A Pretty Penney

and here is the finished painting,

A Pretty Penney

App 3 & 4

Continuing with the dog painting, here is stage 3, painting the eyes, nose and mouth.

and stage four, painting in some shadows and colour around the muzzle.

App 1 & 2

On the Painting Friends forum I frequent, we have a photograph posted each Friday, and those who wish to can join in and try to paint it.

So when a dog came up as a Friday Foto, I had to give it a go.

Here's the drawing : APP 1

and here's the background: APP 2

Night Flight

Here's the finished painting of the owl -

 

 Night Flight

Owl 5 & 6

In both of these stages, I have painted some underglazes to the main body of the owl.
After these two are done, only the top washes remain to do.
So on Monday, you will see the finished painting.

Owl 3 & 4

I painted in a couple of slender tree trunks on the right of the painting, to suggest that the owl is coming out from a group of trees.

In the next stage, I have painted his eyes. They give me the feel for the character of the owl.

Owl 1 & 2

Today I'm showing you the first two stages of my new painting, which is an owl in flight.
Photo courtesy of my friend Lynne.

First is the drawing - and I have deliberately let the wings go out of the painting, to give it a different "feel"

Next comes the background, a mix of colours to suggest night is coming..