tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24054080130396687152024-03-13T08:30:21.137-04:00Out to Pasture StudioJoin me as I draw and paint in my North Florida studio. Portraits are my favorite...people, pets and ponies!Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-55001175871619677312010-03-26T14:23:00.000-04:002010-03-26T14:23:54.992-04:00Yeungling-Signed, Sealed & Ready to Deliver!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S6z7VkK1JTI/AAAAAAAAAJw/AW68BmLvCwU/s1600/WIPYeunglingSigned.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S6z7VkK1JTI/AAAAAAAAAJw/AW68BmLvCwU/s320/WIPYeunglingSigned.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Added the finshing touches this morning...really need to take a good photo of this one. It is signed, varnished and ready for client to frame!</span></div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-4794933871327595992010-03-24T09:37:00.000-04:002010-03-24T09:37:18.396-04:00Yeungling-The home stretch!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S6oVDehCjhI/AAAAAAAAAJo/oNiBxhNjYvM/s1600/WIPYeungling6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S6oVDehCjhI/AAAAAAAAAJo/oNiBxhNjYvM/s320/WIPYeungling6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very close to completion on this one. I need to finish the outstretched leg and then look at it for a day before my final "tweaking" , signature, and varnish...then it's off to Yeungling's loving owner.</span></div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-77830724582641704232010-03-23T09:42:00.000-04:002010-03-23T09:42:16.095-04:00Work In Process Yeungling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S6jE5jO5xXI/AAAAAAAAAJg/uEHrhsdw0nY/s1600-h/WIPYeungling5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S6jE5jO5xXI/AAAAAAAAAJg/uEHrhsdw0nY/s320/WIPYeungling5.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Getting into the deep fur now...had a short evening, my apologies!</span></div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-64509568151244433502010-03-21T22:58:00.000-04:002010-03-21T22:58:33.172-04:00WIP-Yeungling Finshing Head and Jumping Back into the Body...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S6bbz7bsqmI/AAAAAAAAAJY/YUS1auVkVzE/s1600-h/WIPYeungling4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S6bbz7bsqmI/AAAAAAAAAJY/YUS1auVkVzE/s320/WIPYeungling4.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a busy weekend, I have jumped back into completing this portrait! Worked on the head tonight but did some body fur worked as well. I do jump around on the body fur while drawing the face and head from time to time to put things into persective for me...like the darkness under the ear area. Seeing that started helps me do a color and tone check on the ear color.</span></div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-44989330949537780742010-03-17T20:43:00.001-04:002010-03-17T20:44:42.904-04:00Yeungling - Work In Process<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S6F23xeVOrI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/K0cxaqQiImw/s1600-h/WIPYeungling3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S6F23xeVOrI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/K0cxaqQiImw/s320/WIPYeungling3.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not as far along as I would have liked...Life got in the way! Moved to the Eye/Ear area, all will look cohesive before I am finished. See you next post!</span></div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-51685127119467083362010-03-15T10:21:00.001-04:002010-03-15T10:23:48.068-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S55CKyhihDI/AAAAAAAAAJA/4YjPS6nSMEE/s1600-h/WIPYeungling2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S55CKyhihDI/AAAAAAAAAJA/4YjPS6nSMEE/s320/WIPYeungling2.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starting the corner and working my way across. Yeungling had a myriad of colors in her coat! Love it!</span>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-76289754739336742582010-03-15T08:58:00.000-04:002010-03-15T08:58:35.193-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S54shO8tIxI/AAAAAAAAAI4/6NQINOK5R2g/s1600-h/WIPYeungling1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S54shO8tIxI/AAAAAAAAAI4/6NQINOK5R2g/s320/WIPYeungling1.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Running behind on posting! Will be posting my humble beginnings later this am.</span></div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-11060509297001092892010-03-11T13:56:00.001-05:002010-03-11T13:59:35.404-05:00"Yeungling" A Beloved Dog Portrait Commission<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S5k8cVxBREI/AAAAAAAAAIg/bhXIPWS_ZtQ/s1600-h/Yuengling+jan+2010+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S5k8cVxBREI/AAAAAAAAAIg/bhXIPWS_ZtQ/s320/Yuengling+jan+2010+002.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although no longer here on earth, Yeungling's owner wants a portrait to honor her much loved friend...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial;">I will be doing this portrait in colored pencil on an Ampersand pastelbord, color green. Having lost a dog in the past year who had the same type ear as this lovely pet, I was familiar enough to draw in the missing ear on the photo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S5k9iFIrJEI/AAAAAAAAAIo/SpywSDrF3DY/s1600-h/YeunglingLineWeb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/S5k9iFIrJEI/AAAAAAAAAIo/SpywSDrF3DY/s320/YeunglingLineWeb.