Gretchen Del Rio, the queen of spirit animal art, brings us this charming water color of Buddha the Bear and a sweet story of Buddha the Dog … Lovely!
watercolor aceo 7/2014
I have a dog named Buddha. It seems to me as though he looks quite like a bear. He has a very expressive face and he is a stealthy fellow. Many years ago when he was disappointed with the way things were going he decided to chew up a few things. It wasn’t the all out destruction of puppies cutting teeth or boredom. In fact he usually never chewed anything. He was, however, a casual muncher at times. The problem was the arrival of the second dog….Maus. There was one particular little book that was always on a table in the living room. He took it off the table and chewed ever so delicately around the edges. Upon discovery he was reprimanded….”NO CHEWING BOOKS.” Right then and there the book was returned to the shelf. He watched the placement out of the corner of his eye. Next day he was chewing…
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I absolutely LOVE her art. Thank you for posting.
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Ditto, Niamh! 🙂
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Smiles. I had a dog years ago that ate my reference book on how to read EKG’s–never did get proficient at that! Beautiful art.
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Beautiful watercolor! My mother does ACEOs but she uses acrylics or markers. I have to admit, I am impressed with Ms. Del Rio’s watercolor ability. It helps that I love the subject matter, too, but watercolors take a lot of skill to do well, and one can tell she is very skilled. 🙂 As for dogs eating books…well, if it’s any consolation, cats do it, too.
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