Valentine's A Day of Love for All
This project started out as a fix to an error in judgement. My way of saying I'm sorry to a friend. And what better way to ask forgiveness than a painting of her beloved chickens. Somehow it evolved into a Valentine. From there I started painting Valentines with cheesy sayings that I thought my friends might like.
I looked up vintage Corgi Valentines cards and borrowed this saying for my friend who would enjoy the pun.
And this for my friend who travels a lot and has to put is cat in "jail" his words not mine. The Cat has his own facebook page and makes funny comments from jail. How purrrrfect. (see, I can't stop with the dry/bad humor)
This valentine is for my sister. She rescued a dog this summer. Elsie had been left in an outdoor kennel in Minnesota for over 7 years, she was scared of grass (which she had never walked on) had difficulty even walking. Someone else actually found her on their doorstep, she couldn't lift her head, blood was coming out of her eyes, she was emaciated and covered in grossness, yet she wagged her tail. They nursed her back to a fair condition, but couldn't keep her, that's where my sister entered the picture. Elsie, then moved to Iowa. My sister would take her on walks everyday and the dog struggled and limped along. She got her on arthritis meds and Elsie is now running. This painting is from a picture taken in October. If you don't believe dogs have feelings, all you have to do is look at the biggest smile on Elsie's face, she looks like she is actually laughing. The rest of her days, thanks to the rescuers and my sister will be spent happy.
A Westie puppy
Pumpkin the little Shih tzu from Florida
Katie the puppy from Colorado. This was taken from a picture where the little pup had just come back from the dog park with a big cut across her sweet little nose. The expression was so cute I just had to try painting her, sans mark.
For all my Swedish friends, and especially the one that lives in Bloomington, Jenny Lind. We joke back and forth, me being of Norwegian back round, but I love the Swedes all the same.
George Maximus, who can't seem to get his weight up to 2lbs. He a world traveler, a purse dog, friend and companion to my cousin.
For all the yoga junkies out there and especially from my friend who loves lemons. It's a goofy little painting but why not? I wanted to draw a lemon in clothes, for my California friend, Kelli. This is what happen.
For years, on facebook, I see pictures on Thursday nights of my friends who have date night. I started noticing and commenting on the fact that the husband always wears a tie. I love that! A tie! He could go home and put on jeans and a t-shirt, but he meets his wife all dressed up and they always go somewhere interesting and fun.
Way to be a great example of love thru out the years.
In the Westie Parade they always have a king and queen, usually the oldest Westies and they get to ride in the back of the convertible. They wear a cape and a crown. The rest of the 98 Westies walk down main street in full costume. This is for all my Westie pals.
Frankie as a baby pug rolled off the bed and got stuck between the bed and the wall. He cried out and was rescued, but not before the keepsake photo was taken. I just added a little outfit and the saying.
Fashioned after a vintage valentine only with a Westie. Very plain and simple.
My youngest sister and her husband have a Great Blue Dane, Maxime. I had to paint her in bright colors and happy back round. The breed is bred to be guard dogs. My sister has no need to ever be scared with Maxime by her side. We went camping with her this summer and she patrolled our site borders.
Another happy Golden. This dog happened to break his toe and had just come back from the hospital. He was high on drugs and the owner snapped a photo of him with the biggest smile on his face. I tried to capture it, but did not do him justice. He is a surfing dog and wears a life jacket and surfs off the San Diego coast, I however put in in a light blue ribbon, very uncharacteristic for him.
Lulu the Bull Terrier. The owner place an order for a felted ornament after Christmas and I had gotten rid of all my supplies for the season, while I was waiting for more to arrive I did a little practice painting of her pup.
Wishing everyone a very happy Valentine's. There is love all around us everywhere we look.
