Monday, May 21, 2012

Ben's Dogs- Watercolor


Hurricane & Berserker
watercolor 9X12

I have had some family things going on lately and was away from home much of the time- so not much painting being done.  I have managed to fit in a few new paintings, and this is one of them.  My daughter in law posted a photo of their sweet puppies on Facebook and I knew I had to paint them.  They were in the car waiting to be let out to play- I just loved the faces and the way the sun was shining on them.  They aren't actually puppies anymore, but that is how I think of them.  They are both "scary" breeds, but couldn't be sweeter!  Now I find myself in the mood to paint more dogs- maybe another watercolor of my own sweet standard poodle.


Posted by Mermaid's Palette at 10:51 AM
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16 comments:

  1. Maria's WatercolorMay 21, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    So beautiful Sheryl! I just love this painting, such sweet expressions on these!

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  2. FranzMay 21, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    Wow,is spectacular!!
    Congrats,have a nice week!!

    Ciao!!

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  3. Mermaid's PaletteMay 21, 2012 at 5:34 PM

    Thanks, Maria! They are sweeties.

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  4. Mermaid's PaletteMay 21, 2012 at 5:35 PM

    Grazie, Franz!

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  5. martinealisonMay 21, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    J'adore la bouille et l'expression de ces gros toutous!... La lumière est sublime.
    Une aquarelle superbe, je vous félicite.
    Gros bisous à vous.

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    1. Mermaid's PaletteMay 21, 2012 at 7:21 PM

      Merci, Martine! I was just looking at your latest beautiful painting!

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  6. CandyMay 21, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    Sheryl, I really like this painting. I can tell how sweet they are. I love their expressions. I'm looking forward to seeing a painting of your standard poodle.

    I read your comment about being at Top of the World for New Year's Eve. I bet that was something!

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  7. CandyMay 21, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    P. S. I just showed your painting to Jim and he likes it, too!

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    1. Mermaid's PaletteMay 22, 2012 at 12:47 PM

      Thanks, Candy (and Jim)! - I appreciate your feedback! The fireworks from the Top of the World were awesome!

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  8. PatMay 25, 2012 at 1:01 AM

    Outstanding work, Sheryl .
    Love how these dogs seem to come right out of the frame.

    PS: sorry I don't comment as much , I'm finding the two word captcha hard to decipher.

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  9. Mermaid's PaletteMay 25, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    Thanks, Pat! I agree- the 2 words are sometimes so difficult. Can we remove the process?

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  10. PatMay 27, 2012 at 11:43 PM

    Apparently yes. Its somewhere in the settings of your blog, but I'm not sure where as I don't use it. Perhaps if you google "remove blog captcha" you might get a hint?

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  11. Claire MMay 29, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    Very cool image of these two guys - lots of personality.

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  12. Mermaid's PaletteMay 31, 2012 at 8:58 AM

    Thanks, Claire- I loved working on this! Such fun puppies!

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  13. Carol Schiff Daily PaintingJune 1, 2012 at 3:42 AM

    You really captured these dogs. Their expressions are priceless. I love watercolor when it is done well, the freshness cannot be matched in other media. Your work is a prime example.

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  14. Mermaid's PaletteJune 1, 2012 at 7:03 AM

    Thank you so much, Carol!

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Thank you so much for your comments- I love to hear what you think!

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