Kindly ... the finished painting

Here she is..

much loved, greatly missed.. I so hope this painting rekindles happy memories for Kindly's mum.


the Darling girl...


Kindly

Kindly.. the tongue!

I'm happy with the features around the face so now its time to paint the tongue.

A glorious tongue and a very interesting shape, one I enjoyed making come alive.
You can really feel the character in this darling little dog, now.
Next I'll be painting the fur and shadows and you'll see Kindly in all her glory.

Kindly.......eyes and nose

now I am completely happy with the background, the cushions and the shadows -
I have painted Kindly's eyes and nose and a few grey hairs.

Now she starts to feel alive to me and I talk to her softly, telling her how loved she was and how much her mum loves and misses her.
The connection helps me to paint more feeling into each and every dog I paint.

Kindly... the shadows

Now was time to put the shadows on the cushion

and in places under the cushion.

The shadows really make the cushion seem three dimensional

Kindly.... the cushion

Once the first wash was on the pattern,

it was time to build up the washes

in an effort to make the cushion look real

Kindly...the background

After I was happy with the outline drawing,

it was time to paint the background.

Because Kindly was a little girl, I chose a pink background.

I also painted a base wash of red on the cushion's circle pattern.

Kindly.. the drawing

Kindly..

was a Japanese Chin, greatly loved and sorely missed.

Kindly's owner worked in Battersea in the Veterinary department.
She was there when my Missy was resident, and had her in her care.

A small world that we should both meet on an online dog forum.

This painting is my thanks - in a small way - to the sterling job that Kindly's mum did for my Missy - and no doubt - for many other dogs.