Friday, January 3, 2014

Day 4 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

He Knows Them By Name
8" x 8"
Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
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Well it is Day 4 and I am still going! This has been such a great learning experience for me. This is my third sheep and they all look completely different. This one was particularly interesting because it was just a head study and it was fun looking at how all the little hairs grow in different directions on their sweet faces and then their wool is just crazy going in all different directions. It was interesting trying to capture that in a painting. I hope you enjoy it!

9 comments:

Pointy Bird Studio - Leesa Padget said...

These are absolutely gorgeous, this challenge is fun isn't it? :)

Karen Smith said...

Thanks Leesa! It is so much fun and I am learning so much! Thanks for the encouragement!

Susan said...

Just found you via 30 on 30. Captured by this guy. Love your strong combination of brush strokes and use of whites and creams to really capture him. I must sign up for your blog. Always fun finding someones work that you like.

Karen Smith said...

Thank you so much Susan! I really appreciate your compliments! Made my day!

Pattie Wall said...

Hi Karen - amazing the fleece you painted on this painting! Must have taken lots of time. I love this sheep - it has such character!

Karen Smith said...

Thank you so much Pattie! It has been so much fun painting sheep! Thanks for your kind remarks!

Anonymous said...

Love the sheep and love the title!!!

Cindy D. said...

Terrific sheep! So fluffy!

Karen Smith said...

Thanks so much!