

Princess Zora & Chico Dog Donation #28

Long day today - finished up the portrait of the German Shepherd and completed a K9 donation painting.

First up, here's Zora, the princess - delicately gnawing on her bone -

Zora
16" x 20"
Oil on Canvas
Private Commission
NFS

You can see how her portrait coordinates with the painting of Indigo

Zora Part 2

I can't believe how long it has been since I posted a dog painting! I've been busy painting different types of paintings for my solo show. I do have a couple dog commissions that I will share with you as I go along. This is Zora, the giant German Shepherd that thinks she is a princess.

Base, in Uniform

Practically by the time I finished typing, I was sick! I didn't get out of bed for almost a week. Today was the first 'normal' day in the studio since my last post. I sure hope you don't get this, it's awful. I still have laryngitis, so my hubby is enjoying the peace LOL

On to today's painting

Allow me to introduce "Base" a beautiful English Bulldog. His owner admires Robert E. Lee and for a gift, his wife had Base painted in Lee's uniform. I do extensive research to make sure that I get the details accurate in these uniformed paintings.

German Shepherd Commission

Zora
16" x 20"
Oil on Canvas
NFS

Forest, Australian Shepherd Search & Rescue Dog

Forest
4" x 6"
Oil on Panel

Tonight's painting is an Australian Shepherd search & rescue dog, Forest. Unfortunately, it's a memorial painting, as Forest has passed away. I finally got together with his partner and she was able to watch me paint online through http://www.ustream.tv/channel/daily-painting-by-liz and see Forest's portrait come to life. I recorded the sessions so if you can watch it at any time.

I forgot to get his information, so I don't have his story, but I will post it on his page at Portrait of a Hero - http://www.PortraitOfAHero.com

If you have a search & rescue or K9 dog, or if you know someone who does, please allow me to paint a portrait of them free of charge in gratitude for their service. Contact me for details.

Here is a portion of the session during which I painting Forest's portrait



Live Creatively!

Liz

Golden Love

Donation

Golden Love
7" x 7"
Oil on Panel

Whoo Hooo Painting Live finally!!

I started troubleshooting the video camera - Ustream problem at 10 a.m. today. Working at it on and off until 3:30 I finally got it fixed! We had a successful session tonight! Yay! It's nice to have visitors back in my studio while I paint. I'll be painting again tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Central / 8 p.m. Eastern time. I might be on during the day as well. Hope to see you there!

Tonight's painting was Tumbleweed, the flyball Corgi. He was only a baby in this painting, 5 months old. He is so cute!

Tumbleweed
4" x 6"
Commissioned Portrait
Oil on Panel

Hope to see you tomorrow.

Here is a portion of the show during which I painted Tumbleweed's portrait:



Live Creatively!

Liz

Mekky & Two More Paintings

It has been far too long since I posted. I have some Christmas commissions that I hope to get around to putting up, so maybe I'll post more often :) The first painting tonight is a donated K9 portrait that I couldn't post until after Christmas. Tonight I also blocked in two paintings, and I'll take you along on the process.

First here's Mekky - - -

Donation #26 - Mekky
Granbury TX Police Dept
4" x 6"
Donated Oil Portrait
Oil on Panel

This was given by the Officer's wife as a Christmas gift. Her description follows:

Library Cat FINISHED

Library Cat
memorial portrait of Max
Oil on Canvas
14" x 18"

Library Cat . .. almost finished!

Library Cat part 6

Ah, now the fun starts! I've gotten a good start on the cat's face. Below is the photo that I am using for reference.