Monday, November 28, 2011

sampson

I get a kick out of hearing dog's names. Not sure how Sampson got his. I will have to ask my cousin who commissioned this painting. I guess you have noticed that Sampson has a blue eye and a brown eye. Pretty cool. I felt like the slouched pose deserved an unusual 6 x 12" canvas shape. Sampson is so cute that my cousin could not decide between two pictures so he is having me paint both.
I will be in Nashville participating in a show this coming Friday through Sunday. The Brentwood Academy Fine Arts show. Lots of great artists and fun. 30% of the proceeds goes to the school. Come see me if you are in the area.sold
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21 comments:

  1. Sampson is so precious Carol! I love the perspective and the crop, your cousin is sure to love this!!

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  2. Awesome painting Carol! I like the horizontal canvas and I love the blue and brown eyes!

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  3. Sampson is king! Love the painting, cropping, beautiful different color eyes and all:) Even his name is awesome! Wonderful job and I could just look at this forever! Good thing I just ordered Dave a new Bichon puppy or I would be trying to adopt Sampson!

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  4. Charming! Good call on the canvas dimensions. Wishing you fun and sales in Nashville!

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  5. I love this pose, Carol! You just know he is dreaming up something fun to do! He's beautiful! Good luck at your art show!

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  6. Perfect blue highlights on Sampson's black coat. Have a great show in Nashville.

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  7. Love it! His expression is priceless! I hope you have a great show this weekend in Nashville! Some of my Chestnut Group friends will be there too!

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  8. Perfect format and I love his expression! Best of luck on the show this weekend!

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  9. This painting is a gem, Carol. It makes me smile! Very clever to go with the horizontal format. Makes it even more unique! What a talent you are!

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  10. Sampson is painted beautifully. Love that innocent face!! The best of luck in your show..wish I can see it!!

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  11. What an adorable face—I Iove the format! Good luck in Brentwood!

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  12. Love Sampson. You captured his personality perfectly.

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  13. This is just great. Love the body language. Just want to rub his head.

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  14. Completely adorable. You did an amazing job bringing out his personality.

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  15. What a delightful portrait! And great use of the format!

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  16. Just love Sampson. You can tell so much about his personality from his pose. Hope you're show was a huge success!!

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