"Little Man Mirk," a painted sketch, of a rescued corgi mix. This image is approximately 4" or so, roughly centered on a piece of multimedia artists paper. I think this piece is sold, but if you are interested, let me know!! I've got lots of emails to answer today, so will keep this post short and sweet, just like our little man above. Happy weekend!! Thanks, as always, for looking at and sharing my artwork, Kim |
“Katie’s Moustache,” 6x12, pet portrait in acrylic on canvasboard, $90. Inquiries to ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com . One glimpse of Katie’s face, and I was hooked. Not only did she fall into my beloved “black & white” category, but she came with a full moustache and doe-like eyes. I first covered the canvas with a variety of blues and purples, using a (mixed) light green and pink for the highlights. (Right now my palette has been expanded to include the following: pthalo blue red, azurite hue, cad red dark, alizarine crimson, cad yellow dark, and then for graying/hazing out I use light green yellow and ultramarine purple.) I lighten with titanium white and darken with one of the blues and a touch of one of the reds. As a side note, at this time last year I was really struggling with my limited palette (I went from about 60 pots of paint to 3), but I have lived the benefits – I am so much more familiar with what I can mix given just this handful of colors. My paintings are also m...
I LOVE your dog art!
ReplyDeletethanks so much, Joni!
ReplyDeleteAll you (and I mean you specifically because not just anyone can do it so well) really need to tell a story is the eyes. I love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ruca. A little wiggley butt helps, too, but you can sorta see it in Mirk's eyes..... :)
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