N Anderson

Loki, restart

After starting the first composition of Loki, I just wasn’t feeling it. It seemed like I was just painting a favorite photograph rather than producing art. And so i went back to another image; one that his mom had emailed to me which I thought was a little more compelling. Back to my zooming andContinue reading “Loki, restart”

Loki – started?

After doing a photo shoot with a new dog, it sometimes takes me days of scrutinizing photos, zooming and cropping and trying to reframe images through a new angle. And sometimes, I know as soon as I take the picture. I can be out with the subject for an hour and then, the 48th click ofContinue reading “Loki – started?”

Falling Back into the Work

I don’t like that I basically shut down in the summer, but the upside of it is that come Sept 21st, some internal switch is turned on and I re-emerge, recharged. This Fall has brought an extra bonus – a studio! Many months ago, I wrote about how I longed for a bright studio andContinue reading “Falling Back into the Work”

Captain Derp

I finished Jasper’s funny face months ago, but never did post it, here. So, now it’s up.

Kimbo, almost done

Flesh tones on the face just need to be completed, with the correct highlights and shading, and I’ll probably add a nostril piercing. I had envisioned more of a gritty look to this, and may play with some harsher brush strokes to better portray the mood, but we’ll see what happens. What I find really interestingContinue reading “Kimbo, almost done”

Addie, finished

Swiping the fine line of a whisker over a cheek already finished with many oily colors, carefully chosen and blended, instills fear in my heart. If I was working in smaller sizes, no big deal. But whiskers on faces of this size can be six inches or more, and that’s a lot of distance toContinue reading “Addie, finished”

Amy

A funny little dog, that Amy. No whiskers, yet, but it needs to dry, first.

Captain Derp

Jasper is a friend’s Swissy, and she has a knack for capturing his funniest expressions. As the painting becomes more defined, his eyes will become more buggy and the tooth caught in his lip will be more visible. As it is now, there’s a lot of black on his muzzle and chin, which isContinue reading “Captain Derp”

Did you just say “Grandma & Grandpa’s”? sketch

And so another Swissy painting begins! I’d better go do some Christmas shopping, but am anxious to get an underpainting down…

Kimbo, some progress

I have made some progress on this, in the spaces around commissions. There is actually more depth to this in person than my camera has managed to capture. Perhaps one day I’ll learn to properly photograph my work. I think the anger and the pride are starting to come through. On this day, theContinue reading “Kimbo, some progress”