Zulu

In any other part of the country this little dog might have been named "Pierrot" or "Harlequin".  But in New Orleans his black and white face evokes the black and white painted faces on the riders of Zulu on Mardi Gras.
One of the things I've found in painting largely (or all) white animals, is that the subtle lights and darks in the white areas need to be exaggerated in order to create dimension.

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6x6 oil on Raymar canvas panel

Minnie

Well, the worst of my "dawn til unconscious" paying gig is behind me. This week I will finish. The work I'm doing is time consuming, but repetitious and tedious but not nearly as stressful. I do have to pay close attention to what I'm doing or I find that the last 20 or 30 steps are out of sync and I have to go back and redo them. It's boring. I general work until my eyes roll back in my head, take a short break and go right back  to it. Next week I'll be back in the studio!!! Until then here is Minnie of the soulful eyes.

6x6 oil on Raymar canvas panel
See more of my pet portraits on my website or in my Etsy store