http://www.thepainteddog.co.uk/on-the-easel Dog paintings in progress. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:22:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en View Full Album Our annual open studio event is underway in Lingfield. As usual it’s been very busy, lots of people have been to visit us. This year as well as Lois and myself we have a jeweller, Helen Morris-Clarke, who ... http://www.thepainteddog.co.uk/on-the-easel/exhibitions/south-east-open-studios-2010.html Here is my latest painting. A Springer Spaniel running around the garden with half a tree in her mouth. It certainly didn’t slow her down any! I wanted to get the feel of a hot, sunny day into the painting. I used lots of warm colour, ... http://www.thepainteddog.co.uk/on-the-easel/dog-paintings/high-speed-gardening.html This painting is the first in a new series ‘dog in action’ paintings I hope to do over the summer.  I wanted to get the feeling of a sunny day on the beach and the sheer joy of running! I wanted a blast of colour with the light coming from ... http://www.thepainteddog.co.uk/on-the-easel/dog-paintings/running-on-the-beach.html This little print was inspired by a challenge to do something in black and white. Not my usual territory! I thought it would be easier to start with a black and white dog, and Bull Terriers are beautiful dogs, so I wanted to try and capture Boo in black and ... http://www.thepainteddog.co.uk/on-the-easel/dog-paintings/bull-terrier/bull-terrier-print.html This is a portrait of Prince, a chocolate lab. I really enjoyed painting him and hope to do another painting of him soon. This painting is a 20x16 acrylic on canvas. Here’s the painting in progress…. ... http://www.thepainteddog.co.uk/on-the-easel/dog-paintings/prince.html Another bullmastiff painting, this is Liam and Truman In The Snow. I love bullmastiffs standing in the snow, there’s something about the colour of their coats against the whiter snow and the blue, lilac shadows that is so lovely to paint. These two handsome boys are father and son. ... http://www.thepainteddog.co.uk/on-the-easel/dog-paintings/liam-and-truman-in-the-snow.html Three beautiful French Bulldog puppies curled up asleep. OK, I know they’re too cute for words but I couldn’t resist them. And it was interesting to play with colour in this painting. a close up… http://www.thepainteddog.co.uk/on-the-easel/dog-paintings/bulldog/three-frenchie-pups.html I have adjusted the format of The Look Out, making it longer and making Shelby a bit smaller in the painting. I've done a fair bit of work on her coat and expression and experimented with the addition of a pair of eagles flying through the pass. This is ... http://www.thepainteddog.co.uk/on-the-easel/dog-paintings/bullmastiff/the-look-out-part-2.html