Sunday, December 28, 2008

Gaggle of new

Heh I've been aching to sit down and paint for the past month. I haven't been allowing myself due to finals at college. Its really a shame but while everyone was out there promoting to death in December, I was forced to mostly ignore my shop all month. And my last (and most difficult) final was on the 22nd, right before Christmas. Yah.

Now I've got a month off so I'm stepping up to painting again. I've missed it! I bring a bit of a variety...


First up is a puppy German Shorthaired Pointer. I just love the green eyes they have when they're puppies. He is painted on one of the largest shells that I've got. Overall, i think the shell came out quite lovely.


The next is a Tricolor Rough Collie with a sorta smiley expression. I just love how contrasted tricolor collies and shelties look, those tan eyebrows are utterly handsome!


Another tricolor beauty, this is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. These guys typically have a large white blaze on their face, and the large white spot on the forehead it called the "kissing spot". I really love this breed - their tan eyebrows make them look stern but they are some of the happiest dogs I have ever met. Their tails just don't stop wiggling. He is painted on a delicate soft shell clam.


The last one is a shell i painted as a gift. I don't often do this but it was for a secret santa gift exchange at my favorite online forum. Harley is my giftee's heart dog who passed away from cancer last year, and i knew she would appreciate it.

The Harley shell is also my first official ornament. I got the idea from a sale that didn't quite happen. Someone had asked me to make a shell into an ornament and i had to practice by drilling holes in a blank shell. The sale fell through, but i had a shell with holes drilled into it and i had the idea to make what you see above :)

The shells are available for sale at my shop, ShellVergel! With the exception of that last custom girl that was a gift for someone.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I *love* the face on the GSP! Love, love, love. I also especially like Harley. Haiku would also like you to know that some Cavaliers don't have a "kissing spot" on their heads, and if you don't see one, then the kissing spot defaults to the entire body!

JodisCraftEmporium said...

Those are so cute. I am going to keep you in mind for future gifts. My hubby's family lost their family dog. I can't remember the reason but they had a yellow lab named Lucas. He was such a character. He would let my older son sit on his back (my son was 3 at the time)and ride him like a horse. There was a lot of good memories to share.

dreameyce said...

The ornaments are AWESOME!! I'd thought about suggesting it before, but assumed the shells were too fragile.

As usual, beautiful work!

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