Bonnie the Dandie Dinmont was painted as a surprise Christmas present. The photo reference was a little limited so I painted from a couple of shots using one for pose and another for better lighting.
Hope you enjoy her progress. I was painting on location at Victoria Square market for part of it and didn’t stop to take as many progress shots as usual. A photographer friend managed to snap me in action though!
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| The finished painting of Bonnie, pastel on velour 12’x12″ Because this was my last commission of the year and rather last minute this is only a photo of it. I normally scan my work, but wasn’t able to before this needed to be posted. |
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| One of the photos I worked from. Bonnie is on the right and it’s this shot I used for the pose. The flash of the camera has cast them in strange lighting so I’m using another photo of Bonnie outdoors for the colouring. |
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| You always get a better sense of the colour of the dog with outdoor photographs. I’m also using the green grass background to set her off. |
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| It was very cold this day so I’m well wrapped up…fingerless gloves are useful! |
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| The grass around her and a slight shadow give her some weight in the picture. I have heard that the picture will be much treasured as a remembrance to Bonnie. Glad I could produce something special of her 🙂 |