At the same time I was commissioned
to do Many Years Together, my client
requested this portrait of her
husband's favorite dog, Smokey, who
had passed away some years before. I
can't tell you how intimidated I was
to paint all that fur! I had no clue, no
experience with animal portraiture at
all. I decided to do it as I would any
other portrait - paint it upside down.
I do this to help me forget I'm
painting a face and concentrate on
the shapes and colors within the
image. I knew I had done well when I
had the pictures I took of the painting
developed and the guy at the counter
asked if it was a picture of my dog ...
he thought it was a real dog! He
didn't believe me when I said it was a
painting. The client also told me it
brought tears to her husband's eyes
when he saw it.
to do Many Years Together, my client
requested this portrait of her
husband's favorite dog, Smokey, who
had passed away some years before. I
can't tell you how intimidated I was
to paint all that fur! I had no clue, no
experience with animal portraiture at
all. I decided to do it as I would any
other portrait - paint it upside down.
I do this to help me forget I'm
painting a face and concentrate on
the shapes and colors within the
image. I knew I had done well when I
had the pictures I took of the painting
developed and the guy at the counter
asked if it was a picture of my dog ...
he thought it was a real dog! He
didn't believe me when I said it was a
painting. The client also told me it
brought tears to her husband's eyes
when he saw it.
Smokey
Watercolor 18" x 18"
Watercolor 18" x 18"
Commissioned Portrait -
Private Collection
Private Collection
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