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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Sisters... Sisters... :)
"Sisters....Sisters" Mixed media ~ 8 x 8 ~ on paper
Ali and KT both want the same toy, but neither seem all that interested in a struggle for it. My aunt sent me the photo that I used for this painting... It made me laugh...their noses are squished together...
I like the pose so much that I'll probably do it a few times with different backgrounds. I started with all watercolor...then added sepia ink....then added acrylic around the dogs. I love the negative shape at the bottom of the paper....
It takes me a while to get in a painting "zone" after an absence...One thing I've learned though... Just paint...Just plod along and paint. It's awkward, and full of stops and starts...but after a few days I should be back in the swing of things.
I like this one, you can almost hear their low growls, when they are just "play-fighting". Cute to see them nose to nose!
ReplyDeleteWonder if the dog on the left should have just a bit of his/her left front leg showing, even if it isn't in the reference photo....either way it's great, especially for dog lovers.
Hi Debra!
ReplyDeleteI contemplated just that...and decided not to, in this one... Maybe a bad decision on my part. Or laziness. :) Actually, there is a lot I don't like about this particular painting... I'll change the "thing" in the mouths too. i was thinking cheezeburger. :)
What i do like is the shape the dogs make together...
That's one good thing about doing something over and over on a small scale... You can work out all these glitches.
I'm feeling rusty with my painting.. and it's only been a short time away!
Thanks for commenting!
Lauren,
ReplyDeleteThanks for being so gracious about my comment....after I wrote it, I felt terrible,I thought, Good Grief, Lauren is 100 times better than I am now, or may ever be....!!
Yeah, I wasn't sure about the toy they were fighting over, but still.....you have definitely captured that moment between the 2 dogs!
(everything else is just nitpicking!)
I really enjoy the diversity of your work.
Debra...
ReplyDeleteLOL... I have very thick skin...AND, i happen to agree with you. :)
I am considering a blog post about posting your "dogs"....why I think it's good... (though i know most would disagree with me)