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Painting Bella, A Black Dog, Part Two

Painting Bella, A Black Dog, Part Two

by | Jun 15, 2017 | Blog

Painting Bella, A Black Dog, Part Two It’s been awhile since my last post as I’ve been away–but now I’m back in the studio. I continued to develop my portrait of Bella by refining the darks and lights, and building up the paint. I often like to...
Painting A Black Dog From A Dark Photo

Painting A Black Dog From A Dark Photo

by | Apr 28, 2017 | Blog

Painting A Black Dog From A Dark Photo I was asked to create a portrait of Bella, a medium-size black lab mix. The painting shown is my first stage rough underpainting. One of the challenges (as it is with any black animal) is that in the reference photos, a lot of...