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Woman Asleep with Guard Dogs # 26, Red Dress

I keep working and working it until Woman Asleep with Guard Dogs looks better. The red in the dress and the white of the dogs really makes the lower part of the picture the first thing that you see.

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Posted on February 01, 2012 in american folk art, Art, Folk Art, art, folk art, american folk art, carved, wood, painted, wooden, sculpture, Guard Dog Folk Art, work in progress | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Woman Asleep with Guard Dogs # 26, Love that Sky!

Toning down the whites, adding more yellows. Love that sky!

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Posted on January 31, 2012 in american folk art, Art, Folk Art, art, folk art, american folk art, carved, wood, painted, wooden, sculpture, Guard Dog Folk Art, work in progress | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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Woman Asleep with Guard Dogs # 26, Getting too Dark

I've added more whites, but the rest of the artwork is getting too dark too fast.

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Posted on January 29, 2012 in american folk art, Art, Folk Art, art, folk art, american folk art, carved, wood, painted, wooden, sculpture, Guard Dog Folk Art, work in progress | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

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Woman Asleep with Guard Dogs # 26, First Paint Layer

Here is Woman Asleep with Guard Dogs #26, showing the picture after the first few layers of orange, yellow and green acrylic paint.

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Posted on January 27, 2012 in american folk art, Art, Folk Art, art, folk art, american folk art, carved, wood, painted, wooden, sculpture, Guard Dog Folk Art, work in progress | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Woman Asleep with Guard Dogs # 26, Carved

Woman Asleep with Guard Dogs #26 is now completely carved. This piece is reminding me of other dog pictures that I have carved and painted. In some of them my guard dogs look more wolf like and possibly threatening. In others the dogs look cuddly. I really don't feel like I'm in charge, what comes out of the wood is something beyond my command. These dog pictures come out of my gut, from emotions that are hard to put into words.

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Posted on January 25, 2012 in american folk art, Art, Folk Art, art, folk art, american folk art, carved, wood, painted, wooden, sculpture, Guard Dog Folk Art, work in progress | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Woman Asleep with Guard Dogs # 26, Sketch

Here is a sketch for another carving with a "people in nature" theme. The woman is asleep, trusting, dreaming, floating in her own world. The dogs are guarding fiercely- or here's another idea, might these be wolves about to attack? They either have teethy grins or teethy snarls depending on whether they are dog or wolf. What do you think of these doggies, are they friend or foe?

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