Sarina Revisited

Am I done yet?  I'm still learning about pastels.  I'm getting a little closer to what I envision but I'm so ready to run back to oils!  I don't think this one is quite complete but I've been at it for four hours and I need to take a break.  Maybe tomorrow I'll decide "it's good enough" for what it is.... and try it again in oil.) Check this out and feel free to comment:

Resorting to Painting Dogs?

Tim passed through the studio before lunch and said, "I see you've resorted to painting dogs."

That stung a little. I am happy to paint just about anything, even a portrait of a beautiful dog-friend.  The way I see it, seeing is seeing; one must learn to paint everything one sees. Including dogs.  I hope you like it.

Day Three - Farmland

My cousins came through last week on their way out West.  Julie snapped a photo of lovely Nebraska farmland and I painted this pastel from that iPhoto image.  She's coming back through tomorrow on her way home and I'm sure I won't have time to attempt my challenge so will you accept this (which was done in one session, too, just last week, not today.  Okay?)