Remembering Maddie...

The past months have been both traumatic and productive. We lost our beloved cockapoo, Maddie, to lymphoma almost two months ago. She is sorely missed. I still half expect to see her coming to sit in my lap or sleep next to me. Only in the last couple of weeks I have felt ready to do a memorial portrait. It will hang in a special place in the house.

Only a couple of weeks later, I underwent a total knee replacement and have been housebound dealing with the pain and rehab. But, I have managed at the kitchen table makeshift studio to complete three new paintings for the next show.
The first is from a scene I spotted on the aft of a cruise ship as we were sailing in the Atlantic off Spain a couple of years ago. As I wandered the deck and came upon these hitchhikers I immediately thought of a title, Stowaways. 

The second was from a park scene that I think I must have gotten from one of my daughter's photos.
I found the interactions between both the dogs and the people eye-catching. I named this one Here's looking at you.

 





The final one is from a wine tour cruise we took about five years ago.
We had made port in Malaga, Spain and were touring local villages. As we walked the quaint streets we came upon an outdoor cafe that captured my attention. Both the characters who were seated there and all the blue flower pots hanging on the wall called out for a new painting. The title was obvious,   The Blue Pots.