Vivian Swift, who did that wonderful portrait of Steve Reed's Olga, kindly consented to do a portrait of my daughter's pup Munch. I knew she'd got our little guy when she wrote that the trick to capturing his likeness would be getting his "happy goofy gaze" just right. And she did. You can visit her blog to see her process images, which I found to be fascinating in terms of the artistic decisions she makes along the way. Her engagement with Munch begins about a third of the way into this post, which is also filled with other treasures. Let's just say Vivian's politics and mine appear to be the same. Part two of her process appears in the post subsequent to the one linked above, and the finished portrait is here. I had planned to give this to my daughter for her birthday on March 28, but found I was too excited to wait till then to show it to her, so I gave it to her and her love on Valentine's Day, and they couldn't have been more thrilled to discover their little funnyface had received such loving treatment at Vivian's delicate watercolor hand. Thank you, Vivian, for consenting to paint our Munchball. You've made a few people in this neck of the woods very happy indeed.
Vivian really did do an excellent job! Glad your daughter liked it. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is such a beautiful portrait of Munch. What a lovely Valentine's Day gift for your daughter and her love. I just looked at Vivian's website. Her paintings are so beautiful. What a wonderful artist.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful portrait of Munch. Vivian does such beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteThat's an excellent water colour! I'm glad your daughter loved it.
ReplyDeleteWell done Ms. Swift, and I'm glad your daughter and her partner were thrilled.
ReplyDeleteLove the portrait of Munch, of course we love Munch all the time. Vivian's process is amazing, I wish I could do that.
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect Valentine's Day gift! She absolutely got the Mooch!
ReplyDeleteVivian captured Munch perfectly and the portrait made a perfect V-day present for your daughter and her love. Add a nice mat and frame to this lovely rendition and you have a prized collectible that brings smiles and love with each glance.
ReplyDeletePerfect! That is quite a character painting , all personality. Darling poochy.
ReplyDeleteAwwwwww. Adorable!
ReplyDeleteWow. Great image and the puppy love is amazing.
ReplyDeleteWonderful portrait and such a thoughtful gift. His goofy gaze comes through strongly! Well done, Vivian!
ReplyDeleteXoxo
Barbara
She did a good job. My own watercolor skills are sorely lacking. Wouldn't even attempt to do a dog.
ReplyDeleteThe painting captures the true essence of Mooch. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Rosemarie -- I'm so happy that Munch's people liked the portrait of their babie. It was very enjoyable to spend time with that sweet little face. He's such a happy dog -- he's loved and he knows it. You can tell.
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