This beautiful pet portrait is of Sophie, a super sweet Yorkie living in Louisiana. The colors naturally appearing in her fur allowed for a great deal of artistic interpretation in adding a multitude of yellow ochers, crimsons, thalo blues, even olive greens. I had a great time painting her portrait. The colors seems to flow off of the palette and onto my brush spilling onto the canvas with great ease. It is great to have this experience when painting, when everything just feels right. As for the background, I tend to wait for the painting to develop first, then allow the color for the background to come to me rather than chasing after one to “fit”. One night right before I was getting ready to fall asleep, I “saw” the finished version of this painting in my head complete with a light green background. It was what was needed and it works! I love when the process works this naturally! I am in the process of researching for a really good printer to purchase to make prints of my painting. If anyone has good recommendations, please let me know.

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