Pug Pout WIP

Here is the next stage with colors that are closer to the subjects real life coloring. This is the point where I go in and make sure that my orignal drawing is correct. The next stage will to try and make it pop out 3-D....atleast hoping I do!

Pug Pout WIP

its is 7.5x9.5"
Here is my next doggie....I really liking the pet portrait thing.... he has such a stubborn look to his face I had to try my hand at him next! This is the underpainting on watercolor paper with colorfix primer ontop for "tooth". Watercolors for the blocking. Looks really strange at this stage, what I'm doing is laying down colors that with pop through the top pastel layers giving it another layer of opticle mixing.

Collie in the leaves WIP

Here is my third pass at getting the collie to sit pretty in the leaves. I changed the placement of both eyes our right alot higher. The mouth/tongue needed to get larger and move to the left. His back went higher to get him to be more solid in body. I'm still struggling along with him.

collie in the leaves

10x14"
Here is a Collie sitting in the fall leaves, depicting leaves is alot harder than I thought it would be. I really struggled with this trying to get the background to recede. I may go back in a fiddle with a few things, but I will let it sit a few days.

I see Blue springer spanial

10x9" pastel
Here is the finish! Im pleased with the outcome of this doggie portrait. The things adjusted this last time were.....his right ear alittle more out of focus to push that side of his face forward, his right pupil moved facing forward abit more...no crazy eyes for him.

I see blue springer spanial WIP

Here is the 3rd stage a few things were correct....eyes/top of head and then details put in. Alittle more refining to go without loosing the stroke details.

I see blue springer spanial WIP

The first ruffed in stage of pastel

I see blue springer spanial WIP

this is the underpainting done on watercolor paper that is primed with colorfix primer. Then I painted it with watercolor paint but it must have been too thick as it ate up some of the tooth of the paper. So I put another layer of of clear primer over the top...but alittle too soon it wasn't quite dried yet. but still manageable.

I see Blue springer spanial

this is a dbl WIP on my easil. On the left springer spanial on the right sheltie. I show this because this is how I usually have paintings that Im working on at the moment. If I get tired of one, I will move over and work on the other.

Poppies in the field

This is my answer to the flowers in the wind painting from last week. I was hoping to incooperate some background to a closeup of flowers. 8x10 pastel

Daisys in the field

Another flower in grass painting, I'm on a roll! 10.5x13.5 pastel

Cherries in Sunlight

Here is the finish I think unless I notice something else later. Im happy with this one, its bright and cheery.

flowers in the wind

After getting inspiration from Adriana Meiss' flowers, I thought I would get wild with a field of them. Flowers are coming along easier as I practice painting them. This is the 3rd one I have done if you don't count the little bitty ones on "the field of green" I did last. I used my light blue tint panpastel on the sky after I did my intial wet underpainting. I'm still unsure of them.

This is a great photo from the ref lib on wetcanvas. It's a 10.5x13.5, but not sure if I should crop it.

field

This is a painting from a photo my mom took on her trip to Europe...driving by on a bus. It had a wooden fence in the forground but it fought with the composition so i wipped it out. Mom took alot of photos, so I'll probably be painting some more of her trip.

pastel 8x10

man of the cloth

this is a challange portrait from Wetcanvas.com, so i had a go at it. Its 13.5x10.5 pastel on colorfix primed watercolor paper.
I'm reasonably happy with it, it appears to look like the subject.

Zinnias in a Vase

Finished i think, i like the blue/green background with hints of purple showing through.
8x10" Pastel

Zinnias in a Vase WIP

Here is my 2nd stage pulling colors that are local. I see that I need to fix up the base of the vase. I'm liking it at this stage.

Zinnias in a vase WIP

Went for Flowers this time...I have never felt comfortable with them before. But it is a beautiful setup. This is my underpainting.
8x10" wet pastel underpainting on colorfix primer.

Cherries in sunlight WIP

Alittle more cleaned up, bringing greens into the background window. I like the glowing light on it, hope to keep that going!

cherries in sunlight WIP

Cherries in sunlight reminds of the summer......
I am on a roll with still life subjects...namely fruit :) and in bowls :)
This is an underpainting of Rembrandts and painting with water to allow for more layer of dry pastel later on. Messy looking isn't it?
8x10"

Apples in a Blue Bowl

This is a follow up to "pears in a bowl" painting. This is painted from a still life on my desk. 8x10

Rockport Harbor

Here is the finish to this piece. I generally straightened up some lines and darkened up a few areas.

Rockport Harbor WIP

Here is an update to my WIP Rockport Harbor. I have deepended shadows and started to create some depth into it. The left side of the barn got fixed up as soon as i saw the photo ...leaning a bit too much! I added the masts to the boats and will sit on it a little more tonight

10.5x13.5"

3 pears in a Bowl

10.5x9 Pastel
This is part of a Pastel Challange....do you think the 3 pears are shocked the 4th is just standing there?

Rainy Night 42nd Street

This was done as part of a lesson with a young art friend. To teach her how to use underpaintings of wet pastel and then dry pastel as the finish.
8.5x10.5 on colorfix primed watercolor paper