I was fortunate enough to get a glimpse of the rare Westie rabbit today.
It is a truly rare and wonderful creature although this particular one looks as if it has been grubbing about in the mud.
Happy Easter!
©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2016
I didn’t want to leave February without a post, thank goodness for that extra day!
My surgery went well and I’m as happy as a squirrel with a piece of buttered popcorn.
Dummy was a bit perturbed that I didn’t share his holiday greetings so…
Happy Belated Valentine’s Day!
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See you soon!
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2016
I’ve been playing with knives.
Palette knives that is.
No one trusts me with the real kind…sigh.
This first one is acrylic, 11 x 14, inches This is the Wheatfield in Gettysburg, PA. where we visited recently.
The Wheatfield had during one day over 20,000 men fighting on her soil and ended with mass causalities. It’s not a terribly large area, I can’t imagine what they must have suffered through. It’s one of the many places on this earth where if you stand still for a moment you can feel the sorrow welling up.
With this painting I used the palette knife over a brushed in backdrop. The brushwork on the bottom layer was used to create the soft edges of the distant hills.
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This tree was a fun sort of leftover paint attack. This was done solely and a bit souly with knives. I really enjoyed throwing the paint around on this. It’s in acrylic and is approximately 11 by 14 inches.
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This one wasn’t done with a knife, just regular old brushes. My brushes are so beat up, I hold on to them until the very end. Acrylics are rough on brushes. Some people will tell you to spend a tonne of money on brushes but really as long as they’re not the kind where the hairs fall out, the cheap ones are fine. It’s 4×6 inches and I call it “Blue Christmas” ’cause I love Elvis.
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And here’s another 4×6 inches. This is an acrylic of one of my favorite ornaments, an inch high wooden rocking horse.
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If you have any questions about the paintings or technique or what have you, feel free to ask in the comments.
Have a good one.
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
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Ba dum tsssssk…
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Bwahaahahaaaa.
*cough *
Ahem. Pardon me.
That one was for the green thumbs out there.
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And I’m walking slowly away…
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
Slowly, drifting
Moaning, wailing
The ghoul
Appeared in the sky.
With his face corroding
Decomposing
The beast
It would not die
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In the garden waiting
Anticipating
Dummy
Flashed his knife
With his courage fading
His wooden limbs
Shaking
He would fight for his life
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The ghoul it crept
To our hero inept
As a skeleton
Cried from the ground
A gargoyle leered
The pumpkins they feared
That the beast would win this round
But as the ghoul soared
Dummy jumped on the gourd
And sank his knife deep into its chest
The ghoul cried “Boo Hoo!”
‘Cause he knew he was through.
Though he had given it his very best
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The beast
It went to his grave so green
Shouting to all who could hear
You’re all so mean!
But Happy Hallowe’en.
I’ll see you again next year!
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
Zeus is itchy.
It’s his yearly Autumn Itch.
So I bought him some itch relief stuff.
Let’s read the bottle..let me see..we have
Deep skin cleansing….splendid, that’s much better than shallow skin cleansing.
Complete body cleanser..even better, not much point only cleaning part of it.
Soothes ….great stuff, nothing better than a soothing soothe.
Clams.. sure a good clam is..What?…I mean..Pardon?
Hmmm..Yup that’s what it says..
Soothes and clams…
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I’ve never had my dog clammed before.
Shellfish of me I know.
I wonder if it’s good for his mussels?
Sorry I’ll scale back.
I know it’s getting ruff.
It’s load of carp really.
Llama get back to the point.
It’s not like this happens aviary day.
It’s dragon on…
No use hanging around.
Or lion..
I’m just kitten..
Sea ya!
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
This is a public service announcement.
Do not run with apples in your mouth!
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Stop it!
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Put that down!
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It looks ridiculous.
Much as I appreciate the art of meditation that doesn’t look much better.
“Thpbfft!”
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How rude!’
Now everyone..
Jump!
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
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Thank you!
Between wandering and procrastination, I have not been keeping up with this blog. I fool myself into thinking I am keeping up because I write long posts in my head. I then, of course promptly forget them when I sit at the computer.
I also forgot how to paint again so I did this lesson in acrylic from a book by Mark Daniel Nelson. The book is called “Learn to paint in Acrylics with.. 50 Small paintings”. Good book, was a nice refresher.
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Here’s a photo from one of the places I’ve wandered to.
Niagara Falls.
I have some stories to tell so I’ll be back soon!
Thanks for sticking around.
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
Please follow this link for available prints.
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“Hail the Monarch
King of the Flowers!”
He says to himself… Himself, that is.
“Bzz!” says the bee
“Buzz Off!
You Are Ruining My Photo Shoot!”
(Monarchs always enunciate and capitalize Their Words)
“Bzzz, the nerve!”
“I Beg Your Pardon!”
“Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!”
(Oooo, the mouth on that bee!)
“Hmph!
Now Where Were We?
Hmph! I Say Again.”
“Ah Yes, I Remember”
*whistles Mr Williams’ “Imperial March”*
“Hail the Monarch!
King of the Flowers”
He says to Himself.
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
Please follow this link for available prints.
Thank you!
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