Jeez Louise. I knew it had been awhile since I have written a blog post but would never have guessed it has been 2 months! Yes, the holidays were in there but here it is Valentine's Day! It isn't because I have been slacking off. Well, possibly a little. I have had house guests as well.
But here I am with a commissioned painting that was finished up in the past week. It is not a normal pet portrait as it has a human in it which takes it out of the 'pet portrait' category, yet I don't want a new category as I don't want to be a portrait artist. This was commissioned by a friend as a gift to her sister for all the help and support she has provided during my friend's very long and trying divorce.
Her sister just lost her beloved dog and since she is mostly in shadow and a very simplified shape I decided to do this painting for her.
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| Hollie and Jill, 12x12, oil on linen panel |
My main goal was to capture the contentedness of the dog, Hollie. I believe I have caught that. My instructions were to focus on the dog, it supposedly to be a dog portrait. I ended up putting more into Jill than was expected just because I wanted to show the love from her to her dog. My friend is thrilled with the painting. I am gratified to have another happy client especially since she is a friend.
I will start playing catch up and posting more regularly again. Thanks for your patience.
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