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2012-04-11
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1. My Almost Daily Painting Blog
A blog about the challenges of daily painting and parenting, art and inspiration, love and life, all on four hours of sleep and five cups of coffee.
Tags: painting, fine art, portraits, wildlife, art of children
Latest Blog Posts
- Our Life's Work"Life's Work" ~ 6" x 6" oil on panel BID NOW on Daily Paintworks “Often people attempt to live their lives backwards, they try to have more things or more money in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actu...
- The Shaggy Ponyon Dec 12, 2012 in shaggy pony horse portrait pony painting equine portrait pony horse art horse painting fluffy ponyThe Shaggy Pony 18" x 18" gallery wrapped canvas $1200.00 This has to be the pony I dreamed of when I was a little girl. All messy mane and liquid eyes, multicoloured and fluffy...I fell in love with him all over again when I saw the ph...
- Sundance the Buckskin"Sundance" ~ 12" x 16" oil on Raymar Panel BID NOW on Daily Paintworks My newest painting...I've always been particularly enamoured with the buckskin, ever since "Dances with Wolves". I wanted that horse so bad! I love the feeling of exuberance i...
- Rapscallion -- the shaggy ponyon Dec 8, 2012 in graphite art horse portrait pencil sketch of horse horse art pencil art horse in pencil equine artRapscallion ~ 6" x 6" graphite on bristol For sale on Daily Paintworks This is my newest little guy...I'm still on a horse kick. I don't think this one will end for a while. I'm having too much fun. I've named him after the website of the guy tha...
- Beautiful Blue ~ Overo paint mustangBeautiful Blue ~ 12" x 16" oil on Raymar panel Isn't he gorgeous? I've always had a fascination with blue-eyed animals. They are so rare yet so striking. I designed this guy with dramatic light to accentuate that blue eye... Like I've probably al...
- Dreams of Pegasus12" x 16" oil on canvas covered wood panel $450 Lately I've returned to my first love...horses. I have to say, I was really inspired by this month's International Artist winner, B.K. Lawes and his beautiful horse painting...just stunning with the...
- Equine Trio ~ three of my recent horse portraitson Nov 15, 2012 in horse portrait equus equine portrait equestrian art horse art black horse portrait equine artBacklit Beauty 6" x 6" oil on panel (SOLD) Golden Boy ~ 6" x 6" oil on canvas panel Black Charger~ 6" x 6" oil on canvas panel Here's a few of my recent little horse portraits. The top one sold from my Daily Paintworks p...
- Andrew -- Pencil sketch in my Moleskinon Nov 1, 2012 in sadness homelessness drawing sorrow portrait drawing photorealism drawing bearded man pencil sketch homeless artAndrew in my moleskine I'm taking a break from the grizzly bear painting for a few weeks. I need to not look at it for awhile, so I can see it with fresh eyes. Often putting a painting away for a while, and working on other things, allows me to ge...
- Grizzly Bear Wildlife Painting Demo - Day 2Okay...on to day 2. It doesn't look like I've accomplished a heck of a lot yet...just my hubby snapping pics...Like my studio? Lol! It's my kitchen. It has the best light in the house. I do have a proper "studio" set up downstairs, but I never paint...
- In Progress Wildlife Grizzly Bear PaintingThe sketch--I use willow or vine charcoal to lay in the drawing...I fill in all the details because it helps me learn my way around the bear. Even though the drawing will be obliterated, my hand and brain still "remember" those little detail lines. W...
- My newest painting...done! Finally:) I've been dreaming a lot of grizzlies lately...I guess they're all people want to see in Bella Coola right now. 11" x 14" oil on 1 1/2" profile cradled panel.$600.00. Contact me to purchase.
- Old Man Drawingon Sep 30, 2012 in ancient wisdom wrinkles old man wisdom pencil portrait indian man old man portrait portrait man from indiaOld Man Drawing in my sketchbook with coffee, graphite and white chalk about 4" x 6" Realistic portraits are my default art. When I'm absentmindedly sketching, it's faces, always faces. Ever since I started drawing, as a child, I drew faces (and...
- A Doodle Gone Good ~ The Raven~The Raven ~ pen and ink, and photoshop I have to admit, I have been horribly remiss when it comes to painting...sigh...where did my discipline go!? I've been making jewelry, and inventing recipes for gluten free, sugar free baked goods, and...
- I made the front page!Subscribe Share Past Issues RSS Translate I made the front page!! Tahirih Goffic Fine Art ArtsWells and ArtWalk Well, summer has been a whirlwind for me! I wish I could say I that I've been painting like...
- Slowing DownWishing ~ 7" x 9" oil on canvas panel BID NOW 75% of the proceeds of this painting go to the Hunger Project Charity. Help me help an African family build a sustainable life...and you get a painting! Today I awoke to the sound of my computer pow...
- Paintings for Charityon Jul 18, 2012 in africa charity african poverty african children the Hunger project african portrait african aid7" x 9" oil on canvas covered panel BID NOW Paintings for Charity Ever since I was a young girl, I have been enthralled by images of Africa. Even through photos, I felt their spirit shining through. I promised myself that...
- Grace ~ Flamenco Dancer in RedGrace ~ 6" x 6" oil on canvas SOLD Today I have another Flamenco Dancer to share with you. I have it up for bid on DailyPaintworks, so if you'd like an opportunity to own a piece of my work for a very affordable price, click on the Bid Now butto...
- Dance Like No-one is WatchingDance Like No-One is Watching ~ 6" x 6" oil on panel BID NOW Being happy, healthy, fit...It's something that I work really hard at in my life . But sometimes, things don't always click. It's hard to stay present and be in the moment. &nb...
- Little Diva ~ portrait of my daughterLittle Diva ~ 8" x 10" oil on panel It's wonderful, and amazing, how your children so completely steal your heart forever. I am in love with them like nothing else! I could paint them every day, they're so incredibly beautiful and inspiring...
- "Belle" Portrait of a Cowon Jun 4, 2012 in oil painting of cow animal portrait bovine farm animal cow painting cow pet portrait animal art cow portrait"Belle" 10" x 10" oil on canvas $350.00 This is a painting I did last week of a cow. It makes me smile when I look at it. That big dumb stare and the nose in your face, lol! I love cows...their wet noses, their soulf...