Portrait of Pepper .. Electrified!

about 4 years ago (Edited)

I Painted A Portrait Of Pepper ..

About a year ago (See Below For An Excerpt of The Post or visit the link above). Recently I was shuffling through some paintings, and you may have caught that post. I was feeling a little overwhelmed by the amount of pieces starting to pile up. I was debating on what the best way was for me to part with some of them, and I have since calmed down a little. I will be listing them again on Facebook and Etsy as well as trying to market myself on those platforms a bit more. That thought aside, I did run across Peppers portrait (which I will not be parting with). I wanted to play with it by tweaking it through a digital program I have been messing with lately. One of the results was electrifying!

He's Electric !! ..

Well maybe not quite electric, but the photo of his portrait looks as if there is an electric current running all through it. To me it looks like little electrical currents pulsating along the defined lines of the painting. The blue color adds to the effect in my opinion. I like the sparks of energy popping off of the painting like lightning. There are also hints of circuitry here and there. His left eye seems to take on a robotic presence as the bluish green light encircles his pupil. Pepper the Terminator Dog!!

I created one with a tint of purple, but didn't care for it as much.

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Nothing beats the original work. I am still partial to original creations, but enjoy the fun of playing around with these works long after I've created them.

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An Excerpt From The Original Post ..

A Portrait Of Pepper

Mr Pepper ..

Little Mr Pepper, a black and white Shih Tzu, Came to us from Lancaster Pennsylvania. We picked him up as a puppy from a small local shop. He immediately came to us and we knew he was going to be a part of our little family. That was almost 13 years ago.. Where does the time go? We have had many good times together and hope for many more before his bones are too tired to move. He is our little shadow, our whiner, our curious one, our guard puppy, and our snuggle buddy. He is truly a perfect dog for our family. Not to mention that he is a true Big Brother to little Miss Molly. She is lost without him, constantly looking to him for reassurance and guidance. I feel really good about seeing this portrait through from my mind to completion. It was something I wanted to create for a while.. Feeling very happy today :-)

The Original Progression Photos ..

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About Me ~ The Artist

My art work incorporates a wide variety of subject matter, including landscape, seascape, cityscape, and still life images. My works are the product of a continuing process of exploration through which I seek to portray personal and visionary interpretations of my surroundings. My paintings are impressions of places and events from everyday life, an interpretation of my imagination, and personal responses to what I see and feel on a daily basis. More recently I have invested generous amounts of time into my landscape painting. I am surrounded by natural and man made beauty, which inherently presents itself in the tri-state area, and almost demands that I paint it.

Not everything is art. Art is not everything, but it comes close. Art is everywhere and all the time. Art makes you experience the beauty of the world, the people in it, and the places we call home. Art itself is so influential that it can tell stories, show feelings, and express passion or fury. Art exists in addition to language; expression of sensations and thoughts, revealing a way of thinking too subtle and delicate for words.

For me art requires love, honesty and perseverance. In return, it reveals some personal, non-analyzable, and creative untamed passion. For the public, art with its magnificent beauty, improves mood and health and builds better human beings and communities. It engages the intellect, softens the heart, strengthens the soul and frees the spirit.

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