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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 1 month ago
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No Matter What!
JoJo & Peanut5927_0-03441400-1577570176_img_20191228_133048.jpg
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 1 month ago
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Three Wise Asses
Left to right, Flash, Peanut and JoJo
From the Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue5927_0-90793400-1576356988_img_20191214_122634.jpg
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Aweeeeee so beautiful!!!! 🙂
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Thank you, with every painting I fall more in love with these sweet creatures.
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This is phenomenal!
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Thank you Sandra. I am painting what I love, and more and more I fall for them.
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You captured them fabulously!
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Thank you, each painting gets easier to know them.
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I adore this!!! 😍What a wonderful trio!
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Thank you! Next week I’ll be visiting and getting more reference photos…I’ll take a bag of apples!
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What a brilliant painting!
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Thank you! The models are amazing!
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Wonderful!!!
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Thanks Mary
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Love love and love❤️
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Thank you! I’ve started the sketch for the next donkey W/C they are so cute. This is JoJo and Peanut again. 79459957_2689999054426146_6606839241001402368_o
JA Wilson posted a new activity commentThank you! I\'ve started the sketch for the next donkey W/C they are so cute. This is JoJo and Peanut again. 79459957_2689999054426146_6606839241001402368_o-
This is going to be great. I love donkeys we visit our wildlife park here yearly and it has donkeys and I think I literally could spend all day with them.
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Thank you, I know how you feel. I’m visiting our rescue with apples this week.
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 2 months ago
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Apples I Do Spy: Mindy5927_0-16238400-1575586792_img_20191205_143639.jpg
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Aweeeeeeeeeeeeeee breathtaking!!! 🙂
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Thank you..Mindy is such a sweet old girl.
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Thank you we are going to take them a bag next week.
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Superb!
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Thank you!
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Fantastic
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Thank you!
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Oh! Another fabulous entry in your donkey series!
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Thanks Sandra, yes I had to paint Mindy again. When you are donkey and reach 50+ years you deserve more than one painting.
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This is wonderful, I love the expression!
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Thank you, she is such a gentle old girl and just like a big old dog.
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 2 months ago
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Laughter Is The Best Medicine5927_0-90342900-1575415102_img_20191203_145452.jpg
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Donkeys are one of my favorite animals! You captured this one so perfectly!
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Thank you, I’ve fallen in love with them. We have a rescue near our house and I get to visit. They are just the sweetest creatures!
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I’m jealous! 😜. I’d love to live close to donkeys or live in a place where I could have my own. In your painting, his face is so expressive!
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Check and see if thou have a Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue in your state. We have 28 satellite locations.
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I will do that! I live at the very tip of Texas on the border so there would probably be a lot of travel involved. My uncle relocated his donkey to my mom’s place a few years ago to help keep ‘the pasture under control’ but “Henry” did his job and went back to his home. LoL! I had the joy of visiting with him when he was at my mom’s. =)
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Absolutely wonderful!!!! Love this!!!
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Thank you Mary
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This is so absolutely fantastic! So much character so beautifully painted!
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Thank you they have so much character all by themselves..
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Aweeeeeeeee so beautiful!!!! 🙂
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Thank you Lisa!
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This does make me laugh. Well done, Walt. Coming from the cold north the first thing that came to mind was I hope it’s not cold or his tongue will freeze to the fence. Odd are the things that come to mind sometimes!
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No we’ve had very mild weather generally. When it’s too cold the Sobeys stay in. They don’t have the cost for rainy cold weather I’m told. But I understand that they like playing in snow, that would be fun to see.
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Hahaha, this is really cool!
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Thank you!
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Ha ha made me laugh when I saw it.
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They make me laugh when I visit them.
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hehehe!! LOVE THIS!! 😍
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Thanks, I don’t know what’s more fun…painting these guys or visiting them and taking photos for reference.. unbelievably sweet!
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 2 months ago
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Mindy : Our Lady In Lavender
Mindy is a 50+ year old donkey at the Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue5927_0-38416300-1573847689_img_20191115_112543.jpg
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Aweeeeeeeee so beautiful!!!! 🙂
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Oh thank you I fell in love with these rescues, Mindy is the first of a series.
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Aweeeeee, I really respect you being part of this. the animals are so special and should be treated with respect too. 🙂
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They are neighbors out here and I have been so impressed by the lovely home the rescue has provided these deserving animals. Many have come out of heart breaking situations and in spite of that have the gentlest sweetest dispositions.
