Lisa's Dogs

This was a tricky commission to accomplish.  This final painting was a mash-up of 5 reference photos.  Lisa C. who I work with and asked me to paint her dogs took a bunch of photos in her backyard.  The poses of the dogs come from a single reference, but their open mouth smiles come from another.  Also the blonde dog's head comes from an indoor photo, which I needed to make appear to fit and look like the outdoor lighting.  Then finally the rear yard flowers and grass were another reference.  Here you go...

Next up is a painting from Elke's and my vacation last summer where we visited Lake Bled, Slovenia.