Begun: July 12, 2019
This painting comes with a lot of love since my beautiful dog is no longer here - but I love coyotes. Ever since rapid housing started in our neighbourhood cutting into their habitat they have shown up even in our backyard. They are beautiful creatures- sort of a cross between wolf and fox with their silver and russet fur. I feel such a deep calling to paint this portrait of one of them. This is first time I’m going from my 12x16 panels to a 23x32” canvas creating the effect of a nearly life size portrait in a natural setting. The emotional impact is greater so it needs a greater expression. I really want to bring Nature energies into the home.
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I began by using ceramic mastik for the rocks (I love texture) and a simple charcoal sketch:
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| stage 1 |
Next using black and white acrylic I worked out my values and perspective and a bit of a boulder for coyote to lean his head on.
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| stage 2 |
Then I painted the rocks with acrylic - I love this "sand" colour.
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| stage 3 |
I added some special effects with more acrylic paint. I think this is going to be an autumn or late summer story. I can't make up my mind what is lying before coyote - either some fallen leaves or the remnants of a meal - will figure it out later.
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| stage 4 |
Next stage - painting the fur - I've switched to oils for the rest of the coyote. Here is a first pass with fur, more to come. He's too skinny.
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| stage 5 |
Here I fixed a few errors and I'm happy with it but the head is not finished yet. He looks so comfy :)
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| stage 6 |
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| Sleeping Coyote (finished) |
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| Sleeping Coyote (closeup) |
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