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Oh thank you, there will be more coming. They are the sweetest creatures!
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AW poor ole lady! Beautifully done in Lavender!
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Thank you, she is really a sweet heart. She followed me around the fields like a puppy dog while I photographed other donkeys.
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Oh how wonderful on so many levels! What a great animal with so much to say!
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With 50 plus years she’s earned the right to say whatever she wants. And at her age she can leave her tongue out if she wants.
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I agree!
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Such a good painting, wow!
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Thank you I’m going to do a series of Donkeys this season, next comes of group.
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Wonderful!
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Thank you!
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Oh, you did a fabulous job! I can’t wait to see the minis!
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I have a group shot of the big Donkeys next but I’m leaning to this version for the minis, Shory and Maverick. Vinnie will be in a different painting…so many donkeys so little time…
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Lol! But what fun to look forward to!
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Well done,Wilson!
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Thank you!
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Aww I love this SO much!! Wonderfully painted! Love Mindy! 😍
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Thank you, I’d never been around donkeys but after meeting this herd I’ve fallen in love with them.
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 5 months ago
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Bear Revisited5927_0-90194000-1567115685_img_20190829_143810.jpg
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This is breathtaking 🙂
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Thank you! Something so peaceful about that horse walking along.
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I can imagine so 🙂
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Fantastic painting!
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Thank you!
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Wonderful!
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Thank you!
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Beautiful!
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Thanks!
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Wow!! This is really stunning! Love the perspective! 😍
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Thank you, but the perspective kudos go to the horse owner who loaned me her reference photo. It’s her favorite view. I just found the whole scene so peaceful and had to try my hand with it.
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You did a wonderful job! It’s so beautiful!
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Thank you, I found I really like painting horses… The above horse is the smaller of the pair here.USER_SCOPED_TEMP_DATA_MSGR_PHOTO_FOR_UPLOAD_1558660461413.jpg_1558660472260
JA Wilson posted a new activity commentThank you, I found I really like painting horses... The above horse is the smaller of the pair here.USER_SCOPED_TEMP_DATA_MSGR_PHOTO_FOR_UPLOAD_1558660461413.jpg_1558660472260-
Aww that’s lovely!
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Very nice
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 6 months ago
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Black Fox Fantasy5927_0-49435100-1564794582_mvimg_20190802_175546.jpg
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 6 months ago
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The Horseman’s5927_0-75540900-1563750306_img_20190721_155407.jpg
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Wow, so realistic! Fantastic!
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Thank you I had to edit it a bit,interior fences made my eyes crazy..
http://blog.mccloudmercantile.com/2010/05/mccloud-ca-squaw-valley-riding-club.html?m=1
I took my reference photo several years ago and its been on my I want to paint list.
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Lovely!
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Thank you
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Fantastic values and composition!
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Thank you
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Thank you! The strong color contrasts made great prints.
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I had to do a double take i thought it was a photo. wowza 🙂
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Just the illusion of….
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 6 months ago
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Pondosa Community Hall5927_0-78009600-1563484314_img_20190718_134233.jpg
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Thank you! I suspect it and the surrounding buildings, part of an old lumber camp, are going to truly dissappear.
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Oh I love this! Great texture and color!
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Thank you.I went back over it with fresh eyes and caught a couple things that bothered me. IMG_20190718_165058
JA Wilson posted a new activity commentThank you.I went back over it with fresh eyes and caught a couple things that bothered me. IMG_20190718_165058-
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Love the vibrant colors and the composition!
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Thanks Mary. Just another trip down memory lane. The strong colors printed well.
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Very nice colors and textures!
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Thank you
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Wonderful! Excellent composition excellent paint
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 7 months ago
@ja-wilson RR Crossing #3
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 7 months ago
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Beautiful colors and excellent detail!
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Thank you I’ve been painting scenes from my childhood home town. This was our dairy.
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Beautiful barn!
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Thank you
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Beautiful!
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Thanks!
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Gorgeous 🙂
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Thank you
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Beautiful!
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Thank you
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Thank you , the cow was a nod to yester years. The building is now full of businesses and a residence.
