I don’t even know what project to take up! Niccolo & MaeBellaWork in progress. Acrylic on panel. 16″ x 20″©Xan Blackburn 2011 I’ve got two paintings currently in process; Fluffy, and Niccolo and MaeBella (yikes! that’s colorful!) I got stalled out on N&M two whole years ago, when I ran out of technique, and my … Read More “Decisions! Decisions!”
What can I say? I was hungry! Anyway, I wanted to talk a bit about how Harry’s portrait evolved. I had a brave idea last night as I was going to sleep, to push the warm, even red, into Harry, while keeping the background all in blues. Red is scary. It’s a very powerful color. … Read More “Harry’s development, which I forgot to post about!”
Nancy’s Harry, staring with full attention out over the waters. This was his first time at Dewey, as a fairly recent adoption. His world was still revealing new things to him at every moment, at every turn, on every walk. I’m always amazed at how well greyhounds hold up at Dewey (Greyhounds Reach the Beach … Read More “Portrait Marathon update: Harry DONE”
Nancy’s Harry, a handsome black greyhound with a roman nose and toothy underbite, is up next. We had some trouble to come up with a good reference photo, but she just sent me a wonderful one of him at Dewey Beach, DE, looking out over the waves. I think I can make that work, so … Read More “Portrait Marathon: Who’s next?”
Yeah, so, if you’re coming to Dewey, first of all, make sure you come see me/us. Second of all, come on Monday and bring a hole punch. Tuesday at the latest! 😀 Oh, well. I guess I should probably plan on finding one between here and there for my self, huh? Fine. I have to … Read More “Bring me … a HOLE PUNCH!”