Eyeing the chicks rooster painting in oils

I must really be on a rooster roll.... here is another one I just had to paint! 12" x 12" x 1.5" (deep) wrapped canvas- no frame needed. Drawing in and back ground dark shades going in.

A little more detail, No worries, he will change quiet a bit!

Slowly adding payers. I will be working on his comb shape and a red glaze, adding a lighter glaze to his beak, and more feather details. I'll post that later. Can you see him coming together?  I always say this is the "ugly stage",



THE FINISHED PAINTING!

Blessings,

Sandra Cutrer

Fine Art

Creating A Family Affair rooster,hen and chicks in oils

Figuring out out my favorite sketches. Ready to start painting!  PLEASE CLICK ON ANY OF THE PICS TO MAKE THEM APPEAR LARGER FOR YOU!

As you can see, I use several reference photos to help me- not only with making sure my drawings stay correct, but they motivate me! The rooster on the left is one of many from my own photo shoot in Marble Falls, Texas. I do love the beauty, and boldness, of  cocky roosters!

A little more detail. I really try to take good photos, but sometimes no matter how great your camera, the coloring just doesn't match being here in person to see it for yourself!

Below is the finished triptych!

I think they are adorable! I hope you do as well! They are listed for sell on  my Etsy page. You can scroll through my listings here, and see the price of this triptych. Each painting measures 6" x  6" x 1.5" deep. A blue a little darker than the back ground  is painted on all sides. Ready to hang- no frames needed. Hang horizontally, vertically, or  along with a few other rooster/ hen/ chick paintings  you might have,making your own collection statement! Contact me through this blog or @ sandrasart777@aol.com

Thanks for looking!
Sandra Cutrer
Fine Art

Rooster painting, Plume and Pomp oils on large canvas

Sometimes I get so "into" what I have on my mind to paint, I forget to capture a photo of the drawing and first steps of the lay-in. Which is exactly what I did with ,"Plume and Pomp", a large rooster painting. I wanted to get those long, flowing, and brilliantly colored tail feathers down on canvas. He is such a lovely rooster! I hope you'll enjoy looking at him, and if you are interested in purchasing  this painting, or another of my listed pieces of art, please scroll through my works. All prices and sizes should be listed. Or, contact me at sandrasart777@aol.com for any questions or comments. I love taking commissions.

Oh, and BTW, the rooster photo copy hanging underneath my posted painting isn't him- it is another colorful rooster with green feathers!!! I don't think I've ever seen one like him in person. Another lovely color to add to my future rooster art work!

I hope you are getting prepared for Christmas. I am so ready and excited to see my family, and some friends. It seems we get so busy with living our lives, we push the time ahead as much as possible. I am so thankful for the holiday. Not only to see my family, take some time off to breathe and laugh, mingle and giggle, but I am so glad that God came in flesh to dwell among us, and have the prefect plan to be a sinless sacrifice for all of our sins.What a wonderful God we serve!

Merry Christmas to all,
Sandra Cutrer

Zoe, dog commission is finished and awaits under a Christmas tree...

Sweet little puppy, Zoe.

Zoe (pronounced Zoey) is finished and his buyer came to pick him up.He'll be framed, wrapped, and waiting for Christmas morning under her Christmas tree for the Mom/Grandmother to be surprised, thanks to a sweet daughter ( who was thrilled with the painting)! I can hardly wait to hear what Zoey's Mom thinks of her fur baby's portrait! I love painting commissions- especially surprises for the pet owners! If you'd like to have one of your babies painted, contact me from here, or email me @ sandrasart777@aol.com

I have to tell you about one of our pets, when I was growing up (we had so many I could never give anyone a count if they asked). My Mom had bought a small Chihuahua dog, and quickly spoiled him on chewing gum- yes, she did do that- for real! Wrigley's would have been proud. She decided to wrap a large box of  several packs and place it under the Christmas tree so he could have a gift like everyone else.Well, one day we were all outside, and when we came back in the (now)   un-decorated tree was on it's side, broken glass ornaments were scattered on the floor, along with wrapping paper, ribbon, slobbery bows, and a  very gnawed on package of chewing gum.He didn't quite have enough time to chew through the package, and foil wrapped individual packs...

Needless to say, there were no more packs of gum ever placed under our Christmas tree after that.

