This is a painting I just finished for a client. Her name is Molly, and she is a beloved family member. The green faceless frog to her right is her favorite toy - hence, the lack of facial features that she has lovingly, I'm sure, removed. It was a really fun painting, one of those that nearly painted itself. Just for fun, I've also attached the photo I worked from. You can see the black lines at the bottom of the photo where I'm adding in the rest of her face just for a better composition. Also, I changed her body entirely to make for a cuter composition and "story." So, as you can see, I work closely, but not slavishly, with photos. Creativity must be a strong component of artwork. Otherwise, it wouldn't be art, would it?
I'm currently working on two more commissioned paintings for a client of her two sweeties, a weimaraner named Henry and a Rhodesian ridgeback (one of my favorite breeds as I've had two myself), named Matilda. I'll try to include their photos and maybe some interim shots of the paintings, too, just so you (and I)can see my painting process. (I just know there's some sort of method to my painting style if I record the process often enough!)
Regarding my recent move - obviously, off the subject of this post and even of this blog - but I just want to talk about it a little, anyway. I'll do so in the next post.
