Bailey and Muggsy, acrylic on canvasI finished a double portrait of Bailey and Muggsy, two pugs, last week for my step-aerobics friend at the YMCA, Penny. It's a birthday present to her sister in Miami. Working from a black and white photo was a bit of a challenge, but she brought me a couple of color photos to give me some idea of their coloring. I wasn't sure if I had captured everything correctly, but was relieved when both Penny and her sister said they "loved it." To tell you the truth, I kind of fell in love with the rascals myself and grew attached to their distinguished, almost human-like features.
I have a make-up painting class at the Maitland Art Center tonight and Jerry and I also volunteered to put in some time their for their PARTcipation fund-raising event tonight. We've never been to one, but should be interesting to see the art being offered at the silent auction.
I have a make-up painting class at the Maitland Art Center tonight and Jerry and I also volunteered to put in some time their for their PARTcipation fund-raising event tonight. We've never been to one, but should be interesting to see the art being offered at the silent auction.
4 comments:
great job! funny- i always start my animals from black & white photos to be sure i get the tones right. but then, i don't paint them in "real" colors, either.
Wonderful job. Thanks again, Gayle. The colors are perfect and my sister loves the portrait.
Like the pugs ... what a nice birthday present!
Thanks for all the comments. I definitely enjoyed working on Muggsy and Bailey. Your idea, Marianne, of working from B & W photos to get the tones right before adding color fits in with my current grisaille project at Maitland Art Center. I didn't think to convert my reference Van Dyke or Velasquez paintings to B & W before doing the grisaille underpainting, but I'm going to do that on my next project. It should make it easier to differentiate the tones.
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