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 8 months ago
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Cards I had made from my Pirates Seahorse painting ..5927_0-00646100-1559963065_download.jpeg
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gorgeous 🙂
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Thank you. You should see the interior of the boat it’s like a pirate galleon married a seahorse artist. Carved oak seahorse embellished furniture and fiberglass creations.
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Oh wow sounds amazing. So glad you got to enjoy that 🙂
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An amazing painting! What fabulous cards it made!
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Thank you our friends wanted something special and their boat made a great coastal card, I think anyway.
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 8 months ago
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My Maui Sunset Minis5927_0-84591100-1559171011_img_20190529_14275538.jpg
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Beautiful
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Thank you! The shop I show at suggested I have some small inexpensive originals for those who want something besides a print. These fit the bill I hope .
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so gorgeous 🙂
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Thank you!
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lovely vibrant colors!
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Thank you, Maui has the most beautiful sunsets, I can’t even come close, but I try.
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Wow! You’ve really caught the light!
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Thank you.
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Beautiful!!!
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Thank you, Kauai Sunset Mini IMG_20190530_065413
JA Wilson posted a new activity commentThank you, Kauai Sunset Mini IMG_20190530_065413
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 10 months ago
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Lower Falls, McCloud River5927_0-41922800-1555107864_img_20190412_145918.jpg
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Wow! Beautiful panoramic scene!
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Thank you. The Rivers running high now and all those rocks are underwater…
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I’ll bet it’s still beautiful!
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Lower Falls high water 56670181_2353012941597418_1226191761185964032_o
JA Wilson posted a new activity commentLower Falls high water 56670181_2353012941597418_1226191761185964032_o-
I was tempted to paint this version ..but it’s not mine
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I can see why you’re tempted! How beautiful!
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Pretty scenery
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Thank you
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the color and view is so beautiful
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Thank you
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Gorgeous!
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Thank you, one of my favorite places
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Beautiful! Would love to be sitting on those rocks, listening to the water, birds and wind in the trees.
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The water is so cold after getting wet you are glad to lay on the hot lava rocks with the air scented by ponderosa pines.
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 10 months ago
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Moose and Bear, Rear View5927_0-59396500-1554591682_img_20190406_154841.jpg
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This makes my heart smile…I can remember cleaning harness gear ..and the smell of the saddle soap. Beautiful piece of work.
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Thank you I saw the photo on a friend of a friends page and asked if I could try painting it. It was one of those things that just made me smile.
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This is gorgeous! I adore the perspective! Beautifully painted! 😍
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Thanks Charlie, I was fun to paint. Eye crossingly so, but fun.
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The flow of darker values throughout the painting is marvelous!
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Thank you, this was a class to train people on training their draft horses to pull. They really knocked down the hay.
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Sandra Strait posted 2 pieces of art 3 years, 10 months ago
I’d meant to do the Cactus Cat as one of my Postcards for the Lunch Bag, but then I was doing one of the paintings where I add color at random and pick out shapes and there the rascal was. Too impatient to wait, I guess. Bob-cat-like, the Cactus Cat of the American Southwest likes to drink fermented cactus and screech drunkenly all night long!…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an updateI\'d meant to do the Cactus Cat as one of my Postcards for the Lunch Bag, but then I was doing one of the paintings where I add color at random and pick out shapes and there the rascal was. Too impatient to wait, I guess. Bob-cat-like, the Cactus Cat of the American Southwest likes to drink fermented cactus and screech drunkenly all night long! Thank you to @ja-wilson for the Wiki link! Cactus Cat-Ecoline Watercolor Brushpen, PM-701, Zensations Technical Pen, Uniball White Signo pen in a Hahnemühle Report & Art bookCactus Cat-Ecoline Watercolor Brushpen, PM-701, Zensations Technical Pen, Uniball White Signo pen in a Hahnemühle Report & Art book-
great color and texure!
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Thank you, Gaeyle! I got into the salt again.
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Love the colors and the cat. So detailed.
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Thank you, June! This guy practically drew himself!
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Awesome background texture and color combo!👏👏 How are you able to pick out animal shapes from the first layer wash ? Is there any trick or tips for us ? Or is it that you have drawn so many types of animals that it is easy for you to pick out shapes ? Is it a matter of practice? I can’t help asking…I am a bit curious to know..
