Proud Ellie

 12 x 16 oil on linen panel

This cutie belongs to one of my Facebook Friends.   I saw it when she posted it and loved her cute little expression on her face so I asked her mother if I could paint her.   She had just graduated from 3 year old pre-school and had such a happy,  proud look on her face.  I love figurative painting and don't really go so much for an exact likeness as I do for a gestural or personality sketch.   She was fun to paint and made me smile.

A Big Chicken

 12 x 16 oil on linen

This was a fun one to paint because I was painting on linen!  It is all the difference in the world as it accepts paint so much better than cotton canvas - love the feel of painting on it!  I won't be posting for the rest of the week as our new grandson will be born on Thursday and we will be busy being Nonie and Blitz!  Can't wait for him to be born and he has a brother and sister who are also anxious to see him.