Michelle is a whiz with the computer and internet so I have decided when I come back in another life I am going to be Michelle or my web designer, Tracey.  I asked Michelle how she knew about this article and she informed me she had a “google alert” on my name.  I didn’t even know that could be done …..guess I should do this for myself!

Check out the article on the shelter dogs….   http://phetched.com/?p=7028

I am sharing this with you since I don’t think all of us have to reinvent the wheel…… although….I’m going to feel really bad when everyone already knows this can be done and they do it!!!!!

IT IS FABULOUS TO HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL FRIENDS !!!!!

I have just finished two portraits of  Golden       Retrievers….Duncan and Sammy.  Thought I would share them with you.  Doing dog portraits is more than just painting….it is revealing the soul of the animal.  Duncan and Sammy are brothers with two distinct personalities.  Duncan, top, is a very noble dog, blessed with the eagerness to please.  Sammy, bottom, is introspective. His serious look hides the fact that he has many important things to do so don’t get in his way.  He also loves loving.  Both dogs are intelligent and fabulous.

Artists are like this.  Each with a different personality, with different visions, yet we tend to compare ourselves to other artists.  When we do this we are usually left with the feeling of not being “as good”.  This year let’s try an experiment with ourselves.  Let’s look to other artists for inspiration but remember to honor our individual vision.

“You have to believe in yourself, that’s the secret.  Even when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the street trying to find enough to eat, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world.”   Charlie Chaplin