This is my entry for the challenge for art explosion week 24 which has the theme of Light. This challenge is thanks to @juliakponsford.
Here is a closeup for the thumbnail.
Here is the entire piece
I took the theme of light and wanted to do a piece in oil showing a stark contrast of light and shadow. Of course, I often use animals as my subject matter and this time I used an image of my sweet Italian Greyhound Sophie. We lost her just before Christmas, but she lived to the ripe old age of 20, so she had a good life.
I really wanted to play on the orange of the chair and the orange of light in her from the bright sunshine.
This is a rough sketch to get the idea down.
I scan the image and used digital oil painting and oil pastel to finish the piece.
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Beautiful painting! Love the softness and blur of your strokes. :)
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Thanks! lots of blending and underpainting.
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Wow it's so soft and glowy, very cool technique!
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Thank you, really wanted to show light and dark.
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Oil makes it sooo bright and intense, great choice :)
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I thought so too, let's the light bounce in the brush strokes.
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Wow, @donnadavisart, this artwork is beautiful, very touching (reminded me of my beloved dog, gone for years now) and I'm impressed by how skilled you are with digital tools! I was sure it's an oil painting. Hihi I would love to see the progress of work, because the final effect is so grand. All the best and good luck in the contest, fellow participant ;)
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I need to learn how to record the screen so I can do that.
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Wonderful light effects in this image Donna. It gives the impression of the dog enjoying lying in a warm patch of light. Very cosy.
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Thanks for visting! I did it for a challenge called light so I really wanted that stark contrast of shadow and warm tones and I tried to play up on that with orange in the chair picking up in the dogs ears and fur and the honey warm tones of the floor.
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You have done very well with the warm glow around the dog. Yes, that is a good description, honey warm tones.
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really impressive technique thank you for entering the contest!!!!
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