• 21 x 53 inches
• featuring 5 beloved pets
• wrap-around (the painting to extend around to the sides)
I'll post each new photo as the painting progresses just above the previous. Enjoy!
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| THE FINISHED PAINTING !!! |
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| For the most part, all The Kids are now finished. Just have to work on Jack & Abby's legs, as well as the entire foreground; The bottom side (underneath) of the painting is not yet done either. (3-9-14) |
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| Sutega's oil portrait is also finished. She is a beautiful Pit & Boxer mix. |
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| Cute little Tessa is now finished. Tessa is a Blue Healer (Australian Cattle dog). (3-5-14) |
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| Morgan's face is finished; Her body just needs a bit more touching up. The background & some of the foreground has been made more vivid too. (3-3-14) |
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| Now the kids have a bit more contrast & detail. Next step: to finish each. Morgan will lead the fun. (2-28-14) |
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| These, btw, are the main reference photos to be used for the panting. |
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| The background (area behind the 5 cuties) is finished.... maybe. (2-24-14) |
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| Now we're beginning to get somewhere... This is the second pass, painting in a bit more detail. (2-20-14) |
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| The first lay-in of some color, painted with oil paints thinned out only with paint thinner. (2-17-14) |
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| This is me (bad hair day, btw) penciling in the lines as they are projected onto the primed (w/gesso) canvas. (2-15-14) |
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| Canvas is now stretched and stapled in place. (2-10-14) |
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| Here it is, the bare bones of the painting: the deluxe stretcher bars w/cross braces @ 21" x 53" x 1.5"wide. (2-10-14) |
Wow it is ever so extra special to be able to watch instead of trying to imagine (a process that I have no experience in) a painting being born.
ReplyDeleteAnd having first hand experience of the emotional punch received when My painting of a single pet was delivered into my eager hands. I can in fact imagine the overwhelming JOY and choke up of a person receiving a painting of this scale encompassing a pack of Five !!!!!!
So now I am mega curious if this is an intact all alive pack or if they represent the succession of dogs in their lives ?
It made me start think about a mural of the dogs that have raised me the whole of my life. What a FUN Visualization !
Thank you for so much to enjoy via your sharing .
Your art Rocks !
admiringly,
Sherri Goldstein
Wow--TY Sherri! I have such fond memories of working w/you & painting your beloveds ...going back to 2007! Salute! ~puci
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