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Original Abstract Dog Paintings |
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When I thought I might try my hand at abstract art; I had this
funny vision of two dogs in extreme conditions in which they would become
invisible.
I used what materials I had at hand to do my first two paintings.
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A Black Dog
in a Coal Mine
12" x 16"
Spray enamel on masonite - 1969
Electronically recreated - 1999 |
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I pictured my first dog with a very solid black coat of hair
being in a dark coal mine without lights.
From my experience during a tour of Carlsbad Caverns when I was
very young, it turned pitch black when the tour guide temporarily
turned the lights out to illustrate just how dark it would be.
That memory stuck with me.
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The second dog I pictured was one with very white hair in a very
heavy snow storm in which the snow is so thick you cannot even
distinguish the dog's nose or eyes!
A lot of people who have view this painting have tried to find
the dog's nose and eyes, but to no avail.
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A White Dog
in a Snow Storm
12" x 16"
Spray enamel on masonite - 1989
Electronically recreated - 1999 |
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After a lot of experimenting, I finally learned some painting
techniques, an artist friend encouraged me to expand my paintings in a
series; thus the following group was born.
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Man's Best Friend in the Environment |
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Another Black Dog
in a Coal Mine
12" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas - 1989
Electronically recreated - 1999 |
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At this time I decided to redo my orignial dog pictures with a
new medium to make them consistant with the newer paintings that were
being included.
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Again, I decided to redo my original white dog with the new
medium.
By the way, this was not very difficult!
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Another White Dog
in a Snow Storm
12" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas - 1989
Electronically recreated - 1999 |
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Red Dog in a
West Texas Sand Storm
12" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas - 1989
Electronically recreated - 1999 |
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When my daughter and son-in-law were attending Texas Tech
University, I visited Lubbock, Texas several times.
I had always heard that the sand storms in that area could be
pretty bad.
On one of my visits, I experienced one of these howling wind
storms blowing the native red sand fiercely.
This provided the inspiration for this painting.
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This secenario is even a little hard for me to believe, but it
uses a primary color.
As I have stated before, I limit all my paintings to use ONLY
primary colors. |
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A Yellow Dog Sunbathing
12" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas - 1989
Electronically recreated - 1999 |
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