Finished! Or so I thought….. reworking opening eyes and continuing to contour her face, find highlights Sigh. I promise I will have other art soon to show you besides my daughter’s portrait. I thought I was done. Twice, actually. But no. Maybe you remember when I began this portrait I had no end point in [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Draft Horse Team in oils, 12 x 18 on hardboard panel, ‘work in progress’ Black Lab, ‘work in progress’ commissioned pet portrait 9 x 12 on cradle board, no framing necessary The glare from the wet paint obscures the sutble color variations within the shadows so the depth and richness of the oil paint is [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Work in Progress Pet Portrait ‘roughed in’ stage I have ‘roughed in’ the lights and darks and have created my roap map in which I will go thru and refine details in this pet portrait. This is done in oils and the glare of wet paint is hard to avoid so I apologize for the [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Desert Horse, 9 x 12 oils Kitty, on my easle, Roughed in Stage Pet Portrait in Progress… waiting for paint to dry to add warm highlights and detail. I thought I’d hit the main pet portrait animal groups- Dog, Cat and Horse Art with this posting. I put the final touches on my latest equine [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...8 x 10 ‘Work in Progress’ Pet Portrait in Oils I am including in today’s daily painting entry a pet portrait I am doing. I guess I am cheating since its not truly a ‘daily’ painting. Maybe a few days… I have some more to do so this is still a ‘work in progress’. I [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...I am nearing completion on this lovely cocker spaniel pet portrait. This portrait is in graphite but I also do pet portraits in watercolors, acrylics, pastels and oils. If you would like to know more about how to go about commissioning me to do a pet or horse portrait for you I can be reached [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...I started this today. It will be someone’s Christmas present. What a treat to be able to do this for another person. This is a portrait of a beloved family pet that passed away a few years ago. As you can see she was quite the sweetheart. I hope I can do her justice in [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...‘On My Easel’ As you can see my easel is overflowing! The little girl in oils is for my pleasure– I saw this girl and had to paint her! I also am going to exhibit it at the Mosaic Art Experience in Oct. in Wooster. This is still in the roughed stage, as all of [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...I thought I would share with you a ‘work in progress’ watercolor of a dog portrait. I love the sweet expression of this yellow lab. This will be a watercolor/graphite painting. I am using the graphite to give some texture and detail to the fur. I am working on darks right now– getting the contour [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...This is a new cat portrait in pen and ink with watercolor wash. He reminds me a little of my cat, Moses, who is a big cuddle bug of a cat! I am offering this style as an alternative to the more detailed pet portraits I do. This piece is $35.00 for a 5 x [...]
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