Watchful Eyes

Here is the finished painting. I carefully added the lighter colors of the wolf to bring it to life. This was the most time consuming part. I used white and cream to stroke in the hairs of the coat and tail. I added white over the blue of the snow. Questions or comments? Please email […]

I have continued to add more dark colors: black, sepia, blue, dark brown. The eyes are really glowing now and all thats left is to carefully add the lighter colors. Stay tuned for the finished picture.

This is Stage 2 of our wolf. I have begun to add the underlying colors of the fur. I have used lots of black, sepia, and warm browns. It is important to get the under colors dark enough so that when the lights are added they show up well. I also undercoated the snow with

This is the first stage of a new painting of a wolf curled up in the snow. I started it on medium gray velour paper and used black hard pastel that I sharpened to draw the image. I also added the eyes. I like to do the eyes first because then the animal is looking