Animals

2000-Now

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"Bordeaux" - French Mastiff, Dogue de Bordeaux - Original Watercolor Painting - Framed
Dog Art by Ann Ranlett

This original watercolor painting is titled "Bordeaux". The breed, Dogue de Bordeaux, is also known as a French Mastiff. When I saw this dog at a park I was attracted to her wrinkly face and happy expression - I knew she'd be an interesting subject for a painting. The color choice was easy, I used colors that represent red wine.

This painting is already framed! See the second image for mat/frame proportions.
Art: 4" x 4", copyright 2006
Mat: 8" x 10", white
Frame: 8" x 10", matte-finish silver

This is a watercolor painting on Yupo, one of my "Paintings with Petzazz". When the painting was dry, I added just a bit of color pencil in a few places for enhancement.

Yupo is made of polypropylene, it's slick and bright white. The water/paint mixture isn't absorbed into the surface as with traditional watercolor paper - this results in vibrant colors and interesting swirls and watermarks that appear as the paint dries. Paint can also be lifted easily with a damp brush - wonderful for creating edges, the highlight in the eye, whiskers, etc.

My intent with these paintings is to interpret the subject, not to paint it exactly, although I do strive for accuracy of proportion. I choose a limited color palette and let the paint and paper do a lot of the work. After selecting the image, I'll often choose a title which is related to a color and then come up with the color scheme.


~ ~ As a member of Art for Critters (A4C, www.artforcritters.net), I'll donate $10 from the sale of this painting to A Chance for Bliss animal sanctuary (www.achanceforbliss.com) ~ ~

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