dog – Page 9 – Nancy Anderson

Tootsie underpainting

Tootsie started…

I loved the way the sunshine hit her face as she was looking up. As I was putting down the basic sketch, I was using pencil rather than charcoal, and was working in a more detailed way. Normally, I just throw down some charcoal lines and go, but I was kind of getting into it. This canvasContinue reading “Tootsie started…”

Me and Rup

Maybe finished, but probably not. Hair may need to happen. When I threw the sketch down, I didn’t know if I’d top myself off with hair or a hat. I went with the latter, but now I look hairless and… well, weird.

Clare, Finished ~ I think

I say finished, but really, it’s more a case of me needing to move on. I could spend an eternity on every painting, always seeing the details that were added wrong or differently than intended or perhaps never even added, at all. There is always a correction to be made, another brushstroke to be added.Continue reading “Clare, Finished ~ I think”

Clare Progression

Hm. Had meant to post more updates as the painting was progressing. Now it’s almost done. Oops. It’s interesting to me that as a holistic practitioner, I am trained to see the whole body – or, the sum of its parts – rather than focusing on just a part; and yet, in painting, I findContinue reading “Clare Progression”