Jo

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This is lovely and typical of the breed ... no eyes and lots of hair!

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 01 Oct 09:27:32

Great painting. Lovely.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Thu 01 Oct 12:00:12

What a gorgeous litlle cutie.

Posted by Maureen Rich on Thu 01 Oct 12:12:05

Lovely Andrea, tricky to do without eyes!

Posted by Katy Dean on Thu 01 Oct 15:02:46

Lovely little dog. Great painting.

Posted by Carolyn Parkinson on Thu 01 Oct 17:00:53

What a little cutie!

Posted by Susan Hodgetts on Thu 01 Oct 18:35:34

Thank you Heather :-) yes, rather a challenge to paint eyes you can’t see!

Posted by Andrea Hook on Thu 01 Oct 19:51:29

Thank you so much Christine :-)

Posted by Andrea Hook on Thu 01 Oct 19:51:58

Thank you Maureen - yes, I’m sure if she were mine she would probably charm me into giving her a treat every hour! :-)

Posted by Andrea Hook on Thu 01 Oct 19:54:52

Thank you Katy, yes for sure! :-)

Posted by Andrea Hook on Thu 01 Oct 19:57:19

Thank you so much Carolyn, very kind of you :-)

Posted by Andrea Hook on Thu 01 Oct 19:58:26

Thanks Susan! She could melt your heart couldn’t she :-)

Posted by Andrea Hook on Thu 01 Oct 20:00:11

He looks like a little tinker. Love his coat Andrea.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Thu 01 Oct 22:03:04

A gorgeous little Tinker! I hope I did her justice. Thank you for your lovely compliment Carole :- )

Posted by Andrea Hook on Fri 02 Oct 07:25:31

A lovely dog portrait Andrea.

Posted by caroline harris on Sun 04 Oct 12:48:47

Thank you so much Caroline, very much appreciated! :- )

Posted by Andrea Hook on Sun 04 Oct 19:00:24

Hang on Studio Wall

01/10/2020

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An acrylic painting on textured acrylic paper for a friend's dad's birthday. Jo (along with her canine friend Ridsy) was a canal boat dog until her owner gave up the canals for a dwelling on solid ground. I was given several snapshots of Jo to work from, but none properly showed her eyes! (I believe it was ALWAYS unusual to see her eyes, judging from the way she liked to wear her hair!) To compensate, I tried to make more of the wispy loveliness of the dog instead. A really little cutie!

About the Artist

Andrea Hook

I’ve painted and sketched since early childhood and my favourite place was the garden, amongst the old fruit trees and raspberry canes. As a student, I studied for a degree in Visual Arts & Geography at Lancaster University and I worked for fifteen years as an illustrator and graphic designer in…

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