She was looking straight up at me, and as I enlarged the image in my camera, I noticed that I was reflected in her eyes. ( It’s true: dogs really do mirror us.) I spend a crazy amount of time on underpaintings. Really, there’s no need for all of this detail. Still, it’s the wayContinue reading “Molly (underpainting)”
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Dozer Dog Done
No matter how many times I photograph this and play with the image settings, the hues on the right side of the face come out stronger (brighter) than they really are. Gr. Once it dries and I can move it around more easily to shoot in different lighting, I will repost with a more accurateContinue reading “Dozer Dog Done”
Dozer almost done
Oops. I owe Rupert an ice cream. I did paint for a couple of hours yesterday, but then kept painting… and painting. Guess I finally just hit the groove with this one. [Yea!] Just need to do the nose and then finish up with highlights and other little details. It’s funny how paintings evolve. ThoughContinue reading “Dozer almost done”
More Dozer
It’s too hot to paint, but I need to finish him! If I paint for a couple of hours, then maybe I’ll take Rupert for an ice cream…
Dozer underpainting
I’m done marking out the color composition and can get into it, now! I kind of like how his head is too big for the canvas. And this is a 48″ x 36″ canvas.
Slowly but surely…
Dozer is coming along. (Oh, wait. He’s a Newf. I just realized how apropos that sentence is.)
Dozer sketch
Dozer is a Newfoundland. (An especially cute one, actually!) He has a great smile, which will fill this 48″ x 36″ canvas. This isn’t the best quality picture, but it will be updated soon…
Mr. Blue, finito
While my work was hanging at True Grounds, no painting elicited more emails and phone calls than this one. Some were very touching, even (and I so appreciated them!). As I wrote when I first started Blue, he is a big, mushy explosion of joy. While I was painting him, I was hoping that thatContinue reading “Mr. Blue, finito”
Blue, getting there…
Blue is looking more like a character out of a children’s book, and I can’t help but notice the way that each of the dogs have been represented so differently, in style and technique and all. In working from my subconscious (as I know we do), I find it interesting that Blue the Pit BullContinue reading “Blue, getting there…”
Blue Progression
I have so much still to do on this (the whole face and tongue!), so I think I’d best get painting rather than being on the interwebs…
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