Saturday, January 24, 2015

"Cairo and Sophie"



Two new pup portraits for a family who lost them both within a month of one another. 
The first little guy is Cairo and the second one is Sophie. 
I had fun with the backgrounds once i figured out what it was i wanted there. 
Both are acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 
24" X 30".  

6 comments:

  1. Beautiful and tender portraits, Ross. Love them!
    Kathryn

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    1. Thank you Kathryn. I like your comment, about "tender"! That is my hope always, that i am careful with the creating of their friends. They mean so much to the people who owned them.

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  2. Wow Ross! These portraits certainly grab you and don't want to let go! Amazing work, which i know will bring some comfort immediately - and smiles in the long term.
    Bravo! xx

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    1. Thanks so much Pat. When the lady who commissioned me saw them, she began to cry. There was still a lot of grief there over their beloved pets. I was grateful for the opportunity to paint them and deeply touched that they had that impact. I have the best job! :)

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  3. Ross, thank you so much for your kind and very thoughtful comments about the dogs-in-progress. They seem to be taking a l ... o ... n ... g time to finish :)
    Kathryn

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