ACEO "Aladdin"

ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.

Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "Goldilocks"

ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "Chestnut Mare"

ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "Year's Best ACEO Competition"

This past Fall I entered the Years Best ACEO competition. The competition featured approx 30 different categories. Eleven of my 17 entries were chosen as finalists in the different categories. From those categories I received five Honorable Mention awards and a Second Place award.

Here are a few of the winning entries. I thank everyone who voted for my paintings.

ACEO "Friends"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "City Cat"

SOLD; ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

Cat in Hat #2
Inspired by the hat worn by Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex In The City.

ACEO "Persian Cat in Floral Hat"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

Cat in hat #1

ACEO "Dresden Plate Cat"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "Patches Revisited"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

This month's ACEO Challenge was Monochrome paintings.
The original was done using different tones of Raw Sienna. Since it didn't sell, I decided to rework the little painting to add more contrast and interest.

ACEO "Red Main Coon Cat With Bubbles"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "Main Coon Cat Under Quilt"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "What Yarn?"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

"View From the Roan in Winter"

SOLD: Acrylic, gallery wrapped canvas 9" x 12".

Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

Price $50.00
Contact Artist: jgouge@yahoo.com

"Flamingo Revisited"

SOLD: Acrylic, gallery wrapped canvas 6" x 6".

Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

About a year ago I did two paintings of Plastic Flamingos standing outside a shop in Florida. I love flamingos, so today I decided to revisit the subject. They are really incredible looking birds.

"Low Country, Edisto Island Marsh"

SOLD: Acrylic, gallery wrapped canvas 6" x 12".
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

I have been wanting to do a painting showing Spanish Moss, so I thought I would do one of the marsh land on Edisto.

Price $50.00
Contact Artist: jgouge@yahoo.com

"Rosy Beach"

SOLD: Acrylic, 4" x 6" cold press illustration board.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.


Price $20.00
Contact Artist: jgouge@yahoo.com

"Holiday Fruit, Oranges"

Acrylic, gallery wrapped canvas 6"x 8".
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

A funny thing happened on the way to the canvas. I set this simple still life up to paint and worked on the piece for awhile. After I took a break and came back, I found the larger piece of orange missing. I still haven't found the missing piece. My suspicion is that our Boston Terrier, Joey, stole it. I just can't figure out where he took it. Surely, he didn't eat it.

Price $50.00
Contact Artist: jgouge@yahoo.com

ACEO "Sleeping Bubby"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

This month's ACEO Challenge was Monochrome paintings.
This was done using different tones of Burnt Umber.

"Peppers for Christmas"

Acrylic, 4" x 6" cold press illustration board.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

I love the colors of ornamental peppers at this time of year. They are so bright and cheerful.

Price $35.00
Contact Artist: jgouge@yahoo.com

ACEO "Kritty - The Old Man"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

This month's ACEO Challenge was Monochrome paintings.
This was done using different tones of Raw Sienna.

ACEO "Cobalt Lake"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

This month's ACEO Challenge was Monochrome paintings.
This was done using different tones of Cobalt Blue.

ACEO "Patches" Calico Cat

ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

This month's ACEO Challenge was Monochrome paintings.
This was done using different tones of Raw Sienna.

"Buddha's Hand"

Acrylic, gallery wrapped canvas 6"x6".
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

This is truly an ugly fruit. I had never seen a Buddha's hand before my son brought one to us at Christmas. Very interesting citrus.

"Tulip Poplar"

Acrylic, 4" x 6" cold press illustration board.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

Last Spring when we visited Biltmore House, I was struck by the beauty of the Tulip Poplars.

Price $25.00
Contact Artist: jgouge@yahoo.com

"Cherry Study"

Acrylic, 4" x 6" cold press illustration board.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

Price $35.00
Contact Artist: jgouge@yahoo.com

"Louise"

SOLD: Commission; Acrylic, gallery wrapped canvas 8"x8".
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

Such a sweet, funny face. This painting of Louise the poodle was one of the commissioned pieces done for the Holidays.

"Duchess"

SOLD: Commission; Acrylic, gallery wrapped canvas 8"x8".
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

"Duchess" a Bull Mastiff, was one of the commissioned pieces that I did for a couple during holidays.

Happy New Year!

Boy, it has been a wild ride for the past few months. When I last posted on October 22, I never dreamed that it would be over two months before I could get back. Up to that point I had been so excited that, like an old clock, the year was winding down and that I was painting and posting practically everyday. But then the spring snapped and my life went haywire. I will not bore you with the details. It is enough to say my life was thrown out of kilter and I could never find time to sit down and post.

At last, finally, I think things are beginning to settle down and I can get back into my familiar routine.

I love fresh starts. When I was teaching at the university I always saw the beginning of each new semester as a blank slate, just begging to be filled with new experiences.

So

HAPPY NEW YEAR!