Cody

18x24
Soft Pastel on Sennelier La Carte Paper
Price: NFS
Year painted: 2005
Pastels used: Nupastel, Rembrandt, Sennelier, Schmincke
Source: Photograph taken by the artist.
This is a portrait of my Hovawart and faithful guard dog, Cody. I had been in the process of building a chicken coop, and he was lying on a mound of dirt surveying (supervising) the proceedings. This painting was a deliberate attempt to use more natural hues than the usual ‘wild’ and brighter colors I gravitate toward in my art.