Dog Days of Summer - "Louie" Dog Portrait by Deb Kirkeeide

 Louie | 6x6 Oil | ©2016 Deb Kirkeeide

Little Louie looks a little surprised at being caught doing something he would have preferred no one found out about.
But really? Who can resist that sweet face?

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Lovely Lana from Copacabana

Lovely Lana From Copacabana | 6x6 oil | $185 free shipping

Her name was Lana, She was a showgirl, With yellow petals in her hair and a leaf cut down to there...
 For some reason the song Copacabana is now on a loop in my brain!


More in my little garden series. I have to admit these little studies are fun and challenging at the same time. All that green and tangle of leaves and stems!

Dog Days of Summer - Shirley Basset Dog portrait by Deb Kirkeeide

Shirley Basset | 6x6 Oil | © 2016 Deb Kirkeeide
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Shirley may look a bit mournful, but she is actually daydreaming of that handsome great dane she met at the dog park last week. 

This little Basset painting and its companions are all adoptable and looking for homes!

Dog Days of Summer - Sheldon - Dog Portrait

Sheldon | 6x6 Oil | $185 Purchase | ©Deb Kirkeeide All rights reserved.

Number 3 in the Dog Days of Summer Series.
These little dog paintings are as much fun to name as they are to paint.

This guy reminds me a little bit of Sheldon on Big Bang Theory. Sheldon is looking slightly annoyed here, possibly because he has to be at the dog park when he could be home with his comic books.

Dog Days of Summer - Vincent of York - Yorkshire Terrier painting

Vincent of York | 6x6 Oil | ©2016 Deb Kirkeeide
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Number 2 in The Dog Days of Summer series is a Yorkie. 

I call him Vincent of York. Or Vinny for short. Isn't he a handsome fellow?

If you have a special dog (or cat or any other kind of pet!) in your life that you want to celebrate, let me paint one for you! For more information please visit my website!

Dog Days of Summer - Dog Portrait original art by Deb Kirkeeide

Oscar | 6x6 Oil | ©2016 DebKirkeeide

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This is Oscar. If he were a character in a movie, I imagine him as the friendly owner of the corner bar. Always ready with a hearty greeting, a joke and a mug of beer!

I'm celebrating the Dog Days of Summer by painting a series of small dog portraits this month. Dogs are so fun and full of personality, each a character on its own. And they always make me smile.

If you have a special dog (or cat or any other kind of pet!) in your life that you want to celebrate, let me paint one for you! For more information please visit my website!

A Superior View - Lake Superior Landscape painting

A Superior View

12 x 9 Oil 

©2016 Deb Kirkeeide

Mother Superior Called … and I answered.

Lake Superior that is. Each time she called, her voice offered a promise of comfort and nurturing.

I finally answered.

The last few months (years?) have been a bit stressful. I hadn’t realized how much of that I was carrying but I knew I needed to get away to the shores of the big lake.

Armed with journal, sketchbook, paints and absolutely no agenda other than to just be, I headed north to the Grand Marais area, just 60 miles from the Canadian border.

“Be still and the Earth speaks to you”  ~ Navaho Proverb

I watched, listened and let her speak.

She spoke through the mournful call of the loons and the playful antics of the crows that visited each day. Through the gentle fall of rain and the occasional roll of thunder. The lake sang her songs, the pulse of her heart repeating in the waves. Breezes whispered to the trees, their answers in the rustling of the leaves. Love showed up in heart shaped stones I found along the shore. Majesty came in the form of a russet colored buck crossing the road in front of me. Delight came in the thousands of wildflowers lining the roads. So delightful, that I just wanted to give the Earth a big old hug!

Not being completely cut off from civilization, I explored the galleries, discovered new artists, checked out the art fair in Grand Marais, read articles and stories each leading me to a little more clarity and inspiration. I was led to the overreaching theme of nature, her healing and our connections to all of her lessons. 

This painting was my view while I was up there. It was glorious!

A Superior View                                                                                                                9x12 Oil  $435 purchase here