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-75664259230355936292009-12-21T22:19:00.000-05:002009-12-21T22:19:34.021-05:00A couple of close-ups of the plaque<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA6ZhPta2I/AAAAAAAAAHw/Pf7joPnwBjo/s1600-h/GatlinOnSign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA6ZhPta2I/AAAAAAAAAHw/Pf7joPnwBjo/s320/GatlinOnSign.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA6dBnHgBI/AAAAAAAAAH4/MC8F9lgv3EE/s1600-h/GunnerCloseUp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA6dBnHgBI/AAAAAAAAAH4/MC8F9lgv3EE/s320/GunnerCloseUp.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-30096850503662526252009-12-21T22:17:00.000-05:002009-12-21T22:17:27.079-05:00Signed, sealed and delivered!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA6AvnuzkI/AAAAAAAAAHo/qhdklFNs9GM/s1600-h/BickelDoneForWeb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA6AvnuzkI/AAAAAAAAAHo/qhdklFNs9GM/s320/BickelDoneForWeb.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Really enjoyed this one! Such well behaved pups. Did not even shed in my studio!</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-31975790915301442602009-12-21T22:15:00.000-05:002009-12-21T22:15:49.613-05:00Nearing completion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA5hrnqzuI/AAAAAAAAAHg/9SuiNzrkXGk/s1600-h/NearingCompletion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA5hrnqzuI/AAAAAAAAAHg/9SuiNzrkXGk/s320/NearingCompletion.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did not take photos between the two smaller pups. I am almost finshed here, just need to complete the name.</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-44990641227508814542009-12-21T22:12:00.000-05:002009-12-21T22:12:02.754-05:00Dog Two Done...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA4xa8QZhI/AAAAAAAAAHY/iZXDx4-a6KI/s1600-h/2Done.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA4xa8QZhI/AAAAAAAAAHY/iZXDx4-a6KI/s320/2Done.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one was the an easy one...very photogenic and all the photos supplied were very clear.</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-39108858873461610142009-12-21T22:08:00.002-05:002009-12-21T22:10:23.500-05:00Dog One Done...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA39V6ePqI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/XCkpDAdTgXI/s1600-h/1Done.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA39V6ePqI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/XCkpDAdTgXI/s320/1Done.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One Dog down, Three to go! I have base coated the name...mostly a visual crutch on my part.</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-80038322644515738582009-12-21T22:06:00.000-05:002009-12-21T22:06:39.457-05:00The Christmas Plaque<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA3NTIcKzI/AAAAAAAAAHA/J5p9lc7iW5g/s1600-h/LineDrwg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SzA3NTIcKzI/AAAAAAAAAHA/J5p9lc7iW5g/s320/LineDrwg.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the line drawing for a Christmas commission I did. A couple of the photos were not to clear and having never met these lovely pups in person, some guesswork was in order!</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-11392301118121745202009-11-19T20:59:00.000-05:002009-11-19T20:59:10.015-05:00Swimming Suit Complete!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SwX3vRXuBsI/AAAAAAAAAG4/sjQuJZUXRT8/s1600/BangerComplete.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SwX3vRXuBsI/AAAAAAAAAG4/sjQuJZUXRT8/s320/BangerComplete.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sprayed first coat of varnish...now on to the next project!</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-54563607233489572652009-11-15T21:06:00.000-05:002009-11-15T21:06:01.938-05:00Signing off for the night...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SwCy9l9eajI/AAAAAAAAAGw/aU5dFaRw_rs/s1600-h/Banger4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sr="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SwCy9l9eajI/AAAAAAAAAGw/aU5dFaRw_rs/s320/Banger4.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Got a LOT done today! I can see daylight on this one..This would have been a good piece to use on a fabric & folds demonstration! Looking to complete this week.</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-57994991791193039152009-11-15T16:39:00.000-05:002009-11-15T16:39:57.535-05:00If it looks like I'm not getting anywhere with this...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SwB0n5UB4CI/AAAAAAAAAGo/v8Fz-YmxxUM/s1600-h/Banger3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sr="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SwB0n5UB4CI/AAAAAAAAAGo/v8Fz-YmxxUM/s320/Banger3.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, it is going slow! There is a lot of detail in this one...that's why you have to charge more for detail; it takes a lot longer. Nearing completion on the swim-top and starting the swim short. working on concrete, pool and water detail a little at a time, well, because it is not too fun!