Just finished this big boy last night. He's 24" x 30" and I named him 'King.'
Here's how I typically work - I painted the background and have literally had it hanging around in my studio for probably four months. Recently I was sitting in a doctor's office waiting for my dad's appointment and picked up some magazine, probably National Geographic? ... and did a sketch of an ugly old grizzled lion. I liked my fine, ugly fellow and pulled out my purse sketchpad to look at it when I got home.
Then my eyes lit upon this crazy background canvas and I knew. There's a band of blue just above center, and I thought 'How cool would it be to give the lion blue eyes?' But then when I was deciding on placement, I liked the eyes higher up in the space, so he'd look more dominant. Looks to me like it worked! I like it!
I'll be putting him in the DaVinci Artists Gallery in Tomball in a couple weeks. Need to get him varnished and wired for hanging. Then I suppose I'll have to say goodbye to my watchful friend.
davinciartistsgallery.com/cindy-johnson.html
Here's how I typically work - I painted the background and have literally had it hanging around in my studio for probably four months. Recently I was sitting in a doctor's office waiting for my dad's appointment and picked up some magazine, probably National Geographic? ... and did a sketch of an ugly old grizzled lion. I liked my fine, ugly fellow and pulled out my purse sketchpad to look at it when I got home.
Then my eyes lit upon this crazy background canvas and I knew. There's a band of blue just above center, and I thought 'How cool would it be to give the lion blue eyes?' But then when I was deciding on placement, I liked the eyes higher up in the space, so he'd look more dominant. Looks to me like it worked! I like it!
I'll be putting him in the DaVinci Artists Gallery in Tomball in a couple weeks. Need to get him varnished and wired for hanging. Then I suppose I'll have to say goodbye to my watchful friend.
davinciartistsgallery.com/cindy-johnson.html
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