This shaggy girl is ready for a good grooming! To me she is just adorable as is! Different strokes for different folks, so they say…but she certainly was more fun to paint this way ( =
In case you cannot tell, she is facing back over her left shoulder with just a tiny bit of nose showing through all those curls.
This is another pet portrait in my series. I’m just trying to practice up on my dogs right now. They always seem so fun to do. This particular shot looks so sad, but as most pet owners know, looks can be very deceiving. Although some breeds definitely seem to literally smile, some do not.
Dog’s can be so amusing and entertaining! This one looks a bit sad, but certainly more than willing to do whatever the master wants. Actually there are many dogs that thrive on this kind of stuff, you know, playing dress up etc.
I had a German Shorthair Pointer several years ago. She was a wonderful dog. So smart and willing to learn and please. They are great dogs!
I would like to mention here too, that the underpainting process is very helpful in these animal portraits. Sometimes one may want to be freer, but in general, it is very helpful to get proportions right early on.
Personally, I think Pitbulls are beautiful dogs! I just love to paint them! They are a very handsome breed, if nothing more. I just loved the way the warm sunlight gave this guys coat a real glow. And his green eyes were just so sweet.
This is a 7×5 oil painting for my little sister of her dog Bindi. I am seriously considering doing pet portraits for a while. When I started out drawing as a kid, all I wanted to draw were horses. My love for animals has not changed, nor has my enjoyment in painting them. It is fun to capture their unique expressions. It is also a real pleasure to see their owner’s reaction to the picture when finished. So although I love landscapes and trees, I think I am going to take a side road ( = and do some animals for a while. Perhaps I will do both, but we shall see what kind of response I get.
I thought I would show another example of an Underpainting, because when I first started painting I couldn’t get enough information about the different ways that people choose to paint. I enjoy seeing how other people paint…it gives me ideas and may lead to better things. It’s good for us to know that there is not just one way to do things. Rather there are a vast number of ways to do the same thing! I think this is very helpful to know. Actually, I think this little painting is the very first time that I tried doing an Underpainting. You can see just how much detail I included in the early stages.
I’m sure this may be old news to many people, but I can remember how fascinated that I was with it early on. So I wanted to do a few posts to show any beginners how they might try it.
Art with my Coffee 