I finally have a break in my schedule and have had time to paint my favorite subject-wolves. It has been awhile since I have had time to paint a painting “just for me”. This wolf will eventually be white when finished, but I need to add adequate layers of colors underneath to support the beautiful …
I finished the painting today. Since most of the animal was finished previously the only thing left to complete was to finish the snow. I darkened the background with a dark blue and a violet. I am very happy with the results.
Today I worked on the fur of the wolf. After establishing a colorful, dark base , I began to add the hair on the wolf . I used a pale off white, grey, black(for darker hair), dark brown and white for the brightest lights. I also put some white on his nose to simulate snow. I …
I started this painting on a piece of blue velour that I had not used before. As it turned out, it was not a good grade of paper. As I started to put pastel down, problems began…the paper was scratchy and the pastel didn’t lay down well. On top of that, the browns I used looked …
I am so pleased to announce that my painting “Quiet Confidence” has been produced as a needlework kit by Dyan Allaire of Kustom Kraft called “Falls Coming”. You can also find it at Herrschners. There are others that will be coming later. Enjoy!