Nipper on the river bank

A little acrylic painting of nipper in the river. I left the edges canvas white like I do when I paint in watercolour. I like the effect. And I've always liked his "white side" better.

I created this painting after capturing Nipper on camera in the early morning light. He loves to hunt groundhogs & rodents and appears to be listening for them in this watercolour painting. I painted it at Cafe Tu Tu Tango in Niagara Falls a few years ago. Unfortunately, the Cafe closed down shortly after. It was a great gig to be a Cafe TuTuTango artist in their "feed a starving artist" program. I sold many paintings of Nipper over the 2 years I was involved.
The food was great! the people interesting, and the artwork on the walls inspiring. I sure wish I had another outlet like that.

nipper racin

this watercolour was also painted around a month ago. Nipper loves to race and i've captured him in action doing what he loves best. Do you notice he's smilin'?

aren't I handsome?

I couldn't resist adding this one right away.

I painted it around the same time as nipper at the lake,

He's the smartest dog I have ever had....headstrong, but smart as a whip.

and fast.....he catches more mice than my cat ever will,
Vinnie's a big fat orange tabby, same age as nipper. 9 in August.

I'll try to dig up a painting of him and post it.

Nipper at Lakeside Park

This is my first blog ever!
and i'm starting it with my watercolour painting of my JRT, Nipper.
I painted this last month, from a photo my sister took of Nips down at Lakeside Park - he's a real "sun" dog. Even on really hot days he will find a sunny spot to lay in.
I have been using Nipper as a model since he was a young pup. He'll be 9 this october.

I'll be posting more paintings soon.