Andy

12x18
Soft Pastel on Sennelier La Carte Paper
Price: NFS
Year painted: 2005
Pastels used: Nupastel, Rembrandt, Sennelier, Schmincke
Source: Photograph taken by the artist.
Andy was a very camera-shy dog, so I have few pictures of him. He would look alarmed as soon as he spotted a camera, and if he saw a flash he would run and hide. I used to take Andy to work with me. The photo that became the model for this painting was taken from about twenty feet distance, while Andy was waiting for me to come open the office door. He was still ‘smiling’ happily because he had not noticed the camera, and being well into his teens his eyesight wasn’t the best at a distance. He had been quite ill and had recently recovered from surgery to remove a large tumor on his right flank, which is why there is no fur in that area. To me, this painting captured his happy nature and it still makes me smile today, even though Andy has been gone many years now.