Caramela

Very distinguished dog - beautifully painted.

Thank you Robert so much for commenting, I always value your input as you know and appreciate your time given in having a look at my paintings. This breed has such bearing, they really need to be promenaded down some expensive street with elegant collars and thin hand made leads held by some high heeled well preserved and expensively dressed socialite . These two dogs believe it or not were born in a dirty cave to a local shepherd's starving, skinny, neglected working bitch fathered by his starving, skinny, neglected working dog, and would probably have died had Marie and her husband not taken her in and fed her whilst the pups were with her. Their reward was Caramela from the first litter and Valentino from the next. The bitch has continued to have puppies with regularity, but the shepherd, having seen what the dogs can look like well fed and cared for has removed the bitch to his town house and is selling her puppies. I'm not sure if the father is the same starving, skinny, neglected working dog though. A fairy tale ending for these two.

Beautiful watercolours both of them Lala.

What a beautiful looking dog - and a great watercolour, Lala. I can understand why the owners were so pleased with both paintings, and thank you for telling their tale...

Two beautiful portraits of handsome dogs. Your palette and brush marks are super, they stand out so well on the dark background. Well done.

Two beautiful paintings of two very beautiful dogs.

Carole and Jane thank you very much for your lovely encouraging comments. I really appreciate them and feel fired up to keep going, it really boosts morale to get feedback from accomplished artists like yourselves.

Avril and Fiona, you know what a big fan I am of your works so to receive critiques like yours is so good for my timid soul. I get into such a tizzwoz every time I start to paint it's a wonder I get anything done. But every time I receive a kind word I feel encouraged, so Thank You very much.

Lala - thanks for the back-story: that shepherd was one of many who didn't appreciate what he'd got ... one just hopes he's not now exploiting the bitch for money. I think most of us get into a tizzwoz when we start to paint: I find the only answer is to carry on painting with whatever materials you have to hand; but even then - I still get myself into a fluster: it's always the starting, or anticipating; I'm fine when I actually get going.... Wonder if you find that?

Almost word for word Robert. And the side lining that goes on is quite comical really. I'll even do the washing up rather than sit down and face a blank canvas! I go to a friend's house to paint sometimes and an hour after we've started I'm still messing about and she's almost completed a painting! Once I've started, then it becomes easier, I've got something to get my teeth into. But Robert I'm still learning that it's okay to make mistakes and throw a painting away. Somewhere I've got it buried deep inside that a mistake is failure. But I think a lot of us have a problem with that?