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| Louis-Dog the first |
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| Starting L-D the second - masking much less, and using lighter touch on the eyes. |
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| Underglaze of quin. pink and lavender [quin. pink and phthalo blue] before starting the greys, made with the pink, quin. burnt orange and indanthrone blue. |
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| Here is the finished L-D the second. This is my preferred version; I think she looks younger, and dare I say, more vibrant. I also like the quieter background. Louis was painted as a gift from my riding instructor for her sister's birthday. When I had Rhonda over to take a look, she loved both versions [as did her sister], so they both were sent pout to Calgary. And I have many "free" riding lessons as payment. |
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| I also FINALLY finished the last of the cat portraits, and they should be arriving at their home early next week. [Apologies, the color is a bit washed out in this image.] I also added some whiskers using thinned down gesso. I hate to say it, but this commission was an ordeal - took over two years from concept to completion. I had absolutely no desire to paint or draw - my aunt had cancer. I often read that one "should" draw, paint, create ALL the time. For me, that is just not feasible; if I paint when I'm down, I create garbage. Anyway ... Thank you for dropping by! |
