You just never know

My latest picture was taken at Dogstock last year. While the original photo was ok it just never jumped out at me. I dont know why but I tried a quick out of bounds on it to see what it would look like and was very surprised. It turned into a very nice focus on the helper instead of the dog. I have to remember and just try a few even when the original doesnt catch my eye.

Bulldogs!

I was so pleased to get a picture of my mother's Bulldog, Sarge, with enough quality to enlarge it to a 16x20 picture. It's been about 30 years since I've done my own mat but after shredding a couple I got 'er done. I have to admit this is probably one of my best. The picture here just doesnt do it justice. It's always extra special when you get to do something special for your mother!

Long haired dogs

I just finished my first really hairy dog. I'm not sure if I would do many of them though. As beautiful as they are trying to get the hair to look natural is so time consuming and my fingers feel as if they are in a permanent cramp holding the pen. I am very pleased with my first attempt and found a few tricks to help keep the hair natural looking.

New Out of Bounds

I've been busy lately so I have not done much to keep up on this. I've been doing several of the pages on Facebook so it's time to get back to keeping my blog up to date. Some of the time it's been hard to find inspiration and I feel like I'm starting to fall into a rut. Then I come up with a picture like this that makes me love the out of bounds technique all over again.

This is Pax von der Mohnweise from our dog training club. He is owned by Jim Lempner and you can visit his website at http://www.jimlempner.com. They are a great team to watch and I expect to see them doing well at National and, hopefully, International competions.