Murray and Floss in the garden. Two good looking dogs, a Sheltie and  a little Japanese Spitz. Floss was quite a challenge to paint being all white.

Murray had lots of colour in his coat.

I’ve just delivered another commission. Gladstone and Disraeli are such a gorgeous pair. A Cocker Spaniel and a Miniature Short haired Dachshund. I loved painting these two, they have so much character in their faces and they’re clearly very close friends. Their coats are full beautiful colour too which makes them such a joy to paint.

Here are a couple of close ups of the canvas…

Gladstone and Disraeli
18×14 inch acrylic on board
sold

I have several bullmastiff paintings on the go at the moment. I do love painting them! Here’s a finished commission, Satchmo and Tatoosh. This is a painting full of colour as the two dogs sit looking out over the lake. the wonderful warm tones of their coats make a fabulous contrast with the blues and greens in the water.

Here’s how it was painted.

The under painting was done in burnt sienna with the dogs drawn in burnt umber. I picked out the main details of their faces and then started on the first coats of oil paint in the lake.

As the lake was drying I started on the dogs themselves.

Here’s a close up of the painting at this stage showing work starting on his face.

The finished painting. It took several layers in both the lake and the dogs to complete the painting, building up the layers of colour to create the richness of the final piece. The blue greens really make the warm reds and golds in their coats glow!

Satchmo and Tatoosh, 12×8 inch oil on board, SOLD.

And finally, a detail from the finished painting.

Isn’t he handsome? :-)

I loved painting these two Labradoodles playing on the beach. The expressions on their faces as Lucee races off with the ball and Rusty chases her across the sand. They are really having fun!

Here are a couple of close ups of the canvas.

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 20×16 acrylic on canvas.

Here’s the painting in progress….

And finally, the finished painting….

A couple of details….

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.

This is a 22×16 acrylic painting on stretched canvas.

A close up detail of the canvas.

This is an oil painting of Chet, a bullmastiff. This was a recent commission. She’s posing with a stick and has a nice half profile. I like the warm colour of her coat against the blue grey of the boards of the decking.

Here is a close up of her. She has beautiful eyes.

A close up detail of the canvas.

This is a digital painting I created for an article. The brief was painting pets and these two show how our pets form family relationships, not just with us, but also with each other. German Shepherds are very loyal and protective dogs and Bonnie here is looking after little Fred.

If you’d like to see how it was painted look out for in next month’s Corel Painter magazine (issue 34)
With many thanks to Mary who let me use her beautiful animals as models for this piece!