Mac's Eyes...

To me, the eyes are the most important and hardest part of any animal portrait to paint. They take patience, lots of study, and time to paint. It has taken me years of trial and error to learn how to paint animal eyes realistically. The personality is what really speaks through every animals eyes. So...tonight, I'll leave you with this last photo. I used four different colors in Mac's eyes that I could see from the photograph, and I think I got them as good as I can. Now, they look bright and alive. What a difference!

That's all for tonight! I'll be back in the studio tomorrow afternoon. Until then...goodnight!