I finished the painting and used a lot of blue in the rocks. I like the idea of using compliments to the orange in the background. Well now it looks like the wolf is on blue drapery!! Otherwise I am really happy with him. I see another reworking of the rocks in the future of […]
Chetan Finished……..Well Almost…. Read More »
I finally have time to work some more on Chetan. I began to finish the right side of his face today. I noticed that the eye in shadow was too bright so I added darker colors to subdue it. Sometimes you like something so much( or I do anyway) that you don’t want to change
I have been working for several days on a new painting called “Sweet Dreams” of 2 wolf pups drifting off to sleep. When working on animals with so much hair the tendency to paint every hair is very strong (at least in me :)). I think the key to a good painting is to know
As I looked at the portrait of Chetan last nite, there was something about the eyes that didn’t seem quite right. I studied my reference photo and my painting and decided to make a few changes. I think it helped the painting. Then I decided to add some darks with Girault black and Rembrandt black
I have been working on the new Snow Leopard Workshop being held in February at my studio. We will be working on this fantastic cat pictured below .