Friday, October 16, 2009

ghost dog

This painting came out of, well, I won't say nowhere. But I can say that this one came out of itself. That highlight in the eye showed up while I reloaded my brush; I saw it just in time to stop painting. To be honest, I'm afraid knowing when to stop doesn't happen nearly as often as it coulda/woulda/shouda, but when it does, it's a real thrill. It's as good as making the right mark.

Though I swear there is no velvet Elvis in my past, sometimes I like to mix color with a metallic iridescent. In this case, yellow oxide and some sienna with metallic gold. The resulting light shift gives it some life, some movement. And makes it almost impossible to photograph. "Almost" means I'm still trying.

Sounds like life.

6 comments:

susan hong-sammons said...

beautiful. It's their eyes that make me love them so much. So expressive and so intelligent

SamArtDog said...

Thanks so much. :0)

Jala Pfaff said...

Looks awesome. You're a real member of the pack now.

SamArtDog said...

arf

http://www.onpainting.wordpress.com said...

A very nice eye and the rest is fine as well.

SamArtDog said...

Thanks a lot, Bill; I'm honored. But why is it that no matter what you say, it cracks me up?