Portrait Marathon: #2 Darcy

Darcy
Acrylic on canvas, 5 x 5
© Xan Blackburn 2012

Alrighty!  Darcy swam up out of a clear blue lake, or anyway, that was my experience of painting her!  Watch the animation to see what I mean.

Darcy's mom calls her a "heart healer".  At almost 12 years old, with this sweet face, you can just see her wisdom and compassion.

Next up is Riley, a handsome whippet guy with serious bedroom eyes!

Darcy in progress
© Xan Blackburn 2012

PM #1: Beaufort the Westie

Beaufort
Acrylic on canvas, 5x5
© Xan Blackburn 2012

That was fun!  Man, this will be great if I can keep up this speed, eh?

Here's Beaufort, who taught his daddy it was okay to love (oh, lordy! where's my hanky??)

Below, you can see a really funky animated gif of the steps of this painting, which will have to do, as I'm on to the next one!

Enjoy!

Beau- progress
© Xan Blackburn 2012