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LIVE PET PORTRAIT DEMONSTRATION, Part Two

 

This little painting is one of my most popular images for reproductions. I love the sauciness of her! She's a great example of brushwork and color, both topics I'm going into deeply with the second session of the pet portraiture demo, which airs live Monday, May 24th at 7pm.



Above, the demonstration paintings from Part One. In this session we discussed in great detail concept development, client communication, and reference photo selection. We also addressed substrates, palette management aspects, and got an underpainting down along with the initial block in of Bean. If you wish to catch up, you can watch the session on demand. Full details are here.

And just like that, we are onto Part Two!! continuing right where we left off, I'll explain how I layer my gestural marks, my choice of color, how I mix said color, and a special focus on the importance of the animal's gaze. My goal is to bring at least Beanie's face to completion, and to tie up/summarize the demonstration aspect of this particular painting.

Pegret Harrison is returning as our moderator, and she'll make sure your questions all get answered in real time.

This will unfold on Monday, May 24th at 7pm eastern. The event is happening via zoom, and you must reserve a seat.

These sessions are designed for the artist who's wanting to level up their understanding of color, gesture, and that elusive quality of painting a personality (in addition to the likeness). Come take advantage of my 20 years of pet portraiture experience - pick my brain, watch me work, and leave inspired!!

The live session is limited to 100 digital seats and affordably priced at $25. The entire event will be recorded and available for on-demand streaming approximately 48 hours after air time.

More information is here. I sure hope to get to paint for you on Monday!

Thanks for following along on my painting journey,
Be well,
Fondly, Kim

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