On The Easel

"Currently I’m working on a hunting dog scene with my hero ‘Scotchie’. He’s an eleven year old English Setter with grouse hunting in his blood. He was born with a loving soul, is a master manipulator when it comes to wanting something, and a natural born healer to anyone needing TLC. It’s amazing how he can be so tenacious when on the scent of a bird and then be such a sweet animal back home. He’s one of a kind, an all around ‘vocal’ character. We’re thankful to be part of his family.
The background of the painting is a composite of reference photographs I shot in Pennsylvanian woodlands. The grouse were researched by accompanying an avid outdoorsman during his grouse hunts, studying grouse mounted by taxidermists, and perusing books by Frank Woolner, Ned Smith and Gordon Gullion."

Let's Bring In More Points of Interest<br />
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You'll see I'm adding more wildlife and terrain detail. I've added a few grouse, two brook trout, and two deer in the background. I'll be adding some bugs and other elements to fill out the painting.<br />
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When I actually began this painting, I had done a small watercolor of it to lock down a vivid color scheme to hold myself to. Both with this painting and the one of 'Brandie' the black lab, I wanted richness and 'fun'. I realize that these two beautiful species of animals are bred for hunting, but when you see someone or some creature in its most happiest state of being, well.....isn't it just delightful ? Inspiring, joyful ?<br />
Wouldn't you just love to be able to give that to the people and animals that you care for ?<br />
I feel quite honored to be able to create a 'haven' or 'heaven' for Scotchie. While I dwell on what to name this art piece, the words 'haven' and 'heaven' keep coming up, so perhaps: 'Grouse Haven' or 'Heaven' ....or 'Scotchie's Haven'.<br />
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Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

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Let's Bring In More Points of Interest

You'll see I'm adding more wildlife and terrain detail. I've added a few grouse, two brook trout, and two deer in the background. I'll be adding some bugs and other elements to fill out the painting.

When I actually began this painting, I had done a small watercolor of it to lock down a vivid color scheme to hold myself to. Both with this painting and the one of 'Brandie' the black lab, I wanted richness and 'fun'. I realize that these two beautiful species of animals are bred for hunting, but when you see someone or some creature in its most happiest state of being, well.....isn't it just delightful ? Inspiring, joyful ?
Wouldn't you just love to be able to give that to the people and animals that you care for ?
I feel quite honored to be able to create a 'haven' or 'heaven' for Scotchie. While I dwell on what to name this art piece, the words 'haven' and 'heaven' keep coming up, so perhaps: 'Grouse Haven' or 'Heaven' ....or 'Scotchie's Haven'.

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Ceol 'English Setter'grouse Nature 'nature painting'deer woods 'brook trout'