Silly dog--students' paintings

Here are some of my students' "silly dog" paintings. There were so many good ones, I will post a few at a time.

Oil painting lesson for May 2

I am really excited about this upcoming project, which will be to paint a copy of this Romantic, Impressionist painting by John Waterhouse. We will start on May 2nd.

Baby in Yellow Chair - Commission

There are a lot of things going on in this painting. The pink hue in the baby's hat, along with the soft yellow on the chair are repeated in the skin with the exact same pigments so as to enhance her skin tones. Using pink and yellow together produces an interesting effect called "halation," which means they (the colors) make each other seem to glow.

Also, notice the "perfect triad" of color in the pink, yellow and blue of the hat. The blue is a warm, sweet kind of blue, just perfect for babies. And I love the way she is leaning in toward us, the viewer. Makes you wonder what she'd like to tell us!

Silly Dog watercolor lesson

This slightly awkward-looking dog with a "who me?" look on his face is what my watercolor classes are working on now. We all just fell for his offbeat charm and I can't wait to see what my students' paintings look like--it's going to be fun!

Calli - Pet Portrait

This is Calli, a gorgeous Schnauzer. Her humans have provided her with an almost perfect life and I'm sure that she appreciates it!

I placed subtle bits of cadmium yellow to make the gray colors sing. I also used quite a bit of white ink as well.