#253 and #254 Stella and Jack 12/7/19

More dogs on the menu tonight.....more free-hand drawn dogs.  These turned out lovely, if I do say so myself.  I just love Stella.  Stella was a dog that visited my Farmer's Market stand over the summer.  I asked her owner if I could take some photos, she said sure.  Finally, months later, I felt Stella calling.  I thought perhaps the pics didn't have a good angle, the head looked huge and the body small, would it translate to a decent painting?  I gave it a go, and decided not to be a ninny and sketch the animal myself, with the idea that sketched creatures look more "alive" than traced creatures.  That's not really true, as some sketches seem to work and others are horrible miscreants (of course I'm talking about PITA the Parrot).  Stella came alive and looks just as I remember her. 

Stella

The second dog of the night is my brother Doug's dog, a black lab named Jack.  Jack comes on family vacations with us and is a very well-behaved dog.  This past summer Jack had some sort of medical issue, a wound that was having trouble healing, so he was a bit more reserved and looked a bit depressed.  Still, I took some photos with the intent to paint his sad face.  He turned out good, I think.  I might be getting the hang of this "drawing" thing!