topiary cats

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Happy, a Medieval Dog Portrait

Here is a portrait of Happy.
Happy was Cathy's dog, he passed on a few years ago.

I'm going to see Cathy today, and her brand new house that has been in the works for YEARS.
This painting is a housewarming gift for her.

9x12 pastel on pastelmat

Lots of Panpastels, Mungyo semi-hards, pastel pencils, and Senneliers.
Inspired by The Hours of Mary of Burgundy, c 1477.

The copper Panpastel and iridescent Sennelier is hard to work over...actually you can't layer over it at all except with Senneliers, which are very soft.




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Here are some progress shots:











2 comments:

  1. Guaranteed she will shed a tear and be overjoyed with this beautiful portrait. Well done.

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  2. Definitely one of your best. Everything about it is perfect.

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