Tag: Dogs
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Quinn at the Beach
12×16Acrylic on Canvas2024Private Collection When painting a pet portrait, I like to let brush strokes flow loose and free through much of the painting while focusing more tightly as I close in on the most vital and expressive feature — the eyes. This is why I like to work from multiple references, to capture the…
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Cooper
Last week, I asked everyone for pictures of Cape Cod dogs doing Cape Cod things, and I received so many wonderful pictures that it was hard to decide which to paint. But when I saw the picture of Cooper standing at the beach, dripping wet and smiling as the late-day sun stretched shadows across the…
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Soybeanz, in four steps
Acrylic on canvas12×162023 This adorable mix of cuteness was strolling down Smuggler’s Beach with those ears streaming in the wind — she was too irresistible, and I knew I had to paint that happy face. And this time, I took photos as the painting came together, which gave an unintentionally humorous glimpse into my work…
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Two Goldens in an old Whaler
Oil on canvas12×162023 It doesn’t get any more quintessentially Cape Cod than two happy old dogs in an old Boston Whaler. I was fishing last summer when I saw this idling past and thought, “That’s my kind of painting.”