Day 4 "Cinzano" oil on gesso board for 30 paintings in 30 days

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oil on gessoed board

Day #4 of the 30 paintings in 30 days, I chose to post a commission I have been working on for my friend Val of her dearly missed blue doberman, Cinzano. Even though this challenge is directed toward painting a painting in one day, I thought this post would qualify since I worked on this painting everyday for nearly 30 days.

Work in Progress - Colored Pencil

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colored pencil

This is a work in progress. It has been awhile since I worked on black so I decided to draw Halen, my Ibizan hound sleeping on the rug at the glass door. Catching the right light with the colored pencils is fun but the shaded area is a little tricky. I want to show that the rest of the body is there but not too much to take away the dramatic shadows. I am working on this in between commissions and competition pieces.

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Oil

Yesterday I decided to paint this greyhound that my friend was fostering a while back. I love painting dogs and I really feel comfortable showing the elegance of this breed in my art.

See more dog art at www.charlotteyealey.com.

Accepted in National Canine Show

2012 Has really been good so far!

I heard today that my 2 paintings "Waiting Whippet" an oil painting and "Ibizan Hound Pup" a watercolor painting both have been accepted into "The Art Show at the Dog Show" a National canine art show in Wichita, Kansas. I am thrilled to get 2 paintings in this show again this year. The judging will not be until March 6.