Prancing - Complete

12 x 36 oil on canvas

I have struggled with this one - a little larger than I normally do.  A friend suggested I change the background to black to make the dog pop a little more.  The glare through the window makes it look blue gray but it is basically black and the dog is actually a warmer tone than the camera snapped.  My husband says this is a pit bull but I thought it was a terrier.

Puppy Study

 6 x 6 oil on canvas panel

I found this reference photo and wanted to try my hand at painting a lab puppy.  The photo was so blah that I tried adding more color to perk things up.   I must have used every color on my palette for this one.