Art of the Dog: Dawn Secord: A painting of Jenny and Troy

Friday, February 23, 2018

A painting of Jenny and Troy

This painting had been planned for some time. The family lives in a canyon with an abundance of beautiful plants and scenery. After a few trips walking around their grounds we found the perfect setting. We'd have the dogs sitting on some steps under an arbor. The only down side, was the foliage wasn't in bloom. So, we waited for Spring and the flowers blossomed and we had our background. During one of our discussions, hummingbirds were the topic. It was clear the owners of the dogs had a fondness for hummingbirds. We talked about including a hummer in the foreground and everything just fell into place.

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We took photos of the dogs, separately, in a number of locations. It seemed they were really most photogenic and relaxed in the foyer, so those were the photos used.

I'd asked Jenny and Troy's "parents" if I could work on their painting as a demo at the Kennel Club of Palm Springs and they agreed.   I'd worked on the painting off and on during December and then finished it in January.

This painting was absolutely a blast to plan and paint.   Jenny and Troy are amazing dogs and really were cooperative throughout the process.   Thank you to Suzanne and Don for having me paint their "fur" kids!

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