I've been having a lot of fun playing with my oil paints. Between commissioned pastel paintings I decided to take a break and do something outside of my regular activities.
It was Drew's birthday so I decided to do an oil painting of him. I have not painted a dog in oil since 1992 - 18 years - so it was kinda fun and kinda scary to see what would happen.
Here are the results. Painting in pastel has really allowed me to develop some skills that flowed over to my oil painting. It was interesting to see how many things were "changeable" with a wet medium. With pastel - there are only so many changes that can be made so it is important that each stroke be accurate. I absolutely love painting with a palette knife so all the reeds are done with the knife and not a brush.
Hope you like the painting - and Happy Birthday Drew!!
If you are interested in commissioning me to paint your pet - please go to my website for more information or click here!
Dawn Secord
website: http://www.dawnsecord.com/
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