Friday, February 4, 2011

Maggie


Maggie

4" x 4" x 1.5"
Oil with a palette knife on cradled artist board
NFS

This is Maggie. She is my dad and stepmom's Bichon Frise. I recently found the cutest photo of her as a puppy and wanted to give painting her a try. This is the same size as the Santa face I painted for Christmas and I had the tight crop of that painting in mind when I composed this one. This was a lot tougher than I thought it would be.

8 comments:

martinealison said...

Très belle touche et magnifique rendu pour cet adorable toutou au regard attendrissant... Bisous

Roberta Warshaw said...

It turned out beautifully Ann. The palette knife really works well here and gives it so much life!

Nan Johnson said...

Love this! It's just wonderful!

Kim Vanlandingham said...

It's wonderful! Love those eyes!! So expressive!

Autumn Leaves said...

Stunning capture of Maggie, Ann. Love the additions to the white fur; brilliants bits of color that make her look so real. That glint of light in her eyes also lend to that effect. She is gorgeous!

Nancy Goldman said...

Wow Ann, Maggie is adorable. It's amazing how much expression you have gotten with such broad strokes. Simply wonderful....

Ann Gorbett said...

Thanks everyone for all of your thoughtful comments-they keep me going!

Ruth Andre said...

Maggie is one cute girl. Love her expression.

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