Beagle’s Nest

» Posted by Lesley Spanos on Sep 11, 2008 in Animals, Different Strokes, Oils | 1 comment

“ Oil on Raymar panel, 6 x 8"

I haven’t painted much lately, but thanks to artist Karin Jurick’s new blog, Different Strokes From Different Folks, I’m getting the kick in the pants I need to get started. Karin is a kick-ass artist best known for her paintings of people interacting with art in art museums. Once a week she will be offering a single photo for artists to use as reference for a painting. It’s fascinating how many different ways artists can interpret one photo.

The inaugural week was devoted to paintings of Cracker Jack, Karin’s beloved dog who passed over the bridge recently. I think I’ve finished exactly one painting of a dog in my entire life, if you don’t count kindergarten, so it was quite a challenge for me. It’s not really “Jack,” but I was satisfied it at least looked canine.