The final of Georgia
NEW Painting!
Just starting to work on another dog portrait of a lovely little dog named Georgia. Here is the image, and I have just now done my under painting and then will start sketching the painting and tomorrow will do the base painting and then we will see what happens. I will take some photos along the way and keep you updated.
Just did a couple of hours of doing a base painting, that is a painting of just color on a canvas. I do this because it seems to provide a look of light and seems to give life to the final.
The next step is a rough sketch in, I usually use a grid to get a base grid down, then I put the first painterly sketch down, and start to work the foreground and the background on this piece.
The second lay down of color was to tighten up composition. I find the painting still looks pretty dead till I do the rough of the eyes, at that point is when you will see Georgia’s little spark.
On my fourth visit to the canvas I worked on the eyes and giving volume to the face, I sit with it now and step back and look and meditate on the needs of the painting. The eyes are blown out in the photo and I have not met Georgia so I have to concentrate on how to convey the energy in the eyes. As usual I keep a very painterly stroke and I wrestle with detail and tightness and my very painterly style.
I finished Georgia. I had to have the owner send me more photos of Georgia’s eyes, the photo I had did not show something… I couldn’t put my finger on it but was very happy when the new photos arrived to give me an idea of Georgia’s precious personality.
I am very happy with the feeling of richness of the paint throughout the painting. It feels alive to me now that Georgia’s eyes have more life to them.
I meet Georgia as I dropped off the painting she is a rescue dog and would not come and greet me, I think I made her a bit upset. Her owner said the portrait represented when Georgia was quiet and calm and feeling very secure.
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Just mixing and painting.
Roughing out the painting.
4th visit to the canvas
The final of Georgia
You are beautiful and incredibly talented. I love you honey;)