oil on canvas – Page 8 – Nancy Anderson

Catch – sketch

I was photographing Link and somewhere along the way, it seemed I should paint him catching a ball.

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)”

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…

Silly Cece in Sepia

Oops. I did finish this a while ago – just never posted it!

Silly Cece in Sepia

I wanted to finish one more painting for Somerville Open Studios last weekend, and figured I could use a different, messier approach with the paint, and – oh, just whip this up on Friday night. I was delusional. It was a reminder that we have styles all our own and my style is not somethingContinue reading “Silly Cece in Sepia”