I had been thinking about painting this piece since last summer, 2009. I took the photo of a friend's Golden Retriever, Riley, swimming in the Shenandoah River next to her home. I loved how the photograph came out, and was excited to start. I didn't start, maybe the idea had to brew in my mind for a while, before I could start it. I wanted to share the beginning stages of the painting, and eventually share the finished piece. I am painting in oils, on a 42"x30" cotton canvas. I want the one that is very yellow to dry a little more before I go back into it. Riley is a blond, Golden, so I want his light coat to glow against the dark greens of the river. I haven't posted anything on this blog before, so I look forward to doing more. I have been more involved with painting equines and landscapes, and decided with all my own dogs, and the many dogs belonging to friends, I have quite a group to use as models.
2 comments:
Looks interesting! Can't wait to see how it develops!
I, too, am interesting in seeing how this picture turns out. I started out in graphite and have graduated to pastel chalks and prismacolored pencils. I've been thinking about starting to paint, and am studying the way the background colors are built up to the final product.
Grammy from Country Corgis
P.S. The Mango Minster 2010 Badge on my sidebar is a Prismacolored Pencil drawing I did.
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