</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-68880533582586299782009-11-12T21:07:00.001-05:002009-11-12T21:09:44.534-05:00On My easel still..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/Svy_zF7IkhI/AAAAAAAAAGg/Y18BIpjh1As/s1600-h/Banger2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sr="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/Svy_zF7IkhI/AAAAAAAAAGg/Y18BIpjh1As/s320/Banger2.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Going slowly...a lot of clothing detail and background</span>.<br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-63963054383672396192009-11-04T10:24:00.000-05:002009-11-04T10:24:08.691-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SvGcd03W3UI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/U_3ENAEF32Y/s1600-h/BangerBeginning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/SvGcd03W3UI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/U_3ENAEF32Y/s320/BangerBeginning.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is What I am working on today...Colored Pencil on Pastelbord again, </span>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-57255054432959021202009-10-19T13:53:00.002-04:002009-10-19T13:53:57.080-04:00Black Lab Commission-Signed & Sealed...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/Stynj9NFj0I/AAAAAAAAAGI/GH5tkIxvf98/s1600-h/BlackLabSigned.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/Stynj9NFj0I/AAAAAAAAAGI/GH5tkIxvf98/s320/BlackLabSigned.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now...deliver!</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-27227901996044352932009-10-19T11:26:00.000-04:002009-10-19T11:26:45.660-04:00WIP- Black Lab Commission<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/StyEB3YzO5I/AAAAAAAAAGA/SvDp_oQdN9c/s1600-h/BlackLabWIP12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/StyEB3YzO5I/AAAAAAAAAGA/SvDp_oQdN9c/s320/BlackLabWIP12.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nearing Finish. Deciding on signature placement and finshing touches.</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-19135886019449921262009-10-18T20:17:00.000-04:002009-10-18T20:17:35.269-04:00WIP-Black Lab Commission<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/StuvTSWWZrI/AAAAAAAAAFY/YqPsfDHQY2o/s1600-h/BlackLabWIP11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/StuvTSWWZrI/AAAAAAAAAFY/YqPsfDHQY2o/s320/BlackLabWIP11.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a surprise one day visit from a grandchild this weekend and only got to work a short time. I am getting very close to completing this piece. Hoping to deliver this week. Sometimes, I find the plain areas of fur to be the most difficult...harder to see some of the shapes.</span><br />
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</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-19586283202751066902009-10-16T08:10:00.000-04:002009-10-16T08:10:02.549-04:00WIP- Black Lab Commission<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/Sthg7pDQwYI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/WJNocxnHO6A/s1600-h/BlackLabWIP10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/Sthg7pDQwYI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/WJNocxnHO6A/s320/BlackLabWIP10.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the latest. Did not get much done yesterday. Of course, I am now working on the "boring part". Ann Kullberg is right, save the eyes for last...they are the "Fun Part"! I found great satisfaction in working on the eyes and the complicated mouth on this piece. In this case, I am trying to work from left to right to keep from smearing or smudging. Working on large areas af fur can be quite tedious although in this case, there is some shaping involved. I hope to put in more "fur" time this afternoon.</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-18164178184104415892009-10-14T16:59:00.004-04:002009-10-14T17:08:34.274-04:00WIP- Black Lab Commission "The Eyes Have It!"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Started the other eye area this morning. I am posting several updates. Note that I have softened the area where the sky and land meet. It looked to hard to me. As I move along, I keep going back to the mouth area to tweak it. Looking at the photos I take at each step are a big help in seeing areas that need more work.</span><br />
</div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405408013039668715.post-3602275770905911982009-10-13T16:18:00.002-04:002009-10-13T16:21:54.591-04:00Work In Progress - Black Lab Commission<span style="color:#cc9933;"></span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/StTg6WQwjEI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/8_YK-0cvBoU/s1600-h/BlackLabWIP5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392181946882231362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7FK6jw0uuPc/StTg6WQwjEI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/8_YK-0cvBoU/s320/BlackLabWIP5.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#996633;">Did I mention that this is Colored Pencil on Pastelbord? Spent the better part of today working on this in between business calls. A lot of work around the tongue. Coming right along...</span><br /></span><div></div>Fran Dellaportahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611560646003018180noreply@blogger.com0