Fall Portrait Marathon, Cosmo I’m going to try to remember to take more scans along the way for Cosmo’s portrait, and write a bit about each stage as I go. Cosmo – work in progress5″ x 5″ acrylic on canvas©Xan Blackburn 2012 So, with the washy start from our last look as a starting place, most … Read More “FPM #10: Cosmo progresses”
Cosmoall rights reserved Fall Portrait Marathon, Cosmo Cosmo the cat chose his family by befriending every person, dog and cat in the house, and then just walking in the door for good one winter day. A sweet and congenial guy, his people are still missing his gentle presence since his passing 3 years ago. We … Read More “FPM #10: Cosmo kitty”
Sammi – work in progress5″ x 5″ acrylic on canvas©Xan Blackburn 2012 Fall Portrait Marathon, Sammi Sammi’s portrait wrapped up pretty quickly. While I wait for it to dry enough to scan, I’ll show you this intermediate version. Some of the “magic” white glazing has gone in, and is particularly visible on the tongue here. … Read More “FPM #9: Sammi is done!”
Sammi – work in progress5″ x 5″ acrylic on canvas©Xan Blackburn 2012 Fall Portrait Marathon, Sammi Sammi’s portrait is zipping along now. Even though he’s such a subtle guy (except for his exuberant personality, of course!), some truly deep darks are necessary to make his light face have dimension, to POP it out of the … Read More “FPM #9: Sunny Sammi begins to pop”
Sammi – work in progress5″ x 5″ acrylic on canvas©Xan Blackburn 2012 Sammi was a happy guy! According to his human, Sammi came to them as an 11.5 year old bounce, wobbly and with a “slight fecal incontinence”. He was a sweet ol’ guy, but had no problem telling his humans he was in want … Read More “FPM #9: Sunny Sammi!”
Fall Portrait Marathon, Emmet! EmmetAcrylic on canvas, 5″ x 5″©Xan Blackburn 2012 Well, I almost never totally leave a painting alone even after I’ve told you it’s done, but we’re at that stage with Emmet now. I’ve grown very fond of his little wrinkled brow and arrow-shaped face, but we’ll be saying farewell soon.…Case in … Read More “FPM #8: Emmet is done. Probably…”
Emmet – work in progressAcrylic on canvas, 5″ x 5″©Xan Blackburn 2012 Fall Portrait Marathon, Emmet!Emmet is really coming along nicely. He got another wash of diluted red, which doesn’t look so weird now, but seemed very sun-burn-ish when I first looked at it. Lots of layering of shading and color has gone on. See … Read More “FPM #8: Emmet stage 3”
Fall Portrait Marathon, Emmet! Emmet – work in progressAcrylic on canvas, 5″ x 5″©Xan Blackburn 2012 Little Emmet still seems to be scowling, but that will be resolved right at the end. In looking at the painting this morning, it was clear to me that the underpainting was really not done. The darks were nowhere near … Read More “FPM #8: Emmet gets some color”
Emmet sharing the love Fall Portrait Marathon, Emmet! My dear friend Merann is a woman who looo-oooves her pets! She has 3 greyhounds as well as a bunch (how many is it now?) of cats. Her Cornish Rex, Emmet, is a special guy. He had his claws removed in a previous home, and suffered great … Read More “FPM #8: Emmet the nekkid Cornish Rex”
Matt5″ x 5″, Acrylic on canvas©Xan Blackburn 2012 Fall Portrait Marathon, Painting #7: Matt Matt’s painting finished up in one sustained burst, and I didn’t get any more progress pics for you. Sorry about that! We left off here. One of the first things I did when I picked my brushes back up was … Read More “FPM: Matt is Done!”
