Thursday, July 12, 2007

Danger Dog Will Bite Your Bottom



I told you I have been busy. This is Willie, my half golden-half Irish dog who crossed over in 2005 . He was a beauty to behold all golden and auburn with long curly hair.



This was done on a 6 x 8 canvas. There are seven layers of acrylic paint on the background. I used my tiniest scissors to do scherrenschnitte for the silouette and there is some gorgous black and white designs from sheet music that my boy Willie is standing on. His collar is red cardstock and the ring is gold wire. Of course the scan doesn't do the color justice. There's lots of mustard and rose. There are rings of black and gold along with a thin layer of white.



I so enjoyed this "Ode to Wilie" that I made two of these so they could face one another on the wall. I feel confident is poking his nose at my knee as he did, wanting my attention and saying to me "Hey, did you get rid of the pig yet?" He didn't much like Abby Rose.

More info on my current pot-bellied pet Abby Rose, to come in future posts.




Now this thing is just a simple doodle I did over coffee and contemplation this morning. I ADORE my markers and luckily enough they sit mightily close to my kitchen table in a drawer that is almost full to capacity of these lovely colorful sticks. I doodle constantly and often wonder if people who pass by my desk question whether or not I do any work. I rely heavily on Zig scrapbooking markers because I delight in the choice of one thick end and one fine point end.


Tomorrow I am off to hang with Jes at the Plenty To Do Farm. She'll be in her jammies probably and I'll be in my comfies, too. We have our work cut out for us. Stay tuned.

4 comments:

Leah said...

hooray! i love this artwork you've created! what great color and depth!!

i know you'll have a great time with jes. i can't wait to hear all about it. :-)

Brambleberry said...

What a great tribute...it's so rich and warm...wonderful.

Hope you have a great time, enjoy the break!

Susan Tuttle said...

What a beautiful piece of your dog!

And I love your doodle!

Hope you made it over to the Blue Moose Emporium!!--a way cool store!!

Susan
xo

Jessica Moreau Berry said...

What a fun day we had!!

Maine girls rock! xoxoxox

PS...so glad you brought some of your art that I could see up close and personal!