I just completed this painting for the NBHA Futurity winner.   The winner of this competition wins a painting of their winning dog.  This is a 16x20 oil painting and was framed in a wide oak frame with a gold liner.  This dog's name is Hog Hill Katie and is owned by Tim Cavanaugh.  I did two paintings as I thought the different photographs were interesting.  I will post the other also but this one was the first one painted and is the best.  I thought so and the man who contacted me thought so also.  So it is finished and shipped!  Just hope they all like it.

This is the second painting I did of Hog Hill Katie.  I sort of worked on them at the same time up to a point, then finishing the other one first as I liked it better.  But this one was fun also.  I hadn't painted in oils for some time so it was so fun.  I fought it for awhile, due to the slow drying, after using acrylic and watercolor when I have had time to paint.  They dry so fast and I can get something done so much quicker.  When painting time is at a premium, that is a good thing.  This is also a 16x20 oil and is unframed at this time.  When I paint almost the same painting twice, the first one is usually the best.  Guess maybe I lose the interest and excitement on a second try???

This was the first one I painted, then decided to paint another one in a little different composition.  I worked from photos I took at sunrise one morning.  I decided to add the dock at the resort and suggest some cottages at the lake edge in the other one.  Then I saw it----the "duck" cloud and started to redo it.  I put it on Facebook and friends said "leave it alone".  So I did.  Do you see the duck cloud??  This one is 8x10 and the other one I did is 8x12.  They are acrylic and painted on gessoed watercolor board.  Fun!