Gus

This painting is called Gus. This was a birthday present for my sister Jessica. Gus is Jessica's dog. He is half German Shepard and half Rottweiler. Gus was sleeping in a car at night. He was sleeping on a colorful quilt. Gus loves to travel with Jessica. This painting took 3 sessions for all the details, like Gus himself, the car door, and the quilt. I blended dark brown with black and light brown with darker brown on his face and legs. I painted different shades of gray for the car door. The window is black with dark gray and silver wavy lines to show reflection. This painting is relaxing and loving. I used acrylic paint and felt pen marker.This came from a photo. I finished this painting on August 24, 2010.

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Zebra with Antlers

This painting is called Zebra with Antlers. I got this zebra head from a photo. The zebra has unique large yellow-green antlers. Zebras don't have antlers in real life but I put antlers on it to make it more interesting and I love animals with antlers. The antlers on every animal I paint is my trademark. This would be perfect for Christmas because the background is red and the head of zebra is green with black stripes.The painting is loud and charming. The zebra is kind and loving. The bright green zebra contrast with the bright red background because red and green are opposite on the color wheel. This painting took 3 sessions because of painting the green and black stripes in, painting the antlers, painting the red background around the zebra and the antlers. This is my favorite painting because the green and the red and the yellow-green antlers stand out together. I used acrylic paint and felt pen marker on the antlers and the muzzle. I finished this painting on August 17,2010.

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Colorful Zebras

This painting is called Colorful Zebras. The painting has warm colors for the background and the 3 zebras has cool colors. The background colors are: shades of red, orange, and yellow. The zebras on the left and middle is sky blue color with black stripes and antlers. The one on the right is green color with black stripes and antlers. This painting is bright and loud because the warm colors like red, orange, and yellow collide with cool colors like blue and green. The black stripes and antlers help the zebras stand out with the background. I blended red, orange, and yellow into the background. I outlined the top of the 3 zebras in yellow. I outlined under the zebra's belly, legs, and under the muzzle in red. There is red shadows under the zebra's feet to show that light is not shining there. The 2 blue zebras look angry and the green zebra is happy. This is one of my favorite paintings because of the background colors collide with the zebra's colors and the antlers on the zebras look. It took 4 session because of drawing in the zebras, painting in their stripes, blending the background colors, and repainting the stripes of zebras to make it more intense. I used acrylic paint and felt pen marker. I finished the painting on July 27, 2010.

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Haiti has Earthquakes, Montana has Earthquake

This painting is called Haiti has Earthquakes, Montana has Earthquakes. The palace in Haiti collapsed in an earthquake on January 12, 2010 in Haiti. I got this painting from a photo. I painted the severely damaged palace shades of pink, red, white, and purple. This painting is interesting, sad, and colorful. I took my time drawing the palace, painting the colors, the damage to the crumbled palace like cracks, collapsed upper portion of the palace, the night sky, and the pink and purple grass. This painting is memorable for all of those people who died in the earthquake in Haiti. It took 3 sessions because all of the detail on the palace, like the cracks, the windows, choosing the colors, painting the colors in, drawing the steps in, and etc. This is my favorite painting because of the bright colors, the purple-pink sky with star and a full moon, the shape of the building, the cracks in the building, because it was so big in the news. The damage to the palace from the earthquake and colors make the palace stands out because of the shades and highlights of the pinks,reds, whites, and purples. I love how the sky and the ground kind of match each other in pinks and purple. I used acrylic paint and felt pen marker. I finished this painting on June, 21, 2010.

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Obama and the Capitol Building

This painting is called Obama and the Capitol Building. This painting came from 2 photos. The background is pink. The Capitol Building is green and yellow on its lower part and the upper part is orange and yellow. The building has top to bottom of dark to light shading. Obama is our President of the United States. Obama's skin is brown with shadows and highlights. His hair is short and black. The president's suit is dark blue. His shirt is light blue. His tie is dark blue and pink. Obama and the Capitol building go together because they are in Washington D.C. The building's windows are black to show that it's daytime and it sticks out. I used acrylic and felt pen marker. This painting took 4 sessions because all of the detail on Obama's face and suit just like the photo, plus the building's columns and dome at the top.  This painting was finished on June 21, 2010. I did this painting because I talk about Obama with my friend and art teacher Paula Gauche. I like the Capitol building because its Greek architecture and colors. This painting is important for the country.
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Glen Canyon Dam

This painting is called Glen Canyon Dam. This painting came from a photo. The sky is purple and dark blue with stars and a full moon. The dam looks like it's glowing at night. The bridge looks like it's glowing too. The canyon is black with gold lines going from top to bottom. The gold streaks in the canyon is the rocks. The river is purple with reflections of the night sky and the dam.  The squiggles are the reflections in the water. The dam is copper, gold, and bronze. The dam has interesting water portals and tunnels. This is one of my favorite painting's because it glows against the night sky. This painting took 3 sessions. This painting was finished on May 24, 2010. I used metallic paint and felt pen marker. This painting is loving and glowing. I did this painting because I love dams. The bottom of the dam is the powerhouse. The building's on the sides of the bottom of the canyon are the tunnels where water comes out of. The dots in the sky are the stars.  I love Glen Canyon Dam.

