You may have seen the painting I did of my first dog – Cujo – on the ‘About’ page here on my website. Cujo was a beautifully laid-back and adorable Golden Retriever, and my painting of him hangs here at home with another, my next Goldie, Lucy. So of course it was always going to happen that I would paint Golden Retriever # 3, Izzi, in the same style (head shot, no background). I wasn’t sure about it though, because there’s not much gold in Izzi, in fact she’s almost pure white, so how would that go on a white background? It was a challenge I’d put off for quite some time, but finally tackled it and couldn’t be more pleased with the result. Yep, that’s her above.
Since then I’ve been thinking that maybe I could get into painting pet portraits! I know how much we all love our pets, and with good reason – they bring so much joy to our lives – so if you’d like your pet’s portrait done in this style (just a head shot and no background included), drop me an email (manina@bigpond.com) and we can get started!
In the meantime, I’m preparing for another exhibition at Marie-France in West Pymble, which will be underway from Tuesday 29 August, as well as the Lindfield Art Show and Fair, which is happening on the first weekend in September. Before then, I’ll be returning to The Cottage up in Brooklyn for a market day on Sunday 20 August, so if you’re looking for something to do when the time comes, a day up on the Hawkesbury in this lovely village is always a winner! And lastly (for the moment), I have my annual Open Studio weekend coming up later in the year. Details for all these follow:
Coming up …
Market day at The Cottage, 10 Dangar Road, Brooklyn, NSW, Sunday 20 August, 10am to 3pm
‘Near and Far’, Marie-France, Philip Mall, Kendall Street, West Pymble, NSW, Tuesday 29 August to Saturday 30 September
Lindfield Art Show and Fair, Mary McKillop Hall, Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield, NSW, Friday 1 to Sunday 3 September
Open Studio, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 November (further details to come)
Until next month.