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'Waiting for Dinner' 7"X10" Acrylic on 140lb cold press watercolour paper |
Paint is pretty thin in spots, you can see some paper with no paint and quite a bit of transparent red iron oxide that I used for a 'first' layer. Could I have done more - probably....maybe...but this is where I choose to stop. And our dogs were waiting for dinner! She is quite different from yesterday's pup.
Good decision! Love her and all the bits of orange :)The colorful, "dirty" whites :)
ReplyDeleteHad to practice huge restraint......but the dogs were waiting and my husband had our dinner ready! Felt good to do less - I should have asked sooner - but do you struggle with this at times too? And if so what do you do? Thanks so much Sheila
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful eyes!And great light in this painting as if the dog was partly in sunlight.
ReplyDeleteThank you Martine - I am finding with the dogs that the eyes can make it or break it!
DeleteI affirm your stopping point! Such softnesses, and loose definition, and gentle but unmistakable suggestion. wow. The red iron oxide adds punch, contrast, and, on this pooch's face, the engaging question of not knowing quite what I'm seeing (did she get into the Spaghettio's while you were pouring dry dog food?!). The direct gaze of those eyes in combination with the faint but visible sketch marks speak to me of the vast interior life and soul of this creature.
ReplyDeleteThank you Dotty! Do they still make Spaghettio's ?! This is pretty much the gaze our two use on us when meal time arrives - and they don't like to be kept waiting. Red iron oxide is a strong colour but it can add such richness to a painting - mixing it with phthalo blue and phthalo green makes the most incredible rich dark - you will never use black out of a tube again!
DeleteLove the loose unfinished look. Fresh! Love the mix of oranges and blues, and those eyes!
ReplyDeleteHi Carol - so glad you like her - I need to do a hundred more!!
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