“Beagle’s Nest”
Oil on Raymar panel, 6 x 8″

I haven’t painted much lately, but thanks to artist Karin Jurick’s new blog, Different Strokes From Different Folks, I’m getting the kick in the pants I need to get started. Karin is a kick-ass artist best known for her paintings of people interacting with art in art museums. Once a week she will be offering a single photo for artists to use as reference for a painting. It’s fascinating how many different ways artists can interpret one photo.

The inaugural week was devoted to paintings of Cracker Jack, Karin’s beloved dog who passed over the bridge recently. I think I’ve painted one dog in my life, if you don’t count kindergarten, so it was quite a challenge for me. It’s not really “Jack,” but I was satisfied it at least looked canine.