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Today I had the pleasure of going to the Ocala Arts Festival, more commonly known as FAFO--

Fine Art For Ocala. The talent was incredible as always! Saw some of my facebook friends and then some--Sharon Crute, Jacki Schindehetti(?), Maggie and Kent Weakly, then met some new artists.

I went with a lovely friendI met through work. This friend had a recent loss of a beloved dog named Pebbles. I am honoring Pebbles as my Q-7 painting blog subject. I recieved a phonecall from my friend's father expressing appreciation--Wow! This IS what it is all about!!

I hope you all have a wonderful, healthy and safe week ahead! And thanks again for tuning in to your weekly dose of fine art! It is soooo good for you!

Here is a sample of one of my new watercolors. I haven't worked in this medium for YEARS! Lately I have been really enjoying applying the translucent layers of paint to create something that positively glows!! This one didn't need any colored pencil to finish it off.

This is a photo of George, a young thoroughbred foal bred by a previous co-worker. I took many photos of him and his mother, Penny, years ago. I believe it was my first photo shoot with my new (at the time) Cannon 30D. George went on to be trained and raced and is still racing, as far as I know. You will more than likely see more paintings of George!

This little Thoroughbred foal painting is posted in honor of Secretariat! I was so blessed to have watched all 3 races of the Triple Crown, on TV as a kid growing up in Illinois. I think I was the only horse-crazy kid I knew of. I am so glad that this American Hero finally has a movie to commemorate him!! I am dying to see the movie!!

One of my prized possessions is a gliclee of Secretariat painted by and given to me by Bob Judy. It has a place of honor in my studio and I look at it frequently for reference and inspiration! Bob Judy passed away this year. One day I may dedicate a blog entry to him.

I hope you have had a good week and thanks for checking in for your weekly follow up appointment! Here is your weekly dose of Fine Art. Remember, it's good for you! :)

Week 11

Hi All!

I hope you all had a healthy week and had a little bit of fun! I had an opportunity to play outside with my puppy Winston a few times, so that made my week!! Our weather here in Ocala is becoming wonderful! We Floridians can start going outside--comfortably!

There have been some interesting times in the news. Has anyone had a chance to watch the

World Equestrian Games? Fortunately there has been some television coverage and also an opportunity to watch online too.

I have been trying to practice gratitude. It is amazing how many things we take for granted. I know that I am so grateful to live where I live. Beautiful tree lined shady lanes and last night on my way home I saw a fox and an owl. How cool is that?!

I had a chance to create a small watercolor and colored pencil drawing of another cute little foal. They are addicting! This one will be added to my "Fun, Framed, Little Originals" album on my Facebook business page. I also need to add all of these to Etsy and maybe Cafe press too!

I hope you all have a safe and joyful week ahead! Thanks for checking in for your weekly dose of Fine Art! Remember, it's good for you!!

Week #10 Wow!!

I am presenting you with an oldie but a goodie! I call this Cross Country Impressions. This piece is again another salute to the W.E.G. This is a pastel on suede mattboard, 8 x 10.

This last week brought another First Friday ArtWalk in downtown Ocala. I had an excellent location and there were tons of people! I was in front of a lovely Boutique called Aurora. Save for a small 'act of God', where the wind decided to play dominoes with my paintings, it was a very nice night!! I am having less anxiety with these little public displays and hopefully am starting to establish myself as an Ocalan artist! Thank you to my 2 Angels that helped me--Denise and Tammy!!

Sitting here on this Sunday morning, with the doors open and drinking my coffee. We are finally starting to come in to my favorite time of the year!! Cooler air, less humidity! Now is the time that Floridians start going outside!! Festivals and horseshows abound from this time till around May!

I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead and thank you all so much for following my

Q-7 painting Blog! It is an honor to bring it to you each week!!

Remember to tune in next week for you Weekly dose of Fine Art!! It's good for you!!

Hi all! So sorry about last week's missed entry! I am afraid that life got in the way. I am presenting a graphite drawing/study of a painting I did last year. This was from a picture I took last year at my friend Donna's home. This is Chloe, Bella and Moses. This is approximately 8 x 10 on graph paper. Please go to my Etsy shop if this drawing speaks to you! It would be a one of a kind gift for the dog lover in your life! Have a safe and healthy week ahead!

Good morning! This little 3 x 4 inch, framed colored pencil beauty is my little Winston at about 10 weeks old. At the present moment he is wet (toweled off!) and wanting to be as affectionate and cute as he can be!! Nice!.... He starts Puppy Kindergarten this week on Mondays and Wednesdays. I am looking forward to it!
I hope this has been a good week for everybody! I have been pretty busy with a large piece of artwork that is definitely out of my comfort zone--but having a blast with it. It is so fun to be able to work with a whole array of colors vs the more traditional animal colors. I will share it on my website www.bobbiedeuell.com and on my facebook business page when I am done.
This little painting will be for sale in my Etsy shop, as are the others displayed on this blog. Please go and check them out. I have reduced sale prices on everything!!!!! http://www.etsy.com/shop/bdfineart

Another week has gone by.....

I am checking in for my weekly painting for you. This is a 3.5 x 3.5 inch colored pencil painting, framed. It is already to hang in your home or to give as a gift to your horse/dressage lover! Just think, with $100 you could have your Christmas gift in the bag in one step!

I used to work exclusively in colored pencil. It is a very fun medium with little set up or clean up. It was the first thing I started with in 2001 when I returned to artwork after a 20+ year of doing none. I took to it so easily, but also had a great instructor, Lynn Hershberger. Fun times!!! I would say it was the fastest 2 hours in the week!

I hope you enjoy this little piece and please contact me if you are interested in purchasing it or commissioning me for an original piece of artwork of your loved one--person or animal ;)