Tuesday, February 25, 2014

"Hulahen"



This is little "Hulahen". She belonged to a young gal who owns six of these delightful creatures, 
the Boxer. 
She wanted a reminder of how sweet this girl was and to be able to see her often. 
Watercolour on Arches, CP paper, 14" X 14". 


10 comments:

  1. Ross, She is fantastic!!! You have captured such emotion in her face! BRAVO!!
    PS - six Boxers??? That's like constantly being at a convention of clowns :) :)

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  2. Thank you Kathryn. I love your definition of 6 Boxers. So true! They are goofballs for sure.

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  3. Me, again ...
    Ross, I want to thank you so very much for your kind and considerate comment!

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  4. By golly, you have have done it again! The way you paint with those gorgeous colours and light, makes me really love boxers, and I am more of a collie, lab, shepherd kind of gal!

    I would love to see the rest of you studio!

    Have you ever considered giving an online watercolour course, or creating a video to show your process?

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    1. Renee, thank you for your comment. I do kind of love the Boxer but don't actually try to paint just them. My wife and I are involved in several rescue groups which are Boxer and that is where a lot of my commission work comes from. I love all dogs and love to paint them. My own dogs are Boxers and my wife would not have any other breed. They are pretty amazing, goofy and loveable creatures. I shall take some more photos of my studio and show them here. You will be surprised at how small it is. Maybe 8' X 8'. That's it! As for doing a watercolour course i have not considered it before. Or a video. My shyness prevents it as well as my artists critic which tells me all the time my work is not good enough. I think that's why i keep on painting, hoping to convince "the voice" to go bother someone else. :) Thank you though for your suggestion. I am really honoured to think it could be possible.

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  5. I am taking an on-line course by Kelly-Rae Roberts, and before we get to the art, the first section is entirely on getting rid of the gremlins that speak to us!

    I am also quite shy, but when I speak to students, I am like a different person! I have also found speaking to other artists quite comforting and a new side comes out of me!

    Have you ever read The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron. Here whole book is about letting to and believing in our talents/gifts/passions!

    Have fun with purple!

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    1. Renee i checked out Kelly-Rae and thought her site to be great as well as her courses. I have read the Artists Way many years ago but perhaps it is time to re-visit that most excellent book. Could not hurt that's for sure. Thank you for reminding me of it. Purple is done! We had fun Miss Purple and I. :)

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    1. Thank you Maria. How nice to meet you! I appreciate your comment.

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