Little Red Robo-Dog Runnin' Thru the Forest...

"Robo Dog Romp"

(12x16", Oil)                Price: $450.00    SOLD

 Well, here is the latest robot painting...

I've been on a tin toy robot kick again, with lots of ideas presenting themselves for painting. I started with this one because the background was familiar. I've painted it before in a very small size for my painting a day project a few years ago from a photo I took in the Big Sur Woods on my honeymoon 12 years ago. I found the little robo dog replica in a store in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney in Australia at Christmas. I didn't buy him then but he lingered in my mind. I finally sent a friend back to buy him for me and had him shipped over here. He's rather cute and vivacious and just asked for a painting of his own. So this is his debut...

I used a palette consisting of: Cadmium Red Medium, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, French Ultramarine, Titanium White, and Cadmium Orange Hue. I roughed the colours in with a large Flat, then followed through with a size four Filbert, and two small Rounds. And of course the big blending brushes helped in smoothing the background.

Of course, the Robo Dog oversaw the whole process...

I used the left over paint on the palette to paint a 4x5" Black Capped Chickadee...but I'll post that tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by,
Marianne