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Moon Buffalo with Antlers

This painting is called Moon Buffalo with Antlers. I used dark to light sideways instead top to bottom. I did the opposite with the buffalo. This painting looks like the moon when you look at it in the distance. This was a water buffalo with antlers. The left side of the buffalo is dark blue and purple, and the background is a lighter blue. The other side of the buffalo is opposite. This painting is a cool painting because blue is a cold color. The right eye and nostril stands out against the blue because it's red. Red is the opposite of blue on the color wheel. The buffalo came from a picture. I used acrylic on this painting. This painting is quiet and peaceful. I did this painting because I like  animals with horns and antlers. I got this painting sold yesterday at my first art walk at the Baxter Hotel in downtown Bozeman! I was very excited!  

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Mel has bones

This painting is called Mel has Bones. This painting has a black background and the three horned chameleon's head. Mel is happy. Mel was my three horned chameleon. The left side of his face is green. The right side is orange. The central bottom is purple. His left horn is blue, his middle horn is purple, and his right horn is green. The circles represent his scaly skin. The left eye is purple with a yellow eye ball and the right eye is the opposite. I went to dark to light on this painting. I painted lighter dots on the darker shade at the top. I painted the opposite at the bottom. This painting took 2 sessions. I used acrylic and felt pen marker. Mel stands out because there is a black background behind him. This painting is calm and peaceful. I did this painting because I love chameleons and colors.

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Hoover Dam

This painting is called Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam is a very big dam on the Colorado River, 30 miles from Las Vegas. The dam's intake towers contrasts with the blue lake. The dam stands out against the cliffs, because the cliffs are black with lemon-yellow stripes going down toward the powerhouses. The dam looks so realistic to the photo. The water that is flowing out below looks like it's flowing water because it has shadows and highlights in it. My brush strokes are flowing downward to show that the water is coming out into the river. The orange and purple powerhouses stands out against the water because orange and blue are opposite of the color wheel. I used tube paint. This painting took 2 sessions. This painting is beautiful, loud, and peaceful.

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Dam Drinking

This painting is called Dam Drinking. I'm drinking on Hoover Dam. There is a young lady behind me. There are electrical pylons in the background. I'm drinking out of the dam's water fountain. The dark brown cliff and the bright orange wall makes the dam stand out.The Hoover Dam bridge is in the background with the blue sky. The silver pylons towers glow with the dark brown cliff. This painting of me drinking on Hoover Dam looks just like the photo. This painting is peaceful, calm, and happy, and the dam is happy too, but very hot as a oven. This painting took 4 sessions because of all the detail on the dam, cliff, pylons, the young lady and I, and the bridge. The highlights and shadows on my body stand out against the dam. I used tube paint and felt pen marker.

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Starry Antler

This painting is Starry Antler. The antler is three shades of blues to show where the light is hitting it. The white is the highlight where the light is shining on it. The darkest blue is the shadows where the light is not shining on it. The background is black with white stars. This painting is beautiful and calm. It looks like the blue antler is in a starry outer space. The black background against the lighter blue antler, plus the stars make it stand out. This painting reminds me of the antlers in a Stars Wars movie. This painting took two sessions. I used tube paint. I did this painting because I love antlers and stars are beautiful.

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Two Rainbow Elk

This painting is called Two Rainbow Elk. They are pink and lime green elk facing each other. Their heads and shoulders are black. I painted the heads and shoulders black to contrast with the lime green and pink.  Their antlers are light purple, dark purple, pink, green, orange, and lemon-yellow. There are two antlers at the top and three antlers on the bottom.I put three antlers on the bottom and two on the top to balance the painting out. The background is sky blue. The antlers stand out against the blue. This painting would be great for a little kid's bedroom. This painting took 2 sessions. I did this painting because I like elk and antlers a lot and love colors.

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Rainbow Panther Chameleon

This painting is called the Rainbow Panther Chameleon. The background is a bright blue sky. The chameleon is on a green stalk. The chameleon is very detailed. His colors are lime green, orange, yellow-orange and green, dark green, red-orange, white, blue, and red. He stand outs against the blue. This painting is calm and peaceful. He is a happy chameleon. I used tube paint and a fine point felt pen. The circles are his scales on his skin. He has a pointy spine on his back. It took 4 sessions because of all the details and painting his orange and green shade of colors and outlining them with a fine point pen. I painted this one because I love chameleons and I love his colors. I outlined the lizard because its make him stand out and that is my technique.

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Gunther in the Moonlight

This painting is called Gunther in the moonlight. Gunther was my Veiled Chameleon. I chose him to be in the moonlight because I love the moonlight nights and I go out in the TV room, rock, and listen to music in the moonlight night.
Gunther is puffed up because he was mad at me for putting a yellow cup in his cage and tried to hiss and bite it. I love his bright green colors. He has three vertical stripes with yellow dots in them and one long horizontal stripe joining at the bottom. It looks like he is glowing the moonlight. This painting is calm and peaceful. It stands out because it glows and it bright. I love the stars and the moon and Gunther's shadow. This painting is made out of tube paint.

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