The painting of Lola, a 20×16 inch oil on canvas, will be on sale on the Battersea stand with 100% of the price going to Battersea Dogs Home.

And finally, I will be there on the private view evening at the Battersea stand to chat about animals and art. So please do come along and support Battersea Dogs and Cats Home at the Affordable Art Fair on March the 9th. It would be lovely to see you there.

Charity Private View
09 March 2011
5.30pm – 9.30pm
Battersea Evolution,
Battersea Park,
London SW11 4NJ
(Google map)

Book your ticket now.

20×16 inch oil on box canvas
£640

I am donating Lola to Battersea Cats and Dogs Home to raise money for the work they do helping cats and dogs find new loving homes. So she will be for sale and 100% of the sale price will go to Battersea. A very worthy cause!

This is a close up of the canvas…

You can see many different colours are used in her eyes.

She is painted on a deep box canvas and I’ve painted the edges of the canvas so the painting can hang unframed.

I also thought I’d try an take photos all the way through the process so you can see the growth of the painting.

This is the sketch on the canvas.

Here is the under painting. I’m using transparent red iron oxide for the under painting. Its a lovely rich warm colour.

more to come soon.

The calendar is A4, 8 x 11 inches in size. There are 12 pages, 1 page per month,as well as a cover and a back. It’s wire bound so it’s easy to hang on the wall and change the pages.

Buy The Painted Dog 2011 Calendar in the shop. Both UK and USA versions are available.