"We begin to find and become ourselves when we notice how we are already found, already truly, entirely, wildly, messily, marvelously who we were born to be.”
~ Anne Lamott~

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Illustration Friday : Poise


wait.....wait.....wait....


OKAY!!!!


Good dog!
acrylic paint, colored pencil on scrapbook paper

38 comments:

Valerie Lorimer said...

THis is such a sweet piece! I love it.

Teri C said...

OHMYGOD, this one is just plain fabulous Lolo!!!!!!!!!!!!

soulbrush said...

adorable, i so love it too.

neilornstein said...

William Wegman, watch out. This is a complete hoot. I love it!
regards, Neil

Roberta said...

Oh I like this... one of my dogs, Taffy can actually do that!...poor dear.... it's about the only trick she can do, but it's pretty funny!

BTW...I love the banner...

Mim said...

i LOVE it. LOVE it.....

kj said...

wait a great idea for 'poise'! and those eyes--you've captured them perfectly.

i am very impressed!
woof!

David Burk said...

This is an awesome concept!

Madcap Baroness with Teacup said...

Hey LoLO!!!!!! Long time no see. I saw you on the IF page and had to come visit. I haven't forgotten you, missy. I OWE you big time.

Love your dog portrait. My dog will balance a bone on her nose but will not sit for long. The second I release my hand from the biscuit she thinks it is time to eat it.

Julie said...

How cute! Gorgeous baby!!!

sukipoet said...

this is wonderful and funny too. like yr new banner picture too.

Renee said...

This is a fantastic picture Laurel. I love the red collar.

Your gift hasn't arrived yet, but I'm sure as that dog ate that biscuit that they will arrive in a flash.

Laurel, can you send me my party card you made. See you give me an inch and I take a mile.

For S in Studio I say Sweet and for L in Lolo I say Laurel. To everyone else you are Studio Lolo but to me you are Sweet Laurel.

I had a blast yesterday. Thank you for helping make it one.

Love Renee xoxoxo

Mouse Prints said...

I just love this. Our pup can do that too and it is just so sweet how they love to obey and wait... wait.. wait.... OK.

Great illustration and explination of Poise!

Lisa M Griffin said...

I could never get my dog to do this! Great poise. =)

ValGalArt said...

i love the white whiskers or is that saliva that has pooled under his chin? :) i love this!

Suana said...

:DD

Wonderful!!

How many seconds did he hold?
Love it!

Sarah said...

Oh he is so sweet - wonderful picture Laurel.. Wicked cute!!! Hee hee!!!!Love it!! Sarah

Caroline said...

Wonderful illustration Laurel - what a patient dog!!

Lisa at Greenbow said...

This is just fantastic. My ole dog Mishka could do that trick. This looks a lot like him. I wish he was still here. Sigh~~

Indigene said...

Look at that expression...talk about trying to please! Great job and wonderful illustration. Oh, I like your new banner!

johanna said...

awwww this one really made me smile

messyfish said...

how is that possible. my dog would never sit that still for that long! hee hee hee very cute

kathy hare said...

lovely.. :)

yoon see said...

So funny! Great idea of poise Lolo!!!!
Loving this dog images so much. I'm sure he's a good dog:)

yoon see said...

Nice header to go with your beautiful blog.
Happy Cactus monday LOlo!

Artist Unplugged said...

How did I miss this one yesterday????? It is fabulicious!!!! Love it....so cute and so well done.

marianne said...

What a great one! I can see in my mind how this will go after. I love it when dogs do that! It is so funny.
My doggies don´t have the nose for that...... :)

AndyDoodler said...

I'm still chuckling, thanks
- and a beautifully painted portrait!

theartofpuro said...

Amazing,I love it,his expression tells us everything,great piece

HARDWAX said...

This is funny and beautiful. and an out of the box idea, and I don't know what to say except-you're amazing!

I often try this myself, but with a glass of wine-does not work. Anyway.

Knitting Painter Woman said...

Perhaps I should print this out and post it on the fridge to keep me out of the naughty foods! Wonderful!

vfm4 said...

i could never make our dogs do that, this is great!
lovely drawing!

Debra Kay said...

A great use for a perfectly good nose!

steve said...

haha! perfect! excellent work laurel!

michael dailey said...

you have managed to capture another great expression

manuela said...

I totally LOVE doggies! Your work and your whole blog is so fun!

justdoodleit said...

amusing!

Kay Aker said...

What a tease! Wonderfulness!