Finished Painted Pet Portrait, Acrylic on canvas

OK, so I didn’t finish over the weekend. I’ve been fighting a nasty cold and other things popped up. Anyway, here it is. I finished this morning. This is about 3 more hours work I would guess. Again, because it was my first pet portrait there was alot of trial and error but I’m pleased with the outcome.

Acrylic on canvas, 9" x 12"

Pet Portrait, Acrylic on canvas, WIP cont.

This is where I’m at today. About 2 1/2- 3 hours (?) of painting today I’m guessing. I wasn’t really keeping track.

WIP

Pet Portrait, Acrylic on canvas, Work in Progress

 This is my first pet portrait. I’ve painted animals before but never one I actually knew. This is King. He was 8 years old when he died almost 6 years ago. He was an awesome dog and my husbands first. We all miss him. The first pic here is an 8×10 of him that we keep around.

King

 

My sketch.

rough sketch

 

This next pic is after about 1 hour of painting. It’s still pretty rough but it’s starting to look like him.

awkward stage

 I hope to have him finished before the weekend is over.

 

Superstition Mountains, Acrylic on canvas, finished

 

I added just a few more highlights and deeper shadows. Complete and ready for sale. $175

Superstition Mountains, Apache Junction, AZ