Shabby Chic White Westie Painting

My westie dog has his own family of toy ducks. One larger mommy and two smaller babies that all squeak when carried around. Sir Salty guards this family closely. They are more than toys to him. He is their guardian.

I've been trying to lighten my colors this week in my oils. Lately I've come across so many beautiful chippy white and shabby white room photographs that it makes me ache for them. I want to rent a spray gun and spray everything white in one room here. That notion is quickly struck down by the (few) wiser cells in my brain. "Do it properly," the wiser cells whisper. I have some white things, yes, but not a complete white room yet.

With this ideal room in my head I have painted some new small aceo paintings that I think would look good in a shabby, white decorated room.

You are looking at one such painting above. It's titled "MORE THAN TOYS." More about it here.