I thoroughly enjoyed this painting from start to finish. Not only are brindle dogs very beautiful, the brindle coat pattern is a lot of fun to paint! Here are a few photos of the process:
The toned canvas and underpainting:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-n5PJmZevCI3KlgUwbzDEJ7zpQ6AARF9pyj_ZAUtTE5xTPGDRzSmEJh0RnKs_KgRphp0hTbcXB-F2S61b1iI0izu2gGnLkWTa138xeCRxHaR82ZL9AIEQMB1OwlCvPh8IMUnKnt4k7k/s400/Petro1.jpg)
A shot of the reference photo in the background. The background is started, along with the top half of his head:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeG5n2t2r403hNAdOUmhze2BT6hL_xQy23o2rKgIveN15edIoOELovPZ2JsxwRl_i2QJRPqiecs7cmZ9PKSTUMSU3iVFvYbGtx3s11qPBPiZ4CyDqvvRCpeZsLYBWKS2_Qnb6Tz8Vq7s/s400/Petroinprogress.jpg)
And once again, the finished painting. I love the colors, his expression, the gold metal on his collar, and the silver tag.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzL_4hhvxdX41NEDxTtxX8rvwqjX6SL_a3RKeahTGelJwmvrhpQrGQpdGO2JQACln1VWzxI_WjRkSkpocLjhQk6ef6rjJNT4X6QpK6kB6-ILh5llLheLjqIG282tmIgLGHbpSf77bqNPc/s400/Retired%252C+Rescued%252C+Loved.jpg)
I hope you enjoyed seeing the process of this piece.
Much love,