My mother suggested I paint an African painted wild dog. She knows they are very endangered and she knows I’ve got some very good pictures of wild dogs as I’ve had a few lucky sightings. TC aka hubby dearest, also liked the idea so I found a good photograph and took on the task. One small problem was my photograph of the dog running cut off one of the paws. I decided I could paint it in.
First I drew the dog using a grid. I am good at drawing using this method and a bit of freehand drawing so the picture came out well. I decided to start the painting with the eyes. I thought they would be the most difficult thing. Boy, was I wrong.
After about four weeks, this is where I had gotten to with the painting:
If you are interesting in seeing some closeups of this artwork you can watch my YouTube video here:
About Robbie Cheadle
South African author, photographer, and artist, Robbie Cheadle, has written and illustrated seventeen children’s books, illustrated a further three children’s books, written and illustrated four poetry books and written and illustrated one celebration of cake and fondant art book with recipes. Her work has also appeared in poetry and short story anthologies.
Robbie also has two novels and a collection of short stories published under the name of Roberta Eaton Cheadle and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.
You can find Robbie Cheadle’s artwork, fondant and cake artwork, and all her books on her website here: https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/
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