Piper - Second attempt

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Lovely painting. Gorgeous fur. She looks like a Border Terrier?

Posted by Jeannette Harrison on Wed 26 Jan 16:01:36

Beautiful eyes and lovely shiny fur, she looks so adorable.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Wed 26 Jan 16:07:15

Piper is actually a border terrier crossed with a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She is adorable - but my own dog Mishka won't have anything to do with her - she is young and bouncy - Mishka is a genteel old man!

Posted by Julie Bosley on Wed 26 Jan 16:09:54

A wonderful painting - how can you resiste her?!

Posted by Avril Soldani on Thu 27 Jan 08:35:06

Such a lovely expression! She's irresistible, for sure!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Thu 27 Jan 11:50:17

Thank you for your comment on my cow and thank you for introducing me to your gallery. I absolutely love this painting - everything is so well executed but those ears!!!! so silky and soft! Very well done.

Posted by Julia Benning on Thu 10 Mar 10:12:13

Great expressive eyes, she must be. Able to pull at the heart strings

Posted by Ros Patterson on Mon 11 Feb 18:25:09

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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This is a much more carefully executed picture of Piper - this time done in water mixable oils over an acrylic underpainting. This is my third attempt using W & N water mixable oils, and I am really enjoying using them. This painting is a much more accurate representation of the dog than the acrylic version, and my daughter says I have really caught her likeness!

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Julie Bosley

I drifted into painting following four years of City and Guilds creative Embroidery where I found I was enjoying the back-up art work almost more than the embroidery. I did an A level in art and design in 2006, and then joined a life painting class. For the last three years I have belonged to a…

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