Updates to the Newton Boys!

Here is Lightning with a few minor adjustments:

And the sketch of Storm:

Lightning

On to the third dog. He's proving to be a bit tricky. Then again, white dogs typically are harder to portray on white paper! But doesn't he just have the most gorgeous eyes! I'm still not done with him, but he's getting close!

And the painting with all 3 of them I have worked on to date:

Some Christmas Card designs

Here are a few Christmas card designs I have done.

Smokey & Sparky

Just a little bit of an update on these two!

The Newton Boys!

I am currently working on a large portrait of 5 dogs. I had the great pleasure of meeting 4 of them when I took a trip up to New Hampshire. They are wonderful, friendly and lively dogs. And meeting them really makes my job in painting them easier. Their owner worked with me to get the layout just right. She claims to not really have an artistic eye, but I think she has more than she realizes! The final painting will be 16"x20". Here is the layout we decided on:

I started on Smokey(who is the dog in the upper left-hand corner). I am almost done with him, but will save the final detail until the end so that there is a continuity to the entire painting. Here he is:

I started working on Sparky last night. He is the dog in the upper right-hand corner.

Check back for more updates!