Saturday, January 19, 2008

Corgies, II (Baby Tux and Spook)


I have been painting more and more canine (dog) portraits and love them! These two adorable Corgies are owned by some close friends. We set them up in the grass one warm afternoon and they just posed away for the camera.

My only plan in this painting was the choice of a bright cheerful palette and a brush stroke that would enhance their fun coats. Of course all those swirls came easy for me. I painted most of it in one session as it was a reasonable size canvas and addictive to my eye.

This painting was donated for auction to aid a traveling jump crew member battling brain cancer. He has a young family and he's quite young himself. I will have to check for his name. Last I heard he was doing better. My thoughts and prayers to them...

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