Second day of May, 2020.  Thinking of going back to oils.  Have started a portrait of Stew in acrylics.
Plan to continue in oils...let's see what happens.

I'm starting from this reference photo.

I've cropped it down so that the body and face will be the major part of the portrait although the moss-covered trees are simply gorgeous to me.

Horse and Buggy

16"x 20"

Acrylics on canvas

Still working on this one.  When completed will have canvas prints made.  Order yours @ ellenhgh@gmail.com.

This shows both the reference photos and the final portraits of these two gorgeous dogs.

The portraits are 4" x 4"; acrylics on panel.

$50 each

Spiral Staircase

18" x 36" x 3/4"

Acrylics on canvas

My last post featured my photo of this spiral staircase behind the Prudhomme-Hughes Building in Natchitoches. And here is my painting...some work still to do... But nearly there.

Spiral Staircase

Please let me know if you would be interested in buying a canvas print of Spiral Staircase.

Contact me at ellenhgh@gmail.com.

Horse and Buggy

16" x 20"

Acrylics on Canvas

Another Natchitoches scene I'm painting.  This is from a photo I took when walking on Front Street.  Visitors to Natchitoches enjoy informative and relaxing tours of the Historic District in an old fashioned way.

Here's a spiral staircase in Natchitoches.  I took the photo this winter so I'll have lovely holly berries in the painting.

Don't know anything about the staircase so will look it up.

In the bottom right-hand corner of this photo you see a sketch that I made in order to paint the ironwork on the stairs.  It's interesting and quite a challenge.  I love the intricacy of it.

Mugsy and Lexi
5" x 5"
Acrylics on Canvas
Gift to John Willson

Here's a sketch of how I imagine St.Denis would have looked when he was commandant at Ft. St. Jean Baptiste in Natchitoches, LA in the mid-1700s.  It was fun to research his uniform at the Fort in Natchitoches!  The folks there were very helpful.  He was a marine in the French military so we know how he would have dressed.  Although there is folklore about his size, body tattoos, etc. there is no drawing or painting of him so I used the manikin at the Fort as an inspiration for his face, hair, etc.

Latest pet portrait ornament.
4" x 4"; acrylics
$50