Untitled in-process painting starring Grace, a luscious Chocolate Lab. This painting is 18" x 24" (a big un!), done in Golden Open Acrylics on Ampersand Gessobord.
You met Grace last month, when I painted several preparatory studies (one here, and the other here). My client and I agreed that this was the pose with the most personality, and I got out the big brushes today.
I'm showing you the early stage of Grace's almost lifesized portrait - it will take me a little more than a day to finish (although if I had my way, there'de be cerael for dinner so I could just keep painting through the night! darn it - why'd I have to thaw out a roast?).
Tomorrow the top 5 artists are advanced to Round Three of the Daily Painters competition, so this is your last chance to vote in Round Two: please vote 5 gold stars for Painting a Dog a Day and help me earn a membership in this prestigious group of artists: http://www.dailypainters.com/blog/contest. You are invited to share the link with your friends and family and encourage them to do the same.
Thanks, as always, for looking at - and sharing - my artwork and musings with your friends and family,
Kim
PS. PSST - Want to commission a portrait of your own? inquiries (sketches starting at $29, paintings at $209) may always come to me.
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Love this one! Like how you saw colours and planes. Fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThanks - I squint down a lot at my subjects, and they sort of dissolve into these planes. I find it easier to build their forms up this way than trying to carefully draw out all the details.
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