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| 10/07/2007 12:39 PM |
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hiya peeps! hope everyone is healthy and working hard!...
i have been a bit busy, trying to finish up some paintings and then i had to create four new shirts, fish shirts...
and now i am working on winston...a chocolate English standard lab...
two years old..incredible presence and calmness, fabulous animal
limited palette right now but i will be adding much more details and color...this is on a 16x20 stretched canvas..
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Kim
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| 10/07/2007 7:22 PM |
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Wow! This is going to be awesome (to no surprise)  . I look forward to observing the progress. |
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vikingwife
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| 10/08/2007 7:35 AM |
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Hi OWS!!!
Good to see ya back! This looks great so far.....can't wait to see it when it is finished
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connie
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| 10/08/2007 12:37 PM |
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I feel -
This is incredible just as it is,
Maybe just a 'touch' more work on the nose,
whatever is on the neck (collar?) forget it -
keeping it simple,
even worked back from the feet and legs -
it is just beautiful
However with your expertise you know that.
The softness, colors, and simplicity, with just his eyes
says it all - 'Incredible Presence and Calmness of Spirit.
(awareness and attentive love)
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one who sees
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| 10/08/2007 2:29 PM |
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third times a charm...ehhhhh i hope!...i am having trouble trying to update winston!
thank you all for the positive feedback! muchly appreciated...i am really enjoy this beautiful animal soooooits really not work...shsssssssh..
i had opted not to put in his choke chain, but i did keep the worn leather collar, a nice muted red, i thought it might add to the color in the painting...
normally i dont put em in, leaving the animal more freee...but this dog adores his people so its more a pride of ownership for winston! this dog? rides in a side car with goggles on too...lol... |
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connie
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| 10/08/2007 4:26 PM |
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I would love to see him with his googles on.
Your first image had a softness and brighter light around Winston
that I loved the feel and color of. |
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vikingwife
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| 10/08/2007 4:38 PM |
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Goggles!? What a riot! I'd love to see a picture of that! I agree with Connie.....I'd darken up the nose just a little bit and then call it done. I really love that warm background. Beautiful work!
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Snowartist
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| 10/08/2007 11:06 PM |
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Beautiful ,, I love the color, the glow behind him is nice. You really captured his soul! Good job!
(The only time I feel alive, is when i"m painting,,, Vincent Van Gogh) |
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one who sees
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| 10/10/2007 8:37 AM |
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well this is resize number four! i hope this posts this time!
a bit more color work the last few days....and value work....but he is coming along, and my customer is pleased, i gave her a peek yesterday... |
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~I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it~
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one who sees
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| 10/10/2007 8:38 AM |
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| he is a bit darker than what is showing..hes pretty wet this morning when i took this shot...sorry~ |
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~I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it~
Vincent Van Gogh
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Jim
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| 10/11/2007 8:06 PM |
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Fantastic painting! Your work is so smooth.
What a face! Thanks for taking the time to show
us the steps.
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scootergirl
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| 10/13/2007 8:21 PM |
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| I am proud of you Betts, this is with out a doubt the best piece of work I have seen you do up to now, and you have done some incredible work...I am happy to have you as my personal Mentor...yup I most surely am. |
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one who sees
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| 10/14/2007 7:47 AM |
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morning!....aw scoot thank you so much... your such a sweet pea!...ya touched my heart this fine cold morning up here in the north!...
and another big ole thank you for all my fellow artists that have said such kind things here.....
winston is nearly done...i will take a hard look at him tomorrow, and touch and dab where its needed and then sign hm....
i slipped a frame on him just to see how the color looks, i will offer it to my customer if she likes the match, if you would like to see him framed, cause if i tried to post it here, the site would force me to make winston far toooo small to see!.....so in the gallery section of my site, go to works in progress and if you wish you can see him in the frame, eh..and let me know how ya feel about the match!....
there are always paintings that you just dont want to end....you figure okay i will just paint him again and again...and winston is one of these..just like when i finished ~clan mother~...i just didnt want the painting to be finished so i could enjoy the work... |
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jbmerrill
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| 10/14/2007 7:47 AM |
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| I had a Chocolate Lab as a boy, her name was Candice. Of course we called her Candy. I assume you'll focus on the face and leave the rest a little "dreamy"? Nice work OWS. Love the nose! |
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If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. -van Gogh
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one who sees
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| 10/14/2007 7:49 AM |
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| cripes its hard to get the digi to show the exact color...but i tried to lighten it a bit so ya could see better, unlike the last post that was a bit dull and dark....i cant win! LOLOL.....he is a tiny bit more muted than what is showing here...sorry! |
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one who sees
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| 10/14/2007 7:53 AM |
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morning jim!
yep exactly......its how i really enjoy painting...finding that focal point and snagging the viewers eye..
letting the rest softly fade out...
its so funny, like everything in life, each dog has a different face....and winstons face is just so handsome...when i was researching i found that like people? there are some odd looking faces in the dog world too!...lolol... |
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Vincent Van Gogh
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Kim
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| 10/15/2007 1:01 PM |
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Beautiful! I give it a standing ovation.
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one who sees
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| 10/15/2007 6:39 PM |
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| thanks kim! muchly appreciated...i will be sitting at the easel with winston tomorrow in the wee hours to try and finish him up!....hopefully i will have an update tomorrow.....eh...maybe the last? not sure we shall see!!! |
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~I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it~
Vincent Van Gogh
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richard
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| 10/16/2007 10:09 PM |
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| I like it the way it is. |
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klippie
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| 10/17/2007 1:11 AM |
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stunning
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