Thursday, July 23, 2009

Irresistible Inspiration ...

a new Bailey portrait in progress ...


Here's a new one of Bailey. I've started it off with a tonalist method, using only mars black and titanium white for the initial stage. Then I’ll layer on some color glazes and develop it that way. I think her head is looking a little too big, or maybe her paws aren’t quite big enough, but I’ll fix that as I go along.

When I walked in my studio/office yesterday morning and saw Bailey relaxing there on my desk I saw the finished painting in my mind along with the obvious title, and I couldn’t resist. So instead of the larger landscape I had planned, I started this one.

And the title?

Yep, you guessed it ...

Cat and Mouse

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