Okay, I'm finally finished. For some reason today, (the lighting in my studio seems a bit off) the photos aren't coming out as clear as they should be. Anyway, I fussed around on a lot of little details the last couple of days and I'm happy with the way everything turned out. I got Jack painted in the left hand corner and I think he really completes the painting. He's so handsome! The fences really took a long time...straight lines are a bit difficult to paint and I'm sure I still have some slight wobbles going on here and there. There was so much going on in the photo I really had to keep looking everywhere to make sure I got most of the things in there. As I said a couple of days ago, Robin and I did do some editing and took some objects away that were in the original photo I painted off of. So it's time to show Robin the final photos, and I'll sign off on this commission. This was one of the more difficult paintings I have done in quite awhile, but I loved the challenge.
I'll get the canvas packed up securely in a box and get it off in the mail tomorrow.
I'll get the canvas packed up securely in a box and get it off in the mail tomorrow.