portrait – Page 3 – Nancy 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”

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”

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”

Kimbo underpainting

OK, so I haven’t really been completely unproductive. After doing a few dogs, I always need to go back to a human face. So, when a friend posted this selfie on facebook and said that she was feeling angry, I was intrigued. It didn’t look angry. Where is the anger? Anyway, I have a coupleContinue reading “Kimbo underpainting”

Molly Undone

…or, unfinished. But undone sounds so much more interesting, like a 40-something woman sitting in the kitchen with disheveled hair, one leg up on the table, with a drink in one hand and a cigarette in the other. No, this Molly is just back behind the door, removed from the easel where she has satContinue reading “Molly Undone”

Molly – almost done

This is what I was working on during Open Studios, last weekend. Just need to finish her nose/muzzle and her tags.

Betty final

Finally, Betty is done. One of the first things that I tell people when inquiring about commissions is that I don’t do the standard head & shoulders portrait. There is nothing more uninteresting to me than the same old dime-a-dozen paintings of dogs just sitting there, looking at the viewer. [yawn] I can’t explain whyContinue reading “Betty final”

Betty progress

When I look at a painting in progress, I will often plan in parts. “OK, I just need to 1) work the darker blues and black into the face, 2) blend the side reds, and 3) add the highlights,” and it seems simple enough. Then I start working and find myself redoing aspects that I thoughtContinue reading “Betty progress”