I have updated the video on the making of “Megaphone. Since I last posted a video showing the progression from drawing to finished painting, I realized I was not actually finished. As you will see, near the end, I dispensed with the strict technique of layering black washes on a white surface. Instead I began mixing values adding white, gray and black over each other. At this point I had also begun using acrylic mediums (particularly glazing and mat mediums) another departure from painting the Original Dog Studies. It may be subtle but there is more detail and refinement. Here then is the updated video.
portrait
Doug speaks 1
Dog Studies, Doug speaks 1, black acrylic on prepared 12″ x 9″ paper, c.2008, Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis
My focus on shapes, edges of shapes, and negative space all started with this white patch on Doug’s chest.
See and read more about the Original Series.
Doug speaks 2
Dog Studies, Doug speaks 2, black acrylic on prepared 12″ x 9″ paper, c.2008, Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis
Mookie Wilson in snow
Dog Studies, Mookie Wilson in snow, black acrylic on prepared boards, 2007, 9″ x 4 ½” , Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis (Private Collection, Marshall, IL)
Mookie Wilson in snow was a typical scene. This quickly brushed portrait is really a precursor to the Dog Studies series. It was the beginning of my use of black and white.
Mookie had a thick coat and was at home in snow. He loved to eat it, even scooping it up as he ran.
See and read more about the Original Series.