Done. almost.

So, I think I'm pretty much done with my latest commission.
I'm going to work on the woman's hand a bit more, but other than that I'm done.

Hooray!

I'm posting a picture of the couple so you can see what they look like.


The pug painting was a success! My client loved it and so did her husband. It's always a relief when you clients love your work.

In other news, I've listed some new prints over in my Etsy shop. The originals are going to be in a group show for the month of July at Gigantic Gallery in Portland. I'm really happy with how they came out. I feel like I was able to communicate my love for drawing and mark making in these pieces. I feel like I was also able to express my love of living in the Northwest.

In other, other, news, Nate and I have been seriously thinking about adopting another dog. We met up with Amy over at the Pixie Project this morning. She brought a little guy named Turkey over to meet Chloe. Unfortunately, Chloe tried to eat him and seemed generally uninterested in meeting him.

Needless to say, I was pretty dissapointed. I've been keeping my eye on Turkey for months, and would have really liked to adopt him.

Amy was super sweet and said she would help us find the perfect dog for us and for Chloe. I hope someone adopts Turkey soon. He is a sweet little guy and deserves a great, loving, home.

 Well, tomorrow is the 4th! Hope everyone has a super fun week :)

Progress

faceless man...

What a productive day.

as you can see I've made some progress on the American Gothic painting. Yes, the dude is missing his face, but it's coming, I promise.

The lady's face was quite a challenge. I don't know if you've ever tried to paint someone's face, but I feel like can safely say it is no easy task. Keep in mind I've never met the people in the painting. I have a photo that I'm painting from and it's about the size of a deck of cards. Not a lot of detail can fit into a picture the size of a deck of cards...

I also don't have a lot of portrait painting experience under my belt. I've only painted four; two of which were myself, the other two being Nate. Both people whom I'm very familiar with.

Nate thinks she looks just like the photo, and I have to say that gives me quite a bit of confidence. He's always very vocal when things look weird, or funny. I trust his judgement.

anyway, it's challenging, but really, the only thing I'm having a problem with is the faces. I feel like much of the painting is going along quite easily, and I'm enjoying the work so far. I'm really excited about adding all the details I have in mind. I think that's my very favorite part of oil painting; all the details at the end.