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  • Cat Portrait: Sissy WIP #2

    May
    20
    2005

    I’ve just completed the underpainting on this custom cat portrait, and it’s going to make for a great base for the layers to come. I joke around with my friends about my underpaintings, always justifying the colors I choose for underpaintings by saying “well? if you shaved him that’s what he’d look like, right?”

    I’ve got a lot done, but have a ton more to do. She’ll end up with another layer of darks, then at least 3 light layers of poofy floofy hair applied strand by strand. She’s a white cat. Trust me. (Her eyes etc. will be further refined & enhanced as well. Whiskers come last, well, right before I sign it.)

    😉

    Painting on Cam

    May
    20
    2005

    Why not. I just turned my webcam on, you are free to watch, but if I hear any of you fighting I’m going to turn this thing off and you can go to your room!

    (man, I’ve been a mom for a long time.)

    Rural Excitement

    May
    18
    2005

    Well today has been a moderately productive day. First I’ll give you your eye candy though! This is our pup Chloe, who is so old in doggie years that I need a calculator to figure it out.

    She’s a good doggie. Part rott, part shepherd, mostly mushy gushy teddy bear.

    Before Mr. left for work this morning we inspected our new growth, like we’ve been doing (somewhat obsessively) since we started planting seeds and actually growing stuff. It’s an exciting thing for us, watching dirt turn green and then running our hands over cottony soft bright green grass. Aaah. We are so easily amused!

    The rain last week washed most of our seed into little piles. This past weekend, Mr. roughed up the soil again and we spread more seed. Today we have GRASS! It’s scattered growth, but still. Grass. Green. Grass. YAY US!

    We also planted some of those gargantuan sunflowers in the back corner of the yard. This is where my morning surprise occurred today. I was standing there checking out the sunflowers (which have grown to about 2″ tall in 5-7 days), and noticed two squirrelies romping through the neighbors yard playing tag. Or something. Of course I didn’t bring my camera out, do you guys really want to see pictures of sprouting green stuff every day? But I wish I had it. Man. Do I ever.

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    Rusty : Final Scan & Detail

    May
    17
    2005


    Custom Dog Portrait : Rusty
    12 x 12 Oil Painting
    Gallerywrap Canvas
    © 2005 Leanne Wildermuth
    All Rights Reserved

    Click “read more” for detail shots!

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    New Toy!!

    May
    17
    2005

    Whoohoo! I am so excited!!

    The other day, I ordered this.

    Today, it arrived.

    I just set it up and ran my first test print.

    Guess what? Soon, very soon, I will be offering the finest. prints. ever. This thing is AMAZING. I will definitely let you know when I’ve got my print offerings ready for viewing and purchase! Just know that some of your favorite pieces will be available in LARGE SIZES. ie. that Lion painting you all loved? (Me too!) I will be offering it in 12×16!!!! Oh yea. Antoinette, remember the Viola? Yep, her too. Also, Homecoming will be available in a 12×12 print. OH there are SO MANY THINGS I need to prepare!!

    This is just awesome. I couldn’t be more thrilled!!!

    So, browse my galleries (no custom portraits will be reproduced in print without the owners consent), and let me know what you would like to see me offer in print! You can even browse my “digital keepsakes” category and select from my growing selection of digital photographs!

    :mrgreen:

    Rusty’s Complete!

    May
    16
    2005

    Pending final blessings from his mom of course, but here he is. I’m very pleased with how he turned out. I’ll post the final scan & details after he’s dry.

    Mouse WIP #2

    May
    14
    2005

    I’ve been painting on and off all day today. I’ve got the underpainting done on this Mousie now. Taba, you need to choose a name for your mousie!

    😉

    Rusty WIP #5

    May
    14
    2005

    To view progress within the category, click here.

    Looking at the last work in progress shot compared to this one, you can see how I’ve used the underpainting as a base for his right ear and his chest. I have most of the wave & curl laid down now, and once this layer is dry I will apply the final layer which will further enhance each curl, deepen and lighten his coat all the way around. Then I’ll sign him. (I don’t ever sign my pieces until they meet my own standards!)

    So, basically one more layer which will be a very thin one just for highlights and lowlights, to really bring out each hair as much as possible.

    Rusty WIP #4

    May
    13
    2005

    You might want to look at these in the category view so you can see the differences without scrolling much.

    You can see the differences between this one and the last around his muzzle. I deepened the shadows in his left ear and started working on his right ear a little bit, but with the way his ear hair curls up over his left ear, I have to finish his left ear first. (It will be dry tomorrow.)

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