Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Man's Best Friend

They have been in our myths and shared our lives for ages. Dogs, wolves, coyotes and any other local canines appear in myths from around the world. This 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas is my tribute to all those myths. Particularly those in which the beast nurtures man, much like our pets do today.
It is a very dark painting, which I tend to like, with rich tones and loads of shadows. The moon almost glows srounded by all this deep color, with the sky swirling around it. The man is fictional and started out as a mere doodle of a sketch during my "things around their face" phase, I painted 'Lily' which was posted earlier around this time as well.

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