Fun Fun! Dougal With His Painting!

Dougal the Cairn Terrier loves his painting (as does his Mom!) and he is shown here with his original work of art. Isn't he just the CUTEST?! Prints, cards, and other merchandise featuring Dougal the Cairn Terrier can be found in the GalleryJai online store.

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Cairn Terrier Painting Completed

And here it is, Dougal the Cairn Terrier's completed portrait! I can't wait for his owner to see the painting in person. What a sweet little dog...it was a true pleasure to paint him and he is just the perfect model!

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Cairn Terrier Painting in Progress #2

Still continuing on with Dougal's portrait. I have all of his base colors down, and now I'm working on shadows and refining major areas and fur separations. Then I'll do my "squinty-eye" test - where I stand back and look with squinted eyes, to see if my shadows and coloring is correct. When that's complete, then I'll do final detail work on the portrait. This next stage takes a good while, plus I've worked it so much right now I need to let the oil pastels cool down a bit, so I thought I'd go ahead and post this in progress.

Cairn Terrier Painting in Progress

Today I'm working on another dog painting. This is Dougal's portrait in progress. Dougal is an adorable 13 year old Cairn Terrier who lives in the UK. Though Dougal is getting older, he still manages to go along on a weekly 7 mile hike with his owner!

I'm really enjoying working on this little guy's painting. He's just so precious, and I hope I can do him justice through this work of art.