I clicked a picture of this happy little fellow, lazing on the lawns opposite the Ferry building in SF. The three things I kept in mind while doing this painting was 'Measure, Draw and Paint', which I have come to think of as the golden rules! One of Carol's recommendations was to have a grid as a reference for the initial drawing. That along with a value printout of the reference picture were quite helpful. Here are the demo pics. I had fun with all of the colors in his face and hair!
As for the giveaway, its another of Leslie's 30 day challenges. I plan to giveaway a magnet of this happy fellow to three followers, drawn at random -> please sign up to follow by email for updates and/or leave a comment on any post. I'll also post the link to the winners blog/website at the end of month. This blog of mine is fairly young and a work in progress, and so is the artist in me! Any comments, views and suggestions are most appreciated and will encourage me to paint and post more often! Thank you!
Love your painting - reminds me of our dog Ginger:)
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DeleteThanks and Ginger is a lovely name !!
Love this. My frig needs magnets!
ReplyDeletegreat smile and such nice lively brushwork!
ReplyDeleteI definitely use the grid method. Really helps. Good luck with the 30 day challenge. I'm doing it, too. I like this painting. I have a dog and I've seen this pose before! Great job capturing him in paint.
ReplyDeleteSweet painting! I am also hooked on Carol's grid method and Leslie's challenges. Your portraits are amazing. Hope I win a magnet of this cutie.
ReplyDelete@all - Thanks a lot for dropping by and for the encouraging comments !!
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