I started this painting a month or two ago as the first in a series of alphabet paintings I was doing with Crystal Cook. She did "Apple." I did "Apple-oosa." Ha.
Only I was never totally satisfied with it. I thought the little munchkin needed more detail and that the background needed something. Think so?
Actually comparing the two the few little changes I made seem to make all the difference. I gave his eyes a little more expression, darkened shadows, defined muzzle and ears, brightened whites. Not a lot of time, but a lot of difference, in my opinion.
Then, I wanted to take the swirly background I envisioned one step further and give him a henna impasto background... in case this is your first visit here, I thicken paint and put it in the same kind of cellophane cone I use to apply henna body art, then pipe it onto the canvas basically like cake frosting.
The result is this kind of nifty texture. I was worried that texturing the background would make the subject not stand out but I think it really has the opposite effect. Opinions welcome on that, though.
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| A is for Apple-oosa! 6x6 oil on canvas - click to purchase |
And here he is, all done (except I forgot to sign him, oops! I fixed that.) This little guy is 6x6 oil on canvas, and for sale in my Etsy shop. Just click the picture or the link to take you there.
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