Wednesday, November 28, 2012

THE BIG SWIM

20"x16" acrylic on canvas

This is a painting of my dog Marty. He is a 10 year old yellow lab, but still has so much energy. My wife has trained him and competed in many agility competitions. Marty has won many awards. The painting shows Marty swimming in Lake Superior.


15 comments:

  1. Great painting ! You did a wonderful job with the water.

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  2. Very nice Brad! Beautiful dog and painting!

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  3. Absolutely wonderful! The water is amazing, and your dog is so special. I particularly like how you painted the water flowing over his back.

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  4. Fantástico trabajo, Brad. En un primer momento me fascinó el agua -la naturalidad que has conseguido al hacerme sentir su fluidez y movimiento-, y lo sigue haciendo, pero inmediatamente después mi vista acudió a donde debía ir y me enamoró la tenacidad que recoges en la mirada de Martin, todo lo demás es fantástico, pero todo está en función, alrededor, supeditado a esa mirada, a su carácter tenaz. Pura psicología hecha pintura: un gran, gran retrato.

    Abrazotes

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  5. Thank you Margarita! I always appreciate what you have to say. Your comments are so thoughtful.

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  6. This is "out of the ballpark" great, Brad!!!
    The water rocks!

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  7. Hope you are going to hang on to this one, it's a beauty Brad!

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  8. Cool painting--all the energy of a happy dog! Love the water and how you painted it.

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  9. This is wonderful!!!! I love how you painted the entire scene - water, wet stick, your dog with his wet nose. It's great.

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  10. This is SO amazing, Brad. I just love the water and his beautiful expression...excellent job on this sweet dog!!

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