Perfume Bottles And Studio Dogs...

Part of me wants to apologise for posting yet more paintings of perfume bottles

while the other part of me thinks tough toenails baby I am posting these suckers

because they are serious fun to paint

I love perfume, but rarely wear it anymore

something in the chemo process changed my body chemistry

which means that most perfumes smell like rancid beer dregs on me

so rather than stink bombing the world I now stick with painting them

I am loving finding the whole splodge and drip thing beyond therapeutic

and am on a mission to try to mess my work up a bit more

to be a bit freer in letting paints blend and swim together

and these are a great way to experiment

of course there are downsides to the paint flying with abandon

not for me of course... all upside there

but the family are starting to mutter and mumble

I swear a little smudge of paint on a sandwich is not going to hurt them

and a few painty fingerprints around the place adds to the ambience

and frankly if you come and stand near me in the studio while I am painting

you can't whinge about some splatters or sprays

yes this one is on a bit of paper with a torn edge

bloody dog put his painty paw on the edge of the painting

while making his way across the benches for a pat

of course he had to walk across the palette and onto the freshly painted JÁdore bottle

but at least I managed to halt his progress before there were footprints across the whole thing

and yes I know if the dog is up on the table it is always a risk

but he likes to see what is going on

and it allows me to pretend I am not talking to myself

This is where he usually sits

well lies actually, but every time I get out the camera to take a shot he sits up

sometimes he creeps closer bit by bit when I am distracted

and ends up resting his head on the paper towel stack that I dry my brushes on

it does lead to a mildly coloured beard type thing at times

which I think is quite fetching on him

and I may have dried the brushes off on his head once or twice

but these are the hazards of life as a studio dog

and he usually accepts the hazards with grace

 though he does let fly with the occasional smelly fluff bomb to express his displeasure

Dog farts aside the studio is looking very inviting

as I am trying to capture the look of the smaller paintings

in a larger form... some on canvas, but these on the table are watercolours

now that is truly gloriously messy let me tell you

Happy painting all...xx

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