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    Holley
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        (xposted from watercolours)

        I’m having a bit of a run with watercolours at the moment and loving it! I have a couple of dogs and one of them is my little man, I often call him my little soldier and I thought I would like to portray that somehow in a painting. I’ve had a good reference photo of Jimmy for several years which I’ve always wanted to paint and recently I had a creative idea. My thoughts were to put a silhouette of a saluting soldier in the background somewhere and to add some interest to the piece I could have a splash of colour in the background – army colours. I threw in some aqua to brighten it a bit also.

        I took photos along the way and have shared them on my blog/website if anyones interested in checking them out. On A4 hot press, my little soldier Jimmy, he is going on 13 years old this year, he’s a sweet little guy!

        #776201
        fedetony
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            That is a very nice rendering of a wonderful partner…

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            #776198

            Beautiful, Holley!

            Christel

            #776199
            kerri_oz
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                Lovely. He looks like a very sweet little dog.

                I'm here to grow and learn as an artist, so C&C always welcome :D

                #776203

                Really lovely portrait.

                Penny
                I live in Wiltshire, England
                “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” -Will Rogers

                #776193

                What a brilliant idea to have those army colors, but especially that soldier silhouette in the background to create this story in your painting. Jimmy is such a beautiful dog! I just lost my beagle, who was almost 13, so I know how precious a pet can be as they grow older. A wonderful painting that brightened my day. Thanks for sharing!

                Jenna

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                skipstah
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                    Fantastic job! I love the smooth linework along the side of the profile of the dog’s head.

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                    #776190

                    You are certainly mastering those watercolours Holley. This is so lovely.The abstract background is perfect against the clean strong work on the dog.

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                    KarenESP
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                        Great portrait, great detail. Interesting background too.

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                        equinespirit
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                            Wow, love this!
                            Wonderful idea and so beautifully painted.

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                            Triduana
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                                Lovely portrait of the dog and I love what you have done with the background.

                                Kay D - Edinburgh, Scotland

                                So long, and thanks ...

                                #776187

                                A delightful portrayal of your pooch Jimmy and using the camouflage colors as a background splash was pure genius. Love this!

                                Kay

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                                #776197
                                Equus Art
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                                    I love the concept, the execution and your choice of palette, along with such a sweet pup as the subject. Wonderful.

                                    Cat

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                                    studiokatto
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                                        I love your painting! The palette is nice and soft, but the dog still looks strong. And I looove the eye, beautiful!

                                        Animal, figurative and abstract painting in oils, acrylics and digital art - Victoria, BC
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                                        #776188
                                        Holley
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                                            Thank you everyone!! I’ve had this idea in my head for a while, just finding the time to put it to paper is always the hardest thing.

                                            I also have a bull terrier, her name is Minni – after Minnie mouse. I’ve done a creative drawing of her too, some years ago now, using coloured pencils with a silhouette colour splash in the background of Minnie mouse. I find painting white dogs is always a bit difficult so by throwing some colour behind I find it brings the dogs out more and adds that element of more colour and interest too. I have 3 dogs, so I’ve still to paint little Jessie but I’m not sure about how to do hers as yet, perhaps an idea will come to me someday!

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