National Dog Day - Cassie

Today is National Dog Day, so I gave Cassie an extra cookie :)

Here's a little sketch of my shy Cassie

I've had the privilege of painting portraits of some wonderful dogs, take a peek of my pet portrait page

www.remingtoncreations.com/petportraits/petportraits.html

Beautiful, Peaceful Evening

very pretty evening…

Hot, Sticky, Crabby

Good Morning! It's gonna be a hot sticky one here, but I'm trying not to be crabby about it (coffee helps). Unfortunately for this guy, he can't help being anything but crabby 

www.etsy.com/listing/192262470/ghost-crab-10x8-print-matted-white-mat

Variations - American Flag

After creating the 4th of July graphic, I had some ideas for the flag graphic with different treatments. The eagle added in the 4th version was an illustration I created several years ago.

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!

Original illustration: Adobe Illustrator, referencing my original photo.

220 Steps

I love the Outer Banks and I especially love Corolla, NC. It was a special favorite place for my husband and I. This is Currituck Light. 220 steps to the top where awaits a gorgeous view of Corolla, the ocean and The Whalehead Club. We have spent vacations in Corolla probably 20 times over the years and were even married in Corolla. Wonderful, wonderful memories. Every visit to the Outer Banks, I've visited this lighthouse and climbed the 220 steps to the beautiful view not seen anywhere else.

Currituck Light. The original painting is 11x14, watercolor on illustration board.

8x10 print available in my shop www.etsy.com/shop/RemingtonCreations

gossamer wings

Hopes and dreams and other such things fly around me on gossamer wings.

Dragonfly Quad - Original painting available

What a nice comment :)

I recently completed a custom order for an Etsy customer - a pastel painting of Ocracoake Light.
She left me some very nice feedback, and it made my day. This is what she said.

Even more beautiful in person! Thank you so much, it was WELL received.

I'm always relieved when someone likes their painting. It's why I do it - spread a little happiness.

What a... BEACH!

I'm feeling a little bit beachy today, so this is for you.

FREE GIFT

downloadable free June calendar for your wallpaper/desktop image

Your Welcome

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Face Off almost done

Almost done with the latest pet portrait. I see a few little tweaks I'd like to add in the morning

Face Off - pet portrait in progress

working on a new pet portrait this week.

Outer Banks Reflections

The Outer Banks was a special place for my husband and I.
I'll have most of these available as prints and/or original paintings at the Home & Garden Show this Saturday.


Outer Banks Reflections

Post by Remington Creations - Justine Remington, Artist.

Gossamer Wings - exploration 1

A little exploration featuring my hand-carved dragonfly stamp. Painted with watercolor and ink. 10x8 inches.

Gossamer Wings Exploration 1
10x8 inches watercolor and ink

Coloring Easter Eggs - No Boiling required

Easter Morning I colored some Easter Eggs to turn into cards - experimenting with the dragonfly stamp I carved, watercolor and ink.

loose paintings of Easter Egg backgrounds

I then stamped the eggs with a dragonfly and finished decorating them with pen. The blue one on the right has metallic gold and silver ink and then speckled with white paint spatter that doesn't show up well in the scan.
I enjoy being able to make things for my friends and family, giving them a little piece of me.
Happy Easter!

Discover Fauquier's Values - May 2014 issue

Just finished another issue of Discover Fauquier's Values - check it out! 

http://discoverypubs.com

Discover Fauquier's Values May 2014

Adventures in Easter Lamb Cake

Nannie used to make an Easter cake with a lamb mold every year. It was one of the fun things about going to Nannies on Easter. I had talked about it with friends before and about trying to make one, and this past Christmas I got a lamb mold as a gift and decided on this Saturday to give it a try. 

Lamb cake mold - Christmas gift

I've never seen Nannie make her cake, it was always done & on the table before we arrived. I did some internet research and thought this should go smoothly. A friend of my recently remarked that I'm such an optimist because I expect things to go smoothly. 

BUT there was nothing, nothing smooth about this cake! I decided to go with the recipe that came with the mold from Kitchen Supply.

I greased & floured the pan

Filled the front ½ with batter, added toothpicks to the head & neck and tied it together

Halfway thru I decided to check on it and the batter was just oozing out all over the place! I transferred it to another cookie sheet and continued baking

and it continued to ooze out :-/

I let it cool and managed to get it out of the pan without major damage, but since the batter oozed out, it didn't rise up and fill the back half of the mold like it was supposed to. I have one emaciated lamb here.

I decided to frost it the next day, and overnight the ear and some of the head decided to separate. I pinned the ear back in place with several more toothpicks

A friend invited me to Easter Brunch so I went to that before I finished the cake. I didn't have enough time to make icing, so I bought some from the grocery store. When I got home my house was very warm and the icing kept acting like it was going to slide off as I was trying to put it on.

I don't think it looks too bad, I mustered up all the artistic ability I had to try to mold the icing into something that looked like fleece. Nannie put coconut on hers to simulate fleece, but I didn't do that here due to lack of coconut interest.

Then another realization hit me… how the hell was I going to get this to my friends house, over 45 min drive, for dinner without ruining it? 

This is what I came up with.

Here is a photo of Nannies Easter Lamb cake. 

Not horrific for my 1st try. The cake was a little dry so I'll have to try a different recipe, and try to tie the halves together tighter to keep the batter in next time.

If anyone reading this has made lamb cake, I'd like to hear your advice, success stories, or not so success stories.  Happy Easter!

little birdie painting

A little birdie painting for a birthday card

Pit Bull Pet Portrait

This is Sahara - a happy, smiley dog I had the pleasure of painting for a friend to give as a birthday gift. It was a lot of fun working on a portrait with so much character.

'Sahara' soft pastel on paper 8x10in

New Year Gift

Happy New Year! I hope this year brings you love, happiness & health.

To start off the New Year, here is a desktop calendar to download & use.   :)

I drew this illustration in Adobe Illustrator, with a Wacom tablet.