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19 – Dog in a box 2
I started painting this doggy the same way I did the last one, but as I got close to finishing, I heard Stella’s words in my head and went back and added a bit more color. I have a wonderful model for these paintings. Isn’t she fun? This painting measures 6″ x 6″ and is…
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18 – a more painterly portrait
While it is certain to me that the subject of this painting probably prefers the previous painting better (blue shirt), I am still learning how to do portraits, and there are some important elements in this newer one that are not the same in the previous but more accurate one, shown here: What I really…
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17 – Dog in a box
A lot of my friends are dog people, and after I did my “cat in a box” series last month, one of my doggy friends told me I needed to do a “dog in a box” series. So this is my first attempt. Ghett (pronounced Jet) is a very happy Airedale living in Arkansas. She…
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16 – Less is more
Ok, the lesson for today is “less is more” I want you to compare today’s painting with the one I did for St Valentine’s day. I took a lot longer trying to get the likeness in the VD painting, making a million pencil lines and erasures, and in the end, it still wasn’t right. The…
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15 – Faces on the bus
I took the 60 bus today to the dentist and back, and with drawing pad in hand, I sketched some of my fellow passengers. The most interesting face was an old Native American woman. She was missing her bottom teeth and kept pushing her lower lip out. To my surprise, on my way home, she…
Mimi Torchia Boothby
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