Catching up the blog with some recent greyhound paintings. The first is an experimental painting of my greyhound, Train. I wanted to capture her intensity and focus with dramatic lighting. It was also my first time using lead white, which has earned a permanent place on my palette.
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Valkyrie, 12 x 9 inch, oil on gessoboard. © 2014 Kathleen Coy |
I was honored to paint the magnificent Blazin Wildfire and Pat C Sabbath:
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Blazin Wildfire, 12 x 12 inch, oil on linen. © 2015 Kathleen Coy |
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Pat C Sabbath, 11 x 14 inch, oil on linen. © 2015 Kathleen Coy |