This is the progress on the little wolf puppy painting (9×12, watercolor on board). It should be finishing up soon.
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Aww! They are SOOOOOO adorable! It's almost as if they're amused with something in the distance. :)
Yeah its me lol
Hi Rebecca…these wolf pups .and your watercolor..you’ve completely shown their simple beauty and their innocence…with this type of painting you can help educate other children and their parents on the importance of living and let live…so many people are misinformed…this work and your painting their beautful spririts can help save them.it’s a great story you share..Jim Springett-artist
Rebecca, the back lighting on this piece is spot on. Wonderful work! Did you meet these two cubs in person to photograph them? That must have been an amazing experience.
Yes I did. Held one of them, too. …would have liked to take one back home with me..
Rebecca, Amazing piece. Your last post of the flowers is just great too.
I really love the work you do, it inspires me to do the best that I can on my drawings. I love to draw animals and lately I have been working on drawing dragons, and other mythical beasts. Some day I hope to be as good as drawer/painter as you have become. Keep working on your art work…..
Hi Rebecca,
I just want to say you are absolutly wonderful at your paintings. I love your work. I only wish to be that good some day as to make my artwork look so realistic as you have done. My artwork look like cartoons. Can't seem to get them to look real…I do wildlife myself,but I love to paint raccoons and birds. Can you give me any instruction on what I need to do to make my artwork look real not animated.Any help would be appreciated.
My husband and I do spend many hours in the woods and also have property backed to National Forest on 3 sides,so I have access to many animals coming in to our pond.
Thank you
Seeing your work has only inspired me more to keep going to achieve the look.I do take many photos.
Thanks so much for your kind words, Brenda!
I'm glad to hear that you have the inspiration for your work surrounding you. What I would suggest, to reduce an animated/cartoon or stylized look, is that you follow your references as closely as possible. In Atelier programs for realistic classical painting and drawing, the students spend a full year + drawing nothing but crumpled pieces of paper and paper bags. …but in all of the study of making the subtle intricate wrinkled folds of the papers, they are learning to observe what they really see…not what they think they see. ..and thus learn to produce a more realistic work. Work to observe and replicate shading and depth so that you want to reach into the artwork and wrap your arms around the subject. It isn't easy…but well worth the effort. Whatever subject you choose to work with isn't important (paper bags, stones and moss, or birds and animals, etc.), just train your eye. Best wishes!
I want one for a pet the are so cute.