M.N.B. Lion

This lion stands guard at the entrance of the former Merchants' National Bank (now houses the chamber of commerce) in Grinnell, Iowa. I did this one for a landmark challenge at DailyPaintWorks. I really tried to use the paper color as part of the painting this time.Thanks to my son for the reference photo, though it was in B&W because it was taken for a photo class at school, where they processed their film the old-fashioned way.

Summer Dog

This one was submitted to the DailyPaintWorks weekly challenge for the week of February 4, 2013. The dog is (was?) up for adoption from a local shelter.