Tye 2
Oil on Wood Panel
10"X10"
Tye 1
Oil on Canvas
12"X16"
Last week my neighbor asked if she could commission me to make a painting of her dog, "Tye." I said I would on one condition. No obligation. That goes both ways. Expectation can have a dampening effect on the creative process. So there was no guarantee that I could even begin to brooch the subject of this dog. And if I did, what I captured might not be what she sees and loves in her dog. So no obligation on her part to have any part of the painting. As it turns out, I did two very different paintings of Tye. And enjoyed every minute of it. We'll see what Tye's owner thinks.
Oil on Canvas
12"X16"
Last week my neighbor asked if she could commission me to make a painting of her dog, "Tye." I said I would on one condition. No obligation. That goes both ways. Expectation can have a dampening effect on the creative process. So there was no guarantee that I could even begin to brooch the subject of this dog. And if I did, what I captured might not be what she sees and loves in her dog. So no obligation on her part to have any part of the painting. As it turns out, I did two very different paintings of Tye. And enjoyed every minute of it. We'll see what Tye's owner thinks.
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