Meet Cosmo…. Oh how I love that dog. He is a real lover boy….always wanting to be held, to be cuddle. Just look at that face….those soulful eyes. Today he is at the vet having a tooth pulled and an x-ray of his left hind leg. He has been having some trouble with that leg…
Spent most of my time working on the area around the right eye as well as building up the darker layers inside the eyes themselves. Notice that you can still see some of the “lighter” foundation layer that was applied to the eye last time. I’m almost ready to begin laying the foundation for the…
Here I am again….still making progress. I’ve moved into the forehead area and got rid of that ‘divot’ that I noticed in the last photo. That is one thing I have found very helpful….taking photos of my work as it progresses. It is amazing what you discover in a photograph that you somehow missed…
As you can see, I have a pretty good start on Buster. I have 3 coats of gesso (that is a sealer and ground for the painting surface) applied and about 3 more coats of color in the background. All that gives me a nice smooth and opaque surface for the painting. After the background…
I would like to introduce everyone to “Buster”! He is the sweetest little mini-schnauzer. I met Buster and his mom and dad last winter in Yuma and they commissioned me to do the painting. We had a great little photo shoot and here is the “pose” they choose for me to use as reference….. Such…
And without further ado….. I put the finishing touches on this sweet girl yesterday. All I have left to do is a few coats of a high quality water based varnish. I like to use a satin finish. The varnish not only protects the portrait, but also will bring out the depth in the many…
YAHOOO! I’m coming down the home stretch on my little Sassy girl…. I just have a few more touches to finish out….her left ear, area under her chin, and the tags on her collar. Then I’ll take a look at the all over values and make any needed corrections. Please do be aware that computer…
I spent the entire weekend working on Sassy and I’m very happy with my progress. Almost done! The above photo shows my progress in the throat area and the collar. It’s all in the details for me and silly as it seems….I do find working on the collar area quite satisfying. Maybe it is the…
So here we are, once again back with my little Sassy girl! Have only had a few hours to work my magic on this painting….been a busy week. I’m very close to having that cheek where I need it to be. Still trying to achieve that “balancing act” between light and dark. I’m feeling that…
I’m back at my easel after a long dry spell. This is Sassy one of my sweet furry grandchildren. I am in the process of re-painting her check area as you can see in the photo. There just was something not quite right with the area and after several attempts to “fix” it, I finally…