Wiener Dog Umbrella

Dee Dee and Hallie · February 06, 2010, 11:30:15 PM

I have been working around the clock lately trying to catch up, thought I'd share my umbrella I finally finished last night at 2 am...(had to deliver it today). Some artists were asked to paint an umbrella for a wine and art festival in Oregon and of course I painted wiener dogs on mine. That is Hallie on the pedastal and Ron and Delia's Ilsa is the red wire. I didn't have nearly enough time for this so I had to paint quite loose and kind of caricature which I don't normally do but if I painted my usual way, it would have taken me months.

Now I can get back to Sarge and Duggie and Looie, poor boys I keep having other deadlines that butt in to their time. I am having tons of fun painting them though!

Dee Dee and Hallie · February 06, 2010, 11:31:31 PM

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DeeanDave · February 07, 2010, 12:06:58 AM

DeeDee! The umbrella is absolutely stunning and wienerful! I love it! And, Dave and I and the boys don't mind the wait. We are patient and know the result will be wonderful and well worth it!

Spanish Teckels · February 07, 2010, 03:33:07 AM

It´s absolutely beautiful. Glad to hear you´re up to working and hope Hallie is well. Have fun at the festival, sounds great.

mom2Mocha · February 07, 2010, 09:07:12 AM

OoooooooHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Dee Dee, that umberella is................ well, there aren't enough adjectives adequate to describe it. It is absolutely fabulous. I'm glad you seem up to painting, and that Hallie is up to posing!!!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful art.

papbouv · February 07, 2010, 12:14:26 PM

Gee that is so wonderful Love it you are such a Great Artist,hope everyone is feeling better was worried about you both.Patches Mom

Roberta · February 07, 2010, 01:25:21 PM

Love it, so when are you doing a screen print version for your on line shop?

Da gang

Doxherding Karen · February 07, 2010, 02:04:19 PM

:pic: Ya know . . .

Dat piccy you got dats named "crissysit" is really me! Auntie Karen calls me "Fatty Butt" but I'm just zaftig!!!

Ima DoraBelle :bkiss:

Teresa · February 07, 2010, 02:38:14 PM

Dee Dee-YOU'RE BACK!!!!! I have missed seeing you on here so much, but knew you must be busy.
I love the umbrella and agree that a screenprint version would be awesome!! I guarantee the first batch would sell out quickly!

Delia and girls · February 07, 2010, 03:57:31 PM

Quote from: Roberta on February 07, 2010, 01:25:21 PM
Love so when are you doing a screen print version for your on line shop?

Da gang

I second Roberta's question!!!!!!! I want one!!!!!

Delia and girls · February 07, 2010, 04:03:48 PM

Hallie, you're the cutest little model there is! You're squinting and I see a little shadow ... is the PNW seeing sun?!?!

cheryl186 · February 07, 2010, 04:40:18 PM

Dee Dee, this umbrella is stunning!!!! Too beautiful to use though.....Glad to see you are back and feeling better and Ms. Hallie, glad to see she is feeling better also.....we were so worried about you two!!!

Kari · February 07, 2010, 05:28:42 PM

So beautiful!

Rich · February 07, 2010, 07:56:37 PM

So glad you're back! The umbrella is beyond stunning!

Kelly · February 08, 2010, 06:19:56 AM

Deedee that umbrella is awesome and alot of work! :thumb:

Leslie · February 08, 2010, 06:23:11 AM

WOW!!!!! I ant one, too. Izzat ZUZU???

Guinness · February 08, 2010, 07:24:24 AM

HEY!! DAT'S A WIENER-BRELLA!!

All dem puppers are handsome! AN' dat Miz Chrissy/Ima has been in da kibble again! Iz we all gettin' to buy one?? Auntie Karen seyz it's for when it rains cats an' dogs!!

Iz she twyin' to be cute? 'Cause I'M da cute one here! An' da kitties gotta find der OWN Auntie DeeDee!! :nana: (Sorry, Mr. Tucker.)

Guinness

Brekkesmom · February 08, 2010, 08:41:40 AM

Oh, wow! The dachsie with the ball looks a lot like Miss Rowan before she went on the chez Brown diet! Simply irrestible, DeeDee!

DeeanDave · February 08, 2010, 09:06:41 AM

I'm right in there with everyone else wanting one!

sollysmom · February 08, 2010, 11:12:49 AM

You can add me, too. I want one!!!! Dee Dee that is just awesome. Love, love, love it!!!

Darcel

klsb · February 08, 2010, 11:21:21 AM

Me too me too!!! I want a giant Finnegan umbrella..

Dee Dee im glad your back!!!

Dee Dee and Hallie · February 10, 2010, 12:02:09 AM

Thanks you guys, I wish I could screen print these, painting by hand was a ton of work! But it was fun.

Ahhh little Crissy, she was a foster I had along with Mister, their elderly Mom died and the kids were going to just drop the dogs off at the vet and leave them, they didn't care about them at all

so the vet called me to see if I'd take them and find them homes, and those 2 were SO sweet....Crissy as it turned out was going into kidney failure but she did love the ball (that is her with the ball too). Mister wasn't as overweight as Crissy.

I have a feeling the paintings would wash off if gotten too wet so won't be a functional umbrella!

Delia yes that was sun trying to peek through a layer of clouds! It was gorgeous here today sunny and warm (50s feels warm this time of year). Yes Hallie is squinting, that iris atrophy although she doesn't squint nearly as bad and often not at all outdoors when she hasn't been asked to sit still for the camera. The pictures of her and your girls we took here where she was always squinting and they weren't, was way before her iris atrophy began so maybe it's behavioral. lol. Did you notice I put Ilsa and Hallie next to each other that was on purpose!

Dee and Dave I can't tell you how much I appreciate your patience, it's NEVER taken me this long to do a portrait before, but I am getting caught up on many things after my "sickie" year and the only things cutting into the time with the portrait now are things like this that were already planned...I am back at it again though and am determined to have it done very SOON!

PattyInAK · February 10, 2010, 03:08:52 PM

DD, the umbrella is really neat, I love it! Glad to see you back. I hope you are feeling much better.