Elephant Marching 2x2

So my husband brings me this adorable 2x2 inch canvas he finds at the art supply store and he says he wants me to paint something for him.

"Well, what do you want me to paint for you?" she asks innocently.

"An elephant."

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Oil Painting of Elephant on a 2"x 2" canvas.

Audrey - Add Green

I have added some green to Audrey to leave her a little less exposed. Was that a pun?  With the greenery it is not only about the light but how old or new the greenery is.

Audrey - the Stages so far

First there was this...

Then this...

And then this...

Stay tuned!

Portrait of a Japanese Bobtail

In case you did not get a full sense of Suzu the cat in the last painting, here is her portrait.  She is so adorable, funny and cuddly.  Bodhi the dog is so used to her now, I might go as far to say they are friends. We are so lucky she needed to be adopted just when we needed her.

Suzu - Stage 4 - FINAL

I was so disappointed that I could not post this last night.  I came down to find the rainbow beach ball of doom spinning on my screen, though nothing else was moving - CRASH! I tried restarting and that did not help. My husband tried to "repair" the drive and it could not complete the repair.  So, tonight our computer is checked in at the Apple store and we are hoping they can diagnose the problem.  In the mean time, my son, who is away at college, graciously allowed me to use his computer to post this to you.

So here is the Final Suzu.  The face is thinned out, the mouth is smaller, and the ears are a darker tone.  Her eyes are a wild black.  It wasn't until after we got her home and got some antibiotics for her eyes that I noticed that they were actually a light icy green. My next portrait of Suzu will have to be one that shows her pretty eyes in their calm and soothing state.

I hope you enjoyed the Stages of Suzu!

Suzu - Stage 3

In Stage 3 I added more of the dark, medium and light tones in the body, face and ears.  I added features to the nose, mouth and eyes and then painted in the red background.  I even signed it but there is something not quite right about the face.  I will have to revisit her face in a final stage to see if I can adjust whatever it is that is bugging me.  Usually, when I leave a painting overnight and come back to it, I either love it after all or see what needs to be worked on.  Until tomorrow!

Suzu - Stage 2

In stage 2 I have blocked in her dark tones, then some of the light and medium tones. One thing to note, white is never white.  It is rare that I use white straight out of the tube on the painting.  If it is not some shade of gray, there is nearly always some other color mixed in, however light.