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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Sachmo update

Well I finally figured out what was wrong with this; when I started laying in the color I lost his mouth and the shape of his muzzle. Once I figured that out and corrected it he looks much much better. So here he is at the moment.
Sachmo 18x24 inches acrylic on canvas, work in progress
Posted by Mary Hysong at 3:01 PM

21 comments:

  1. GlorV1June 10, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Sachmo looks great. He rules! His color is great. Happy PPF!

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  2. Mary HysongJune 10, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    thanks Gloria! I haven't got to work on him all week, but I'm off tomorrow, so ought to be able to make some progress

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  3. ChristineJune 10, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    He's coming along so nicely.

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  4. MarleneJune 10, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    I love Sachmo. My Daisy (yellow lab) would love him to. You have captured That lab stare perfectly.

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  5. Anne ButeraJune 10, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    Beautiful! Glad you were able to figure it out!

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  6. Rosie KaplanJune 11, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    He looks Much better - maybe the red nose was just the actual photo - but can see you have got his mouth adn mussle

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  7. NettyJune 11, 2011 at 1:58 AM

    Sachmo is looking wonderful, you are such a fab artist. Enjoy the weekend. Annette x

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  8. CameronJune 11, 2011 at 2:27 AM

    He's lookin' good! Love all the hair strokes...the hardest part for me!

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  9. BahamaDawnJune 11, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    awesome painting!

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  10. carlareyJune 11, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    Oh yeah, he is really coming to life. He looks more Labby now, and less crabby. Isn't it great when you can fix that little thing that is nagging at you in a painting?

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  11. NellyJune 11, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    He looks wonderful! He has a sweet spirit!

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  12. Denise MulliganJune 11, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    He's a beauty! I like his name too!
    Have a nice weekend~
    Happy Painting!

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  13. Mary HysongJune 11, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    thank you all, yes I think he's looking much better, glad I figured it out. @Cameron I use a lot of comb and rake brushes for the hair strokes, I have quite a collection now. I use bigger ones in the beginning, getting smaller as I build up the layers until in the end I'm using a liner brush for the fine detail.

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  14. Pam TuckerJune 11, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    OOh, he really came alive! Awesome work! :)

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  15. MelisaJune 11, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    I just love his serious expression!

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  16. AbelaJune 11, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    I see great ... Cheers

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  17. Jenny June 12, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    wow, what an amazing portrait, you have captured a great expression! Love your giraffe dresser from your previous post too, how wonderfully original! sorry i'm so late stopping by for PPF! enjoy the remainder of your weekend! :)

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  18. eimear brennanJune 12, 2011 at 3:20 AM

    beautiful work!

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  19. SHERI COOKJune 12, 2011 at 5:17 AM

    Coming along very nicely. HAPPY PPF!

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  20. Kristin DudishJune 12, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    Sachmo is looking great! (And your giraffe cabinet is such fun... I love the pattern)

    xo
    Kristin

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  21. Mary HysongJune 12, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    thanks everyone, waiting nervously for comments from client on the newest update, which I'm getting ready to post. Glad you like the giraffe cabinet, it was just a fun thing to do and African animals are pretty popular, like elephants and giraffes.

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