Zipper

I found this photo of Zipper the dog on a great website called Paint my Photo Painting the water was a challenge. Oil on linen canvas 8" x 6".

Second Attempt

This is my second attempt. It is 8x10 and took 3 hours. I found it quite frustrating, and difficult to get the lights light enough and the darks dark enough. I have painted in oils before, but it's always taken me weeks to finish something. I'm finding it hard to do a painting in one sitting that looks ok. However, I'm going to take Rob and Anita's advice and work on a coloured ground and work smaller.