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Bosco, 5x5", oil on panel, private commission

I have gotten behind in both my painting and posting.  Yet I give myself cudos for continuing to paint.  Posting became problematic when my laptop crashed and had to go the the nerd hospital for a bit. All is well now, thank heavens!

Thought I would share with you some of my process:

I start with an image supplied by the pet owner, crop it for a "head shot" and get approval to use it.  I upload it into an ap called "AccuView" on my ipad.

I have a special Ipad holder and tripod that I set up next to the panel holder.

I use a grid to sketch the image quickly onto the panel, 

then do a transparent underpainting

I then start laying in the opaque colors

there are many moments during a painting when I think, "oh dear, this is a mess!"

I love it when the personality emerges from the paint!  I really enjoy painting "head shots" of pets. I find I am not all that interested in painting bodies or rendering patterns of fabrick.  Funny how preferences emerge once you paint enough paintings!

I am grateful for the many blessings of my life as it is today. 

Start where you are

Love what you have

Do what you can