Wiggy, the adorable French Bulldog silk painting
I am so thrilled to have been able to spend another long weekend at a retreat! This time it was at Pilgrim Firs in Port Orchard Washington. I spent the weekend there with the Fiber 19, fiber arts group (we had a LOT of fun!!! - they are AWESOME ladies!!!!).
While there, I was able to finish another painting - this time I painted a dog portrait for a wonderful woman I know. Her adorable dog Wiggy was my subject matter. Such a cutey!! (LOVE those ears!) Wiggy was painted using a photo reference. I used Jacquard Green-label Dyes, Resistad (to preserve a few white highights and to create some of Wiggy's cute whiskers), and the MS-technique. Wiggy was painted on new, white silk (rare for me, since I prefer to work on recycled silks). Wiggy will be mounted on canvas. (If you're interested in a silk painting of your special pet-pal, please feel free to contact me - I am happy to work on commission orders.)
Wiggy was a lot of fun to paint. Now I just need to steam and mount the painting. So that's on my list of to-do's for spring break. My next portrait will be another dog - stay tuned to see which lucky dog gets to be my next model! Now I'm off to work on an iris and a goldfinch -wish me luck because I'm going to need it (I've lost my reference photo for the iris, and I've made my goldfinch too small to easily work... apparently, I like making my paintings a challenge!).
Have a great week!
Becky
While there, I was able to finish another painting - this time I painted a dog portrait for a wonderful woman I know. Her adorable dog Wiggy was my subject matter. Such a cutey!! (LOVE those ears!) Wiggy was painted using a photo reference. I used Jacquard Green-label Dyes, Resistad (to preserve a few white highights and to create some of Wiggy's cute whiskers), and the MS-technique. Wiggy was painted on new, white silk (rare for me, since I prefer to work on recycled silks). Wiggy will be mounted on canvas. (If you're interested in a silk painting of your special pet-pal, please feel free to contact me - I am happy to work on commission orders.)
"Wiggy" Jacquard green-label dyes on silk, with Resistad, using the MS method 10"x10" SOLD!! |
Wiggy was a lot of fun to paint. Now I just need to steam and mount the painting. So that's on my list of to-do's for spring break. My next portrait will be another dog - stay tuned to see which lucky dog gets to be my next model! Now I'm off to work on an iris and a goldfinch -wish me luck because I'm going to need it (I've lost my reference photo for the iris, and I've made my goldfinch too small to easily work... apparently, I like making my paintings a challenge!).
Have a great week!
Becky
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