Two-a-Day

Back when I used to pay attention to the Dallas Cowboys, they'd often mention the word "two-a-day" for having football practice twice a day. I painted Tyson for my friend but liked the way it turned out so much that I decided to do another. This one isn't wearing a collar and I took away the heart which was actually a vet tag. As much as the two look alike there are differences in the two paintings. I'll have to name this painting, so if anyone has a good title, please leave me a comment.

Just a reminder. I'll be auctioning off the black and white cat painting starting Saturday 8:00 am to benefit the Metroport Humane Society. Someone asked if "Willie" was adopted by Cheryl as a forever home pet or as a foster pet - Willie is a forever pet. But there are plenty of pets on their website all needing good homes.

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White Boxer Pup

I had white on my palette after having painted Ozzy so here's a white dog. "Tyson" is a friend's white boxer pup. I thought a black cat was a tough subject to paint - white is another interesting color. There really isn't any pure white on the whitest parts and the shadows take on so many different colors. I loved painting these two white pets.

My friend Nancy Elstad sent me some quotes by John Singer Sargent. He insisted that his student paint from models and not of their friends because "If you paint your friends, they and you are chiefly concerned about the likeness." This might hold true when painting friend's pets - I try too hard to make the painting look like their cats and dogs when I should be more loose and just try to paint.

"Tyson"

5 x 5 inches, Oil on Board

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