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It’s looking at clouds and deciding what they look like. The cloud shapes aren’t as defined as they are in the sky, so you look for the hard edges and drips & drabs. For instance, in this painting, off to the right and about even with the top of the tail, there are some brownish spots. They look like eyes to me. The salt I used left lighter…[Read more]
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So interesting. You are speaking of the clouds formed from the watercolors before painting the animal or from images you see in real clouds?
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Clouds formed by the watercolors, though you could certainly use real clouds for inspiration!
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I see images in real clouds all the time. You have certanly trained yourself well.
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Thank you, June!
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Thanks a lot Sandra for sharing your thought process while doing this painting… I must confess that I have been dying to know about how you pick out shapes.. as this helps in negative painting as well…
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Yes it does. Often, instead of using pen as I did here, I’ll use negative painting to bring out the shapes.
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So understand of shapes helps in both positive and negative painting…We all do learn a lot from your painting experience…Thanks for your guidance.🙏🙏🙏
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Thank you, Anita! That’s the greatest compliment!
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Love the colors and the process!!
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Thank you, Mary!
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 10 months ago
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Kohala Mule Station5927_0-63014300-1554318156_img_20190403_115239.jpg
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Beautiful! I love the way the ground echoes the sky
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Thank you, I painted the day a wee bit brighter that it was or the sky and the road would really have merged. It was drizzling and we were on the North end of the island just about as far as we could drive . I didn’t know what a Mule Station was as we drove by but it caught my attention.
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Next comes Moose and Bear, Rear View IMG_20190401_154615
JA Wilson posted a new activity commentNext comes Moose and Bear, Rear View IMG_20190401_154615
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Wonderful! Love the sky!
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Thank you Mary, I’m off to putting in the Moose and Bear sky with the same palette.
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wow, this is beautiful!
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Thank you
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 10 months ago
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Pigs-n-Snow5927_0-27179400-1553712451_49005375_1261440367337168_1590448324106780672_o.jpg
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Oh wow! This is just incredible!
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My sister took the reference photo during a snow storm in the Yreka Valley, she’d taken her dogs up to say hi to the pigs. They were very friendly doggies. And the pigs just looked like they wanted to go home and sleep by the fire place too.
This was Bubba and Festus.IMG_20180701_143902JA Wilson posted a new activity commentMy sister took the reference photo during a snow storm in the Yreka Valley, she\'d taken her dogs up to say hi to the pigs. They were very friendly doggies. And the pigs just looked like they wanted to go home and sleep by the fire place too. This was Bubba and Festus.IMG_20180701_143902-
Beautiful!
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Another awesome painting!
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Thank you
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I LOVE the pigs…LOVE!!!
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Thank you Mary
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terrific watercolor!
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Thank you , I have a soft spot for piggies
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Amazing paintings
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Thank you!
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 10 months ago
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Don’t Turn Your Back On Me
…the 5th in my Back Lot series.5927_0-51437700-1553366696_img_20190323_113337.jpg
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JA Wilson posted an update 3 years, 10 months ago
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Surfer Dudes Ride5927_0-16953000-1553030001_img_20190319_133634.jpg
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Brings back memories of the days when cars were allowed on the beach in Oregon. I don’t think they are anywhere in the State any more. Fantastic painting!
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They still are here in places .They destroy the claming though and occasionally float out for those not paying attention.
But thanks, I went back and reglazed my surfboard shadows as they faded as they dried. I have one more in this series, then on to critters maybe…-
Many the times I sat and watched people trying to get a car going because the tires had sunk into the sand. It was sort of a public activity. Every able male would jump in and help push. Don’t get that kind of attraction any more.
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So much for entertainment
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Wonderful!
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Thanks Mary
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This is so awesome! Love it! I need to visit the beach again SOON! hehe 🙂
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Thanks, yes today would have been perfect, 70 degrees, haven’t seen that since October.
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hehe… and here I am all excited that it’s going to be a balmy 56 degrees tomorrow. 😉 lol
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Love this!!!
Thank you! They are always a joy to paint.
Too cute!!! Great !!
Thank you!
This painting has so much character! It’s delightful!
They are funny..
So much expression and beautifully painted! I love this!! Makes me smile!! 😍😍
Thank you! Their antics tickle me too
Fabulous!! Love your painting!
Thank you!
Aweeeeeeeeeeee the cutest things ever!! Your donkeys make me smile they are so precious!!!!:)
Thank you they make me smile too…I love to visit them.
Love these guys!
Thank you, they were trying to sweet talk me into more apples