doggie enthusiasm

I finally had a sale to encourage me into painting again :) There is definitely something special about the plain regular sales on etsy. I mean the non-custom kind. The ones that come by surprise. Even when I'm not doing any major promoting.

Don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying custom work, now that I'm beginning to get into it. They let me really connect with the buyer and get to know the dogs I'm painting. And they always get such an enthusiastic response, and it feels great to know that i created something that the person will cherish for a long long time.

But just to log on to Etsy and see that i suddenly have less items listed (and i didn't just forget to hit 'finish' after editing a listing)... Its like a treat.
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Anyway,I did get around to doing some painting and this is my newest gem - a german shepherd:



I've got split opinions on this one. Shepherds are *hard* to paint! They're pretty dogs, but they're so... complicated. Its mostly the sable markings that threw me off.
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In other news - I got a treasury again! Its called "Pit Bullies" - guess what its about ;)



click click click click click!
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I saved the best bit for last!

Lulu's shell in bathroom
Originally uploaded by kooky2

Remember my portrait of Lulubelle? Tricia sent me a photo of the shell in its new lodgings - her marine themed bathroom. I love what she's done with it, the shell fits in perfectly!

Orange for Animals - getting closer!

Its almost ASPCA day... hmm, I gotta go through my closet and check out what i have in orange. I suggest everyone else do the same. Gotta be prepared after all. Also most people that do have a piece of bright oprange clothing usually stash is very far away in their closet so as to not burn their retinas every time they try to look for something to wear. My advice is to wear UV-protection sun glasses then.

Okay I'm rambling.

Point is, to support the ASPCA and to promote their very own day, I will be donating $1 to the ASPCA from every sale I make from riiiiiight now until April 10th ends.

The Etsy DOGMAFiA team is having a team-wide promotion where everyone is promoting their orange stuff. Many other team members will be donating $1 to the ASPCA from sales on April 10th too.



(if you like something you see, the seller's Etsy username is in grey, search for them - click the picture to see it full size)
Thanks to Sue for that awesome collection of our orange stuff. Hopefully we'll be able to snag a treasury and stick those orange things in there.

And almost forgot - a link to the official ASPCA Day page for those who want more info! ASPCA Day will be Thursday, April 10, 2008.