Ah! Done! Skye’s owner, Leslie, told me that Skye likes to really MOVE, treating the yard like a Nascar track. Her (further) use of race car terminology tipped me that she’s a fan (I hope I got that right!) The reference photo is a stark stare, eyeballs ready to pop out of her head, she’s … Read More “Portrait Marathon update: Skye DONE!”
Okay, so if this was a dance marathon, I’d have fallen asleep on my feet and been disqualified! I did take most of the weekend off. But, I’m back on my feet now, goosed up with the acceptable coffee dose, and ready to hit the dance floor again! Stay tuned for the final product, coming … Read More “Skye update”
I’m being quiet about Skye because … I’m hoping to make the final product have a little surprise in it for Leslie. Unfortunately, I have made it a little harder for myself, so it’s a little slower going. But stay tuned. When it’s all done, I’ll make a post with plenty of progress pics and … Read More “Portrait Marathon update: Skye progress”
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?”
Whew!! Phoenix is finished, and I’m quite pleased with how he turned out. I’m impatiently waiting for it to dry enough so I can scan it to show you. *drumming fingers**checking dryness, checking time, adding 3 hours for the east coast**drumming fingers some more**checking dryness, huffing in frustration, and going to get a beer**squinting at … Read More “Portrait Marathon update: Phoenix is Done!”
Before I get on with it, I just wanted to let you know that the finished portraits have their own gallery page on my website. Okey dokey. When we last met, Phoenix was in a lovely, watery blue period. The scary part is then doing something that might wreck it, or at least send it … Read More “portrait Marathon update: Phoenix progress – The Scary Phase”
I had to salvage a website that went down in flames today, which set me back. But Phoenix rises from the ashes! All cool blues (for the moment). Looks like Delft, don’t you think? I really almost hate to go past this point, it’s so pretty. But, the final product should be worth it. Maybe … Read More “portrait Marathon update: Phoenix progress – The Blue Phase”
Some folks have expressed interest in the progress pictures, which I didn’t post for Quilty. So, we’ll go backwards in time here to get a look at how she ended up done. Here’s the reference photo: I have to start these by cropping the photo down to fill as much of the canvas as I … Read More “Portrait Marathon update: Quilty progress (going backwards in time)”