I still chuckle when I think of Tiny Sam. Hey, he was smart enough to know he had to wait until we were all outside before he hit the gifts! :)

Blessings,
Sandra

Zoe, a commissioned pet portrait

This one is not finished, but I am getting close. It is a surprise for my client's mother, a great Christmas gift she can cherish for the rest of her life. An adorable Bichon Frise and Chihuahua mix. I was able to meet her because the dog owner was not at home, so her daughter (who commissioned the painting) allowed me to sneak over and meet little Zoe. I plan to paint her name on her tag. I am excited to find out how big of a surprise Zoe's owner gets when she opens it!

I love creating portrait paintings of people's beloved pets. Please contact me from this blog if you are interested, or email me at sandrasart777@aol.com.


Blessings,
Sandra Cutrer
Fine Art

A more colorful turkey...

I hope your Thanksgiving bird was juicy, your apple pie hot and crispy, and you had such a long list of things to be thankful for, you felt forced to write it on the back of a legal-size sheet of paper!

I've painted three Peacocks lately, and sold two of the three (the pics below are a few steps to my painting the third peacock in my series). I have a Facebook friend who loves to tease me when I post my work, calling them ,"colorful turkeys"! I've never had peacock meat, and I don't plan on it( yes, some people eat peacock), but I do love the taste of the real thing- you know, the one who goes,"Gobble-Gobble"!


The peacock I am posting today, a male as we all know, is the beauty of the breed.

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I hope you've enjoyed looking at my work. If you would like a peacock painting, I'd love to create one especially for you! Please contact me from this blog, and if you  have the time, scroll through my already posted paintings- some are still for sell. Thanks so much!

Blessings,
Sandra Cutrer
Fine Art

***This one is a close-up shot. You can see the super thick impasto style paint, along with the golds added, and a tiny amount of gold glitter-glue to give him a little more "pop" to his already brilliant coloring! Oils on a 12" x 36" stretched canvas The sides are painted a light gray, and are 1.5" deep. No need to frame.

Great Blue Heron

I am posting him in an x-large pixel count, so you can see the details.

He is painted in thick oils- impasto, with thick oils on all four sides ( a light blue/gray), with a lot of stroke detail.He is painted on a 12" x 24" stretched canvas.

Great Blue Herons travel solo, except if you catch them during migration when you might see up to 10 together.Though great blue herons hunt alone, they typically nest in colonies.

Yes, I seem to be continuing on with my birds. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed painting them!



Life is so uncertain. One moment everything can (seem to) be going along all fine and dandy ( am I showing my age by using the word," dandy"?), when out of the blue your feet slip out from under you and your world is turned upside down. Whether it is something in your personal life- like with family/spouse/job/health problems, or  another "9-11", like the newest horror that has fell upon the beautiful city of Paris,France.

I had hoped to return to Paris. I was able to fly there a few years back, with our older son, celebrating his 30th birthday. We had a great time. A great time? NO, a MAGNIFICENT time! We were only able to stay about 5 days, which was way too short to be able to see all that Paris has to offer- that would take weeks, if not months, but we both fell in love with this city!

My heart breaks for anyone who loses family, especially young family members. I have mentioned before that I lost my only daughter- way too young, a mother of two babies who needed her. How can people have such hate in their souls and use it in the name of any god to murder- yes, MURDER innocent people? How did these people know there weren't family members in any of these places they bombed or shot-up? How heartless and evil of each one involved!

But, as a Christian, I am well aware of the warnings in the holy words of our GOD in the Holy Bible. The warnings of wars, hate, selfishness, on and on. Of course, there has always been war, and hate, and selfish acts. I understand there is no stopping it. In fact, we are told to look up when these things happen because our redemption draws closer than before! All of the hate has become worse with each passing year... maybe each passing month or so. If we truly loved GOD, we would know He is a GOD of love, not hate. But, He also has a plan for every person, every creature, both small and grate. I would rather die knowing I was showing love, than hate. He is a GOD of love, but He is also a GOD who will judge. There is a hell. He won't send us there. We will send ourselves because of disobedience, hate, and evil hearts. Hell has enlarged itself, the Bible tells us...


Lord, have mercy on us all. Keep us all safe under your wings. God, bless Paris, bless those who are innocent and showing love and peace. God bless the USA, for the same reasons. Bless your people Lord, Jesus.

Amen!

Blessings,
Sandra