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Kids are so darn cute.

Point Lobos

Big Sur. I can't believe it's been a year since we were there. We hiked the perimeter of Point Lobos Preserve, one of the most beautiful walks I've been on. Also there were seals and sea lions basking on the beaches, and otters being ridiculously cute.

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Something interesting happened today. I was scrolling through facebook, when a profile picture caught my eye. It was a portrait I painted, obviously years ago, that I had completely forgotten about, and which I have no record of. (Not this portrait.) I love that!

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I can't always get a good photo before a portrait goes out the door. I still like the painting.

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This sweetie's an artist in her own right. It's amazing sometimes how I don't see family resemblances until I start painting. I really see her mom in this one.

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This squirmy little cutie pie would much rather have been outside with her dad than inside getting her portrait painted. But I'm so glad she managed to hold semi-still, because I love the result!

Pet Portrait

I've always been partial to black and white dogs. Local friends, can you guess who this is?

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This kid may have the biggest set of eyelashes I've ever seen. This portrait is also from a photo--one with a nice, strong contrast between dark and light, which is my ideal.

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I usually don't like to work from photos of big smiles, since it's hard to make them look natural in a painting. But this one worked out OK.

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Sometimes I don't manage to get a very good photo before I send people on their way with their portraits. Anyway, I think I have finally painted every member of this beautiful family!

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Isn't this little girl just about the cutest thing you ever did see? People sometimes ask me what makes some people easier to paint than others. There are a few generalities I can name, but mostly I know it when I see it. And she's got it!

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This little cutie's portrait went all the way to Australia!

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I painted him as a little boy... Now he's a teenager!

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And now the family portraits are complete!

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It’s taken me far too long to put this beautiful woman’s portrait up. I posted her adorable kids a while ago!

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I’ve been having some issues lately when exporting photos; my computer has all of a sudden decided that if I want to export a cropped photo, it doesn’t need to bother making it high quality. I think I’ve figured out a way to fool it, though. Not exactly a scientific process here, but if it works, it works.