Mollie March 26th, 2008 Uncategorized

Here are the last two pieces for the Puppies are Biodegradable Show.

I need to do a final critique and possibly make some minor changes before I submit them. I’ve found that seeing photographs of a piece allows me to be more objective when it comes to adding the finishing touches.

“St. Bernard Rescue Dog”

I ended up tightening up on the style a little more than I wanted, but I’m happy with the overall feel. The atmosphere and tone of this piece was most important for me.

“Scenic Puppy Mill?”

Because of the nature of this piece it was difficult to get a good scan, but if you look closely you can see some of the puppies showing through. It was very important to me that the viewer see the Scenic Mill first, then (and only then) notice the underlying images. I worry that the puppies aren’t easily recognizable, but working with the translucency was a real challenge. In the end I built up paint and ink on both sides of the transparency and the illustration board to create this affect.

Note: There are two full dogs and one face in the sky, five different puppy faces in the main building, two in the addition, and one below the addition. Can you see them all?