The light improved and Willow and Faye are now off the easel but still on the board. This is the stage where I think I may have finished but over the next few days I spot things which make me wonder how on earth I ever thought I had finished!
Once I am convinced this is finished I shall take some better pictures then these below
Faye and Willow only need a few hours to be finished and I had hoped to do that over the next couple of days…but what has happened to the daylight? Even with my drawing lamps it’s like night in here! I’m hoping it will brighten up later as I find delays like this very frustrating.
This is how Willow and Faye are looking after about 28 hours
Click on the picture for a closer view
Today I shall concentrate on Faye to bring her to the same stage as Willow,
then I shall work on them both to bring the tones and balance together.
There’s a lot of underlying brown in both dogs and this photograph shows it well.
Willow looked this colour in her earlier stages.
I spent several hours today working on a dog’s nose but have packed everything away without taking a photograph…sorry!
I’ve been working on Clint today.
He’s going well and I’m pleased with him so far.
After a couple of hours
After four hours.
More work on the dogs tomorrow.
Oh Lord…what a late start! But you know how it is! We nipped out to look for another bookcase and bought a vintage 50s-ish sofa and armchairs instead…as you do
Then, I nipped next door and bought my neighbour’s bicycle (which is just lovely) and then watched as Toyboy Husband adjusted it all for me.
So now I have to chain myself to my easel…Lord “nose” I have work to do. I’m also working on a portrait of a certain Mr Eastwood who I’m reliably told is a cool customer.
Today I shall be mostly working on noses!
These are the before photographs
and this is after about three hours working on
Willow’s nose and face (mostly the nose!)…still much to do.
I removed the lid from a new jar of coffee this morning…
I do have the most wonderful husband.
I still have much to do to Willow and Faye but may work on something else today as sometimes it’s good to take a break from a picture. Having said that, I shall probably be unable to resist “adding a highlight” here and there and that will no doubt lead to several hours spent on a nose!
Update: I have spent most of today (so far) changing the look of BooksandFoodandDogsandStuff and relocating Ralph’s Dog Blog
It is real work, really it is!
Today I shall be Willowing; yesterday I worked on Faye.
Here are the girls after a further five hours…
…and I’ve come to the conclusion that having marmalade on my mid-morning toast instead of Marmite is not good, as it seems I need seconds when it’s spread with that lovely, tangy orange stuff.
I usually photograph portraits once they’re framed and ready to go but I didn’t do this with Freddie so his mum, Rosella, kindly sent me a photograph from her end
“He arrived today. We are thrilled with the portrait Yasmin! You’re so talented. You have caught him just perfectly . It is just sooooo my boy. Very impressed with the framing too”
Rosella also sent me the following photographs of her cats enjoying the packaging…
…I love how cats cannot resist a cardboard box!
Today, the light is rather odd and even with lamps it is difficult to work. It is strange how this happens; it can be better to wait till it’s dark. So not much going on other than some rough sketches (and some cosy reading) as I don’t want to risk getting any colours wrong!
