Charly and Jinga

Image | May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 | Marlene Lee

Just finished up two dog portraits in oils for one client.

Begins with many photos provided by the client. I choose one photo, make a pencil sketch, then an underpainting to establish values and the painting. Each step I show the client.

These paintings are small 8 x 6 inches and done on stretched canvas for easy hanging.

Charly 8x6 oil 0519 — “Charly” oil on stretched canvas, 6 x 8 x 3/4 inches by Marlene Lee

Photo reference of Charly

Charly pencil sketch

Underpainting of Charly

Jinga 8x6 oil 0519 — “Jinja” oil on stretched canvas, 6 x 8 x 3/4 inches by Marlene Lee

Photo reference for Jinga

Pencil sketch of Jinga

Underpainting of Jinga

“Lexi” Dog Portrait

Image | April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 | Marlene Lee

This is Lexi, the dog who would not stand still for a photo. In this painting I worked more on soften the edges to give it a more softer look. The background is different from how I treated other dog portraits. I wanted a more neutral color so that Lexi would stand out.

Lexi 10x10 oil 041919.jpg — “Lexi” 10 x 10 x 3/4 inches oil on canvas by Marlene Lee

Miss Marple and Friends

Image | April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 | Marlene Lee

Another commission done! This time with three dogs on one canvas. All three dogs are close friends named Blue, Ballou and in the middle is Miss Marple. Miss Marple is the oldest and at 16 passed away. Instead of just painting their portraits as I did with the others, I wanted to include their whole body especially their toes. Their touching toes showed how close they were.

OliverThreeDog_9x12_oil_040519 — Miss Marple and Friends, 9 x 12 x 3/4 inches, oil on stretched canvas

Stages: Pencil sketch, then block-in in oil on canvas and the open grisalle before the actual painting.

20190321_180105 — Open grisalle underpainting

Five Dogs Portraits Done!!!

Image | March 21, 2019March 17, 2019 | Marlene Lee

Just finished commissions from one client. All except one is 6 x 6 inches on stretched cotton canvas. I had been doing preliminaries drawings before going onto canvases. Then on canvas I did a grisalle with transparent red oxide for values. I found by doing these preliminary drawings and grisalles, it helps with the painting process.

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