levi the labradoodle - 18x24

This is my dog Levi. He's a labradoodle, is as scruffy as they come and is still very much a puppy! For this one, I thought it'd be fun to show the process.

1. First I had to get a decent picture of my dog, not as easy as it sounds:


WINNER!


2. Map out the painting:


3. Mix the colors (You betcha I held up my pallet to my dog to make sure the colors matched):


4. Slab on the colors with a pallet knife (quickly covers a lot of surface):


5. Levi's approval, very important


6. Choose a background color


7. Fill the background and flesh out the other colors


8. Add the detail and contrasting colors

calm landscape - 48x60

This painting was a gift to my parents and hangs in their living room. The two dogs in the background were our pets growing up and the dog in the foreground is our current dog, Levi.