Pet Portrait 12" X 9" GOUACHE & BLACK Paper. What a cute little dog... everyone said who seen this fine fellow. Always prancing about, Ziggy was a flamenco dancer in his last life!!
But at the end of a busy day, it was all about PILLOWS.
Up Close the loose brush strokes of gouache
Ziggy is my 'rebel' Silky Terrier, best dog friend and a dedicated companion for 8 years. He loved to dance, devour his homemade food and approve my handmade pillows. Sadly,at 12 years age, in 2021, he died quickly with complications of diabetes.
It's never easy to lose a furry friend.
It took me years to find joyful memories that did not bring me to tears.
Photograph used for portrait of Ziggy & pillows on antique chair.
Recently, I came across a photo of Ziggy on his favorite antique chair. I didn't start crying as per usual but this time my heart filled with joy. I make designer pillows and Ziggy always had his paw and nose in everything. All projects I complete, there is the sessions of setting up photography and Ziggy would see my camera getting set up so be guaranteed, he would take opportunity to present and pose. He was such a great model! He is the cutest little dog in the world after all! This photo and memory said so much about our time together and decided to paint this photo-memory.
Handmade knit felted series of pillows with embroidery.
'The Critter Gang Pillows' Ziggy APPROVED!
Close up: Pussy Galore Pillow felted texture
with sparkle pens, pencil crayon & gouache
The Critter Gang Pillow series is where Pussy Galore, meets the pillow plopper Ziggy. The Zebra pillows has light blue velvet cording that I scratched in with sparkle pens, leaving some of the black paper to show and shading edges with pencil crayons.
The Zebra pillows fabric was textured strokes, quickly applied with gouache and leaving the black paper showing in the pattern.
Close-up: Antique chair has carved oak armrests done in gouache.
The fabric of chair is sparkle pens & pencil crayons.
Brass tacks are created with sparkle pens & gouache.
Close-up: Left carved armrest in gouache.
Pillow with blue velvet trim done in sparkle pens & pencil crayons.
The woven fabric has BLACK exposed paper & white mixes in gouache.
Winsor Newton Designer gouache and Strathmore BLACK multimedia paper is relatively new to me. I LOVE the creamy gouache with its unique ability to work back into it, can layer colors leaving brush strokes for texture (the dogs hair) and yet smooth it out & blend colors ( the carved armrests). I can easily use water to mix any kind of consistency very easily.
I use a STAY wet palette and can leave the paint to store on the palette and later activate the colors with a spritz of water to get back to painting. Very little waste. I like that!
400 Series Strathmore BLACK & white multimedia paper serves many mediums and takes surface abuse while still remaining ridgid. The BLACK paper has been fun to use as it expresses a dynamic pop to some mediums like gouache. I love to put a little sparkle into paintings & drawings using Staple's Sparkle pens. Pencil Crayons on black paper bring subtle shifts of color.
Ziggy would approve of his portrait, FUR-EVER! BARK BARK...
Take a chance and try something new. Minaz Jantz
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