NICELY FRAMED...

"HER MAJESTY"
slipped through the cracks
when I shot all the new dog paintings.
The frame was painted first
so I needed to make a royal hound to fill it.
Oil on collage.

She was just going to be
"QUEEN MUTT"
but couldn't resist the pun
and adding "ER" or Elizabeth Regina.

SOLD:KW

"MES AMIS"

WHILE I'M WAITING

for frames to arrive,

let's look at

"MES AMIS."

The original (sold) is a monoprint

with acrylic and watercolor on scans

of Fortuny fabric.

That design atelier's great patterns

are a joy to see.

The smiling heart and beads are painted

over a Fortuny border design. 

The flower hand-print is on very fine cotton.

This portion of the scan

shows a little of the frayed cotton edge.

I usually employ watercolor or gouache for my letter forms.

The crown's edge and face perimeter show 

the oil monoprint's sketchy line quality.