Sunflower Yellow on Blue. Series Art. Texas artist Vernita Bridges Hoyt

Sunflower Solo. Yellow on Blue.

Sunflower Solo
Oil on linen • 12 x 9 inches
copyright Vernita Bridges Hoyt 2015

Yes, I think Sunflower Solo is about ready to try her wings.

This might be my last sunflower of the season before I move on to other subjects.

A couple of weeks ago, I found a beautiful frame at Jerry's Artarama, a frame that would be so beautiful on this painting … if the molding was deep enough to hold the canvas.  It is not.  One day this week I will be headed back to Jerry's for another frame, hopefully a frame in the same style and color of the one I liked so much.

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Vernita Bridges Hoyt

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Sunflower Work in Progress. Shades of Gray.

SUNFLOWER SOLO work in progress oil painting on linen 12x9 inches

Grayscale does it! I convert a work-in-progress to digital grayscale to check values. The grayscale image shows me where I need to make adjustments. Currently, I have a sunflower on the easel while a pet portrait dries enough for the next glaze of oil paint. Trust your own instinct.

Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's. —Billy Wilder

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As a child, I was reprimanded for daydreaming. Today my daydreams morph into paintings. 



V. Bridges Hoyt — I paint the sauce of Texas.™

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MEMPHIS, portrait of a Dalmatian dog, artist Vernita Bridges Hoyt

Since I missed posting on Tuesday, I am going to take one of the open days for my weekly blog post.

A Dalmatian Dog named Memphis

Recently, I have been painting Dalmatian pet portraits. Oh boy! Have I had fun painting all those spots.

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MEMPHIS
oil portrait of a Dalmatian/Boxer mix
copyright Vernita Bridges Hoyt 2015

Dalmatian Dogs have Unique Spot Patterns

Did you know that each Dalmatian has a unique spot pattern … like a finger print? There is no making up the spots. If you want the dog to be recognized, you have to get those spots in the right places along with the usual features in the face—the look in the eyes, the placement of the nose, the whiskers, the shape of the mouth, the size of the ears, etc. Yes, I am having fun painting the Dalmatian portraits!

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