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Sled dogs

Sled Dogs
I so enjoyed painting this sketch!
Oil, 12"x9", wrapped canvas
This summer my son and daughter in law took me
on quite the adventure!  A
helicopter ride to a glacier in Skageway, Alaska
and went dog sledding!  I recommend it!

Things to think about before I paint it

List
never ever let the eyes be too close together---
never let the eyes be too far apart!!
I actually have quite a list I think about that has
to do with everything from the attitude to the
notan, values, edges, color, depth, shapes, line,
temperature, anatomy, design.  Is there room
for something a little abstract
and...would I hang it on my wall?

I'm back... it's like starting over

I'm back and it does feel like starting over.  Which is ok
because what I really love about painting is just mixing
the buttery paint and putting it on the canvas!  These two
were good warm ups.  I think I'll go with the light values
in the top study.  Then finally move on!!

another practice sketch...

oil study #15, wrapped canvas, 9x12

15 of 30.... Baby Steps

I decided to make it a bird instead of a baby chick :-)

cleaned it up a little

should I make this bird a chick or a bird?

15 of 30 needs a name?

#15 of 30

brainstorming some portraits with animals

...studies for paintings...
My focus is really becoming attention to
color, but also line.  Because I love to draw
I'm always trying to figure out how to incorporate
the line into the oil painting.  Which probably
explains the ruff brush strokes.  As I finish up
this study and start the color I'll be looking
for ways to do that!

#14 of 30

#13

I want to do 30 of these, hopefully before January
which is the next 30 in 30!!  

#12 of 30 in 30..hands!

I bought 2 dozen canvases today!  They were
so cheap, 11$ for 8 canvases!  They really are
cheaply made.  There are little cuts here and there
in the canvas which is good to know!  I'll stick
with the quality panels I usually use once I get
these 30 done!  Doing this is such good practice!

#11 30 in 30 continued...

Because I compare the colors to the values

when I paint it, I redid this so I could try and

get them closer to what they should be.  A
secret problem I always have and have always
had is making my female portraits look like a man!
  I have no idea why I do this!

#10 of the 30 in 30 challenge continued

I'm actually painting these studies on big canvases!

It's kind of interesting!
Once I get the 30 done and or start painting serious
enough to sell paintings then I'll only post the studies
here and I'll post the ones for sale on the other.

#9 still doing 30

I'm really focusing on the skin tones right now!

last but not the last...30 in 30 September Challenge

#8 for the 30 in 30 September Challenge

4"x6"

#7 of the 30 in 30 September Challenge

Opinions!

Opinions
I painted this while listening to the Presidential
Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald
Trump!

another one to paint...