Meandering Through Time

8x8 inch oil on linen panel
Available at Nashville Open Air

This painting will be in a show next weekend in Nashville called, "Nashville Open Air". 

Our local plein air group, The Chestnut Group, has been busy painting the beautiful scenery of our city.
Part of the proceeds will go to The Frist Center for the visual arts, which a beautiful historical facility of Art in Nashville. You perhaps have visited the city or have seen a little on the television show "Nashville".  There was so much to paint in so little time, but I was able to get out to a 4 or 5 paint outs. Plein Air painting is the hardest for me, but I am determined to keep it up. It is so nice to get out and enjoy the orchestra of nature. Even downtown Nashville was a joy hearing the hustle and bustle of the city and the music playing at the local restaurants and bars. 

In this painting I used the water as a lead in of the viewers eye, one of the many tips Matt Smith shared in his workshop. I wonder how many times I have read this in developing a composition, but it takes a while to sink in and for me to actually implement what I  learn. I get so excited when I start painting I forget to think everything through. :)

Sunshine- SOLD

10x10 inch oil on gallery wrapped canvas
SOLD

So enjoyed painting the two sisters, Glory and Sunshine!! The sweetest little rescue doggies. 

You can see Glory in an earlier post below. My heart goes out to all the displaced animals in Oklahoma this week, praying they all find their families. 

Little Chickadee

Little Chickadee

Sizes 6x6 and 5x7 inch

Painted for a dailypaintworks challenge

Purchase here

Palette knife painting SOLD

Watercolor ABAILABLE

Paint the same thing in two entirely different ways...change the medium (oil, acrylic, whatever), the time of day, the location (indoors/out), the handling, style, size, whatever would really change it up...or all of the above!

Decided to step out of the box and try a palette knife painting and watercolor. Enjoyed the looseness of the palette knife, and remembered why I am not still painting watercolor. 

Gone Fishing

8x10  Oil on Linen
Available at Wall Candy, frame shop and gallery.

I have gotten behind on posting and responding to comments.  I so appreciate your comments and support. Life gets busy and I am often drawn from one thing to the next, as I am sure it is with everyone. Friday I took a lot of framed work to two shops, so that was a fun day trip to two beautiful historic towns. This little guy is available at Wall Candy in Columbia, Tn.

Pet Portrait Collage

I joined Leslie Saeta's 30 day marketing challenge, and this is day 5. We were to create a collage of our art, so I decided to go with my pet portraits. I had to throw one pet in there that was not like the others. :)  Using the website ipiccy it was real easy to create and hopefully I will be doing more with it. 

Such a blessing to see all of these faces together, and I had to leave some out because this was all I could place and some it would not except because of file issues. Thanks to all who have trusted be to paint their little angels and to all who support me with your encouragement. Blessings!

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Vote for name on Facebook

5x7 inch oil on linen

Purchase here. 

I think naming is the icing on the cake after a painting is finished. I love having my friends help in the process. It is fun to see all the different ideas. 

This one looked like it was begging for a clever one.

Yummy—strawberry icing :) 

I took the reference photo of these two buddies while on a plein air paint out last year. I was excited when I saw them hoping for a good photo opportunity.

Go to my facebook page to vote for your favorite. 

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I would love to paint your pet in a candid moment like this one. 

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Willow- SOLD

8x10 oil on cradled ampersand
Commission

I loved painting this sweet Puggle rescue puppy! Willow's mom said she was rescued from a puppy mill and has come a long way in trusting. I had lots of wonderful photos to pick from. This is one loved puppy! Thanks, Pat!

Sweet Tweet - SOLD

4x4 inch oil on ampersand board 

SOLD

I am working on finishing a couple of doggie commissions so I thought I would post a sweet tweet. 

I am loving hearing them outside my studio as they welcome Spring! 

Help me name on Facebook

8x8 inch oil on linen panel

Available at Too Much Stuff, Mt Pleasant, Tn. 

Trying to work on some paintings I started but have been slow on finishing. I am still not sure if I am finished with this one. I attended a Matt Smith workshop last week that was incredible and I am anxious to get outside so I can practice what I learned. I will post photos from the workshop once I finish the paintings I painted (with Matt's supervision :) I highly recommend his workshop if you ever have a chance to take one. Visit his website and get ready to drool. 

http://mattsmithstudio.com 

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Spring Babe - SOLD

4x4 inch oil on ampersand panel

SOLD

I am ready for warm weather!! Nothing says spring like a sweet little baby bird. Need something to add to your spring decor, this little Robin fits well on a little easel and brightens the room. 

Happy Spring! 

Glory - SOLD

Commission- SOLD

This is Glory, a sweet rescue puppy. It was so much fun to deliver the painting and meet Glory and Sunshine, her sister. They were rescued by a wonderful local rescue group called Snooty Giggles. Snooty Giggles rescues dogs from high kill shelters, otherwise overlooked due to appearance, illness, injury, common breed, age or other insignificant “flaws”.  Loved giving to this wonderful group in honor of this sweet puppy. Thanks so much Beth for trusting me to paint your sweet babies and sharing your wonderful art collection with me! http://snootygiggles.com

Visit my website to see more doggie portraits and information on having your pet painted. http://www.caroldemumbrum.com

Reggie - SOLD

Commission

This was a commission for a Christmas gift that I forgot to share. Reggie is an elderly blind puppy as you can tell by his eyes. Reggie was having a lot of health issues, so I pray he is still with us.

March Newsletter

A Different Point of View

6x8 inch 

oil on raymar canvas

This was painted for the statue challenge for daily paintworks. I have always wanted to paint from this photo taken at the Chicago Institute of Art. This little boy looked like he was checking out the back view of this lion statue. :) My boys and I were standing in front of the lion for a portrait and when I saw this little boy in the photo it was added to my file of photos to paint—2 1/2 yrs later I finally got around to it. :) Thanks Charlene for the challenge! 

Visit Daily Paintworks to see all the beautiful statue paintings!

Jackson - Golden Doodle - SOLD

11x14 oil on ampersand

Commission - SOLD

This is Jackson, I had several wonderful photos to choose from to paint his sweet face. The photos were taken by Carissa Boles, a friend in Atlanta who is a photographer. Be sure and check out her blog,  http://justnuggets.typepad.com/just_nuggets/ . 

Thanks, Carissa and Carol!

You can go to my website to see more info on commissioning a painting. 

http://www.caroldemumbrum.com

Interested in a print of any of my paintings.

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Let me know if there is a painting not pictured you would like.

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Patchwork Kitty

5x7 inch 

oil on linen panel

Purchase in Daily Paintworks Auction

Working on dog commissions and felt like I have neglected my kitty friends. My husband used to say I was part cat, but I was soon able to turn him into a cat person :). We had 4 cats when got married. That's what happens when a cute little calico like this one comes to your door and soon after has kittens.  I kept the mom and one kitten and he took 2 kittens. I guess we did not think about how many that would be if we were to marry. They are all in kitty heaven now, so I was a little sad while painting thinking how I miss them curling up in my lap.