Husky Portrait

[CaliAnn]

This is 1 of 2 portraits I'm doing for a friend. It's for their grandparents 60 - yes SIXTY year anniversary. I don't do portraits anymore - except for special reasons, because I hate doing them. The photos they provided for the 2 dogs were on old, wrinkled polaroids. We had to get really creative to recreate the dogs. They just signed off on this one - the other one is almost complete. Hard pastel on uart sanded paper 9 x 12. c&c welcome

 

[Schuee]

It’s beautiful, CaliAnn. I love the expression. I feel for you about awful photos to work from as I’ve had those, too.

 

[CaliAnn]

Thanks Penny. This one was a challenge, as the dog had 2 different color eyes and the blue one was slightly crossed and malformed. We went back and forth until they felt I had it right. I couldn't tell from the photo. Ugh... it just reminded me of why I don't do these any more!

 

[Schuee]

You had problems but resolved them. I would be very pleased if it was mine. Pastels can be difficult. There is a delicacy about it which is so good. I look forward to seeing the other one.

 

[snoball]

You've done a beautiful job! I used to have a collie with 2 different colored eyes, we always called the blue or white one a glass eye.

 

[Schuee]

Its known as a “wall eye”, here.

 

[ZenDruid]

Huskies are well known for two different color eyes like this. We used to have one. Kind of neat, I think. And a really beautiful portrait!

 

[pcj]

Lovely painting. I love his expression.
Cheers,
Patricia

 

[Jo Castillo]

This is fantastic. They should be so pleased with it.

 

[joe1It]

it is a wonderful painting. I like very much.
oh, my last dog also had eyes of this color, he was not a Husky but he was one of the grandparents or a parent, from there he had inherited that

 

[Artyczar]

What an excellent piece CaliAnn! Really stellar!

 

[Donna T]

Absolutely gorgeous! You deserve to be really proud of this, CaliAnn!