 
IN PROCESS: "Gettin' Jiggy"," 11" x 16", portrait of a mixed breed dog playing in shallow waters, done in acrylic on museum quality panel, $609 (when finished, which should be tomorrow). Is this one yours? I can make it happen - just let me know!
I went to a painting demonstration last nite , and as a consequence spent today working more slowly, carefully considering each brushmark and analyzing color decisions.
The dog's local color (orange-yellow) + reflected color (yellow) + light temperature (yellow) = lots of yellow, and yet I want to add pinks and oranges and buffs in there too. But yellow is good, especially Indian Yellow, which I've used about a half tube of in this painting so far.
And then if the light is warm, like the noon sun, shadows are cooler. Which means more blue in the shadows, but only a cooler blue - none of those cyans and turquoise's I've been loving lately. But my water's yellow, and in theory that's my local color and then the dog's reflected color (orange yellow) gets factored in, so do two warmer yellows overrule that cool shadow rule? I'm auditioning that splash of phtalo blue there under her paw..... I think it does need to be cooler, like a prussian blue perhaps.....
I feel as though I know nothing about painting.
Which is good. Because that's when the breakthroughs happen!
Kim, who is pretty confused right now but still thinks playing artist is far better than a desk job
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The cover of "A Dog Named Blue," now available from Blurb publishers. When I first painted Amelia I never imagined that she would be re-christened "Blue" and inspire a book. In her defense, Amelia had a number of other partners in crime - animals who's portraits seemed to fall into a specific color category and prompt color-centric names. In typical ADD fashion, my brain started spinning 100mph. What if I turned those muses' paintings into a picture book for animal loving kids? I shared my idea with three friends in the industry, and they eagerly offered their expertise. I am truly indebted to them. Illustrator and author Matt Faulkner and children's book author and literacy expert Kristen Remenar edited an early version of the draft. They suggested key plot/conceptual changes that made it oodles better. Designer Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson worked her magic, pairing the images with perfectly color...
J'ai hâte de voir l'évolution de votre peinture... Elle est déjà remplie de joie.
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Martine, thank you - you are always so diligent and generous with your comments!! Happy painting!
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