Emma dog
Acrylic on Masonite. 12" x 12".
(sold)
Its been a busy couple months with paperwork and obligatory tasks that left little time or energy to work on any paintings. I have a couple in progress but not resolved yet.I started this painting about four years ago, set it aside, and never got back to it until this month when it surfaced again. Emma is a very elegant King Charles Caviler Spaniel who joined her owner and myself one summer day on a picnic in a park. I liked the contrast of the green background with the warm red and blonde tones in her coat. A lot of subtle color reflections were bouncing off the white areas of her coat as well. She sat quietly and observed all the activity going on around her with keen interest. This dog is prettier than most people I know.
I had the usual problems trying to photograph this with reflections bouncing off the layer of sap green. That particular green is very reflective after it dries.
