Sunday, May 18, 2008

Illustration Friday- Wide



I originally did this just for Monday Artday's challenge of Japanese monster. But it works for Illustration Friday...and I only had time to do one oil painting this week. Alas, here is the wide beast confronted by a curious little puppy!
It is oil on a background of tape and gel medium on board. I wanted to try using a texture in the background. It looks pretty neat! And I felt like the painting went faster for some reason.
Oh...and yes, I have changed the background color of my blog...it seems I use a lot of blue in my paintings, and I feel like they often blend into the blue background I had chosen. I think white is better to show work against!

20 comments:

Catalina Alvarez said...

Adorable, Candace!
Yes, your is beautiful in white!
Cata

rawtoastdesign illustration said...

great illo! definitely works for both Monday Artday and Illustration Friday too. White background is definitely better too, more neutral and lets the work stand out more.

marcisenders said...

Adorable!

Hello! said...

This soo adorable!

Roberta said...

They are too cute, nose to nose!
The blog looks nice on the white background.

NANCY LEFKO said...

great illustration....what a cute duo.

Kstyles said...

This has got to be the cutest monster I've ever seen. Love your work!

Archie and Melissa said...

hi candace!
i LOVE your new painting! It is wonderful and the white background is clean and bright!
Great work!
Melissa

Anonymous said...

Awwww, the dynamic between the puppy and the monster is just precious! Great colors too. Love this.

I also like the white background on your blog. I agree, I think white shows off artwork the best!

soulbrush said...

it certainly does work!

Brine Blank said...

Nice...but i'm not sure that the pup is going to make much of a meal for it...

Tammie Lee said...

This is really fun and cute. A wonderful piece of art!

Anonymous said...

He is so cute, I love the style!

Pinot W. Ichwandardi said...

Fantastic! Very wide but cute green monster. Love that! And love your style also.

Vicki Smith said...

What a cute little guy!

Tom Barrett said...

Great painting!

thedoodlegirl said...

Just fantastic! I love the personality of this character! So fun and well done.

Cheryl said...

One puppy to another! At least that's what ours seems to think when she meets strangers. Georgeous work.

Sandra Evertson said...

OMG, Fabulous!
Sandra Evertson

Bee said...

This is wonderful. A great scene, really well composed and finished with an adorable little dog!