And last for today -- but definitely not least!! - is this German Shepherd painting I did just two days ago. Now, I feel that I'm really starting to change. I feel that I captured the "shepherdness" of this dog (her name is Zoey, and I'm doing another painting of her as a commission for her mom) but gave her a lot, lot more life than many of my more serious paintings had (in my opinion), and yet with the bright background, gave her some playfulness, too, without taking away from her beauty at all. Again, this painting makes me smile. I would hang this one in my living room even if I didn't have a German shepherd, just because I like the looks of the painting. That's a good thing. I like this direction. I dooooooo hope I keep it up (fingers crossed -- much too tightly!).
I'm currently working on a really, really hard painting: a brindle pug. I've had a few pretty good paintings over the past few ones, and now I'm nervous. Can I keep up the momentum of change? Or will I choke? Seriously, this becoming the best painting I can is the hardest endeavor I've ever, ever taken on in my whole life -- and I've taken on some doozy challenges, I promise you. They all pale in comparison to this one.
What do you think about my new direction?
