30 in 30 - Day 6

"Weimaraner II"

6" x 6"

oil on canvasboard

I take lots of photos of my dogs.  This is Bailey.  He was a little peeved that I kept 'snapping' away at him this particular day.  

I loved that look in his eyes of - 'Leave me alone - I'm trying to nap!'

I love how this turned out, it looks JUSSSTTT like him and his attitude.

Painted with a limited (for me) palette of cad red light, cad yellow light, ultramarine blue, yellow ochre, sap green, alizarin crimson, titanium white

and a little Liquin for a painting medium.  

I love the rich colors I am achieving.

This one is available for notecards, postcards 

and prints on Red Bubble click HERE.

Day 7 - I am on a roll !!  Already started the next one yesterday.

More dogs, stay tuned.

The 30 in 30 Challenge and 

Leslie Saeta's "Slices of Life" Blog  click HERE.

There are some wonderful paintings there - check it out!

A Painting of Pets

In the movie "Ghostbusters",  Bill Murray's character Dr. Peter Venkman adds that if they don't get rid of the ghosts there will be "human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together - mass hysteria!"  Well, that is the title of this painting ~ because off and on during the time I painted it, that line kept running through my head. 

"Dogs and Cats Living Together"

9" x 12"

oil on Raymar canvasboard
offered for sale in many print formats at REDBUBBLE here!

Original SOLD

Done from a photo borrowed FB photo, I loved the intense light streaming in from the front window onto the stairs where these two were enjoying the warm sunshine.  I bet I painted that cat 6 to 7 times...and I am still not sure it is right...but if you don't compare it to the photo, that cat is just fine!  It isn't a commission.

The effect was achieved with the sunlight and shadows that I wanted to convey.  At first, I took out the sliding glass door that you see through the background..but in doing so it left the painting unbalanced...so I simplified it, taking out the extraneous stuff that could be seen out the window and making it just a plain backyard.  I love artistic license!  This one kept me awake last night.  I really enjoyed painting it!  I am committed to taking a better photo of it, the wetness of the paint is showing in spots.