Bright, bold and colourful, this impressionist digital oil painting is based on a photograph I took of Canola fields in full bloom north of Kojonup.
Canola out of Kojonup
Greeting cards, laminated, matted, canvas and framed prints of “Canola out of Kojonup” can be purchased from my Redbubble shop: 
Impressionist digital oil painting created from my original photograph.
"Stars and Stripes" original painting by Michelle Wrighton
Greeting cards, laminated, matted, canvas and framed prints of “Stars and Stripes” can be purchased from my Redbubble shop:
Skipping Stones - Having Fun on the Blackwood
Greeting cards, laminated, matted, canvas and framed prints of “Skipping Stones” can be purchased from my Redbubble shop:
Bosco at the Beach - Labrador Painting
Cards, laminated, matted and framed prints of “Bosco at the Beach” can be purchased from my Redbubble shop:
Kookaburra Australian native Bird painting
Greeting cards, laminated, matted, canvas and framed prints of “Kookaburra” can be purchased from my Redbubble shop:
Digital Painting of a gorgeous chocolate Labrador at the beach.
Chocolate Labrador Beach Painting Pet Portrait
I know I was supposed to make this post way back in November, but things have been so hectic with the house and christmas, so I am still playing catch-up.
The awesome news is that I was awarded a lovely blue and gold sash and certificate for receiving the most points in the art competition at the 2008 Canning Show:) I have to admit to being very surprised and pleased, because there were a huge number of entries of really good quality work. The artwork that received awards were:
First Prize: Painting – Pastel category: “Peaches & Cream” Pomeranian in Pastels
Frist Prize: Painting – Drawing Any Subject: “We Three Kings II – Lion” Colour Pencil
Second Prize: Painting – Drawing Any Subject: “Blink” Cat in Colour Pencil
Third Prize: Painting – Drawing Any Subject: “Noble” German Shepherd Dog in charcoal
LOL yes that was a hat trick in the Drawing Any Subject category:)
That was the same weekend that we saw our new home for the first time, so all in all it was a wonderful day!
Well my dear hubby has been busy while I have been under the weather and the project that I mentioned in my last post is now up and running, and I am looking for new dog rescue groups to partner with in the near future (never enough hours in the day and the kids are on holidays at the moment).
The new project is an ongoing series of Dog Paintings in various styles and media and can be viewed at http://dogpaintings.com.au, which I hope in time will be a daily dog painting blog – time constraints and commissions before Christmas (added to me not being 100% well) means that it is unlikely (LOL ok highly improbable) that I will paint daily, so I am aiming at finishing one of these small paintings every day that I do paint. A percentage of the sale of these small artworks will be donated to dog rescue groups, at the moment this includes the Animal Protection Society and K9 Rescue.
After the flooding and house re-arranging that resulted in a studio clean out, I have gone through my art folders and have listed some artwork from my personal collection that has not been offered for sale previously. You can see all of the artwork currently available in the Dog Paintings ART FOR SALE.
I’ve also entered three of my dog portraits in the Canine Art Guild’s Helping Paws online Exhibition which featrues an international collection of artists who have partnered with local animal shelters and rescues and have pledged a percentage of sales from this exhibition to support of animal welfare efforts.
In addition, visitors to the online exhibition can vote for their favorite artwork and three People’s Choice honours will be awarded, with cash donations being made to the shelters affiliated with the artworks receiving the most votes for People’s Choice awards so please visit the “Helping Paws” Exhibition and vote for your favourite.
These are the three pieces that I have entered into the exhibition:
“Peaches & Cream”, Pomeranean in Pastels
"Peaches & Cream" Pomeranian in pastels by Michelle Wrighton
“Angel in Blue” American Staffordshire Bull Terrier painting in oils
"Angel in Blue" American Staffordshire Terrier in Oils
“Noble” German Shepherd Dog, painting in charcoal
"Noble" German Shepherd Dog in charcoal by Michelle Wrighton
All three of these dog paintings are available for sale with 10% being donated to the Animal Protection Society and K9 Rescue. If you like any of these three paintings, I would appreciate you vote in the Peoples Choice awards to help my selected Rescue Groups!
Thanks for visiting my blog!
Michelle
My second entry for the Canine Art Guild’s ‘Helping Paws’ online Exhibition is my charcoal painting of “Noble” the German Shepherd Dog. “Noble” seemed like a very appropriate choice to exhibit in an exhibition titled “Helping Paws” considering the number of GSD’s around the world that lend their paws to help people in need in many different situations including the Police force, military, search and rescue and service and therapy dogs that aid people with disabilities and illness.
“Noble”
German Shepherd Dog
Charcoal Painting on drafting film
11″ x 14″
$350.00AU inc shipping
10% of your investment in this artwork will be donated to
the Animal Protection Society of WA.
German Shepherd Dog original Charcoal Painting by Michelle Wrighton
“Noble” will be available for sale in late October/November as I have entered him in a couple of local art competitions.
All of the artwork in the CAG Helping Paws Exhibition is for sale with part proceeds going to rescue groups and shelters selected by the artists around the world.
To view the work of many talented canine artists, please visit the ‘Helping Paws’ Exhibition after October 1 (US time), and while you are there, vote for your favourite painting – the rescue group chosen by the artist who wins the People’s Choice award will receive a cash donation from the Canine Art Guild (as well as the artists’s donation pledge when the art sells).
If you have a German Shepherd Dog that you would like to see painted (obligation free) to help dog rescue please send me a photo or two and a brief description of your noble friend.
I will post the third and final entry to the Helping Paws exhibition on opening day, so look out for that one!
Thanks for looking:)
Michelle
The website is slowly coming together, and I am very pleased with how the site is looking so far (plus its very easy to use and maintain, which is always a bonus!) Better quality images of some of my older artwork, including some of my wearable art (handcrafted sterling silver and gemstone jewelry) has been added to the Fine Art Gallery today.
The front page is linking to the correct pages now, navigation buttons have been added to the top of the page, and a number of different style banners have been added to the LINKS page for reciprocal link exchange (the html code will be added for each shortly for those people like me who don’t know how to make an image link to a website;).
I had planned on re-scanning a few other pieces, but with all the furniture (from the carpet repairs) in my studio, I can only get one foot inside the door, so no art for me today…or for a few more days probably (my hubby is quite ill at the moment, but hopefully will recover without another hospital visit. So our plans have changed again slightly and we will be taking each hour/day as it comes until he recovers.
