Whistle Stop Cafe - the Finished Painting

Here it is, the finished painting!
The letters are painted in green, outlined in gold and there are a few lines added to the window to give the illusion of glass.

I thoroughly enjoyed making this painting - but by far the best thing of all was that I put it in an auction of my art work to benefit Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

In total that auction made £447 - which all went to help the dogs in their rehabilitation unit.

Dogs like my Missy - who did have behaviour issues - who, with some love and guidance is now the best little terrier in the world.

Wilbur - Stage 3 - and new Link

Here is the next stage of Wilbur's painting.

A wash of raw sienna has been added wet on wet . This will serve as a foundation colour to all of the fur on Wilbur, be it light or dark. It will help tie the two together. Wet on wet is a technique where you wet the paper first and then add the watercolour wash into it. It makes the colour flow and blend beautifully.

I like this stage, you can see the dog coming to life more.

The new Link is to Terrier Rescue.. a rescue dedicated to finding terriers new homes. Something dear to my heart. If you're a dog lover one of these beauties will steal your heart away...