Hold everything, I need to do an ornament!!

Hi, All!

 

I was going to
have more done on the papier-mache faced Santa for you tonight,

 

then I realized that oh-my-goodness-it's-December-4th-

 

and-I-need-to-do-this-commissioned-ornament!

 

This is for a sweet lady in England ~ for her friends, actually ~ Ellie the Springer Spaniel's

 

humans. I've had Ellie's photos for quite some time, but as long as it was still November,

 

I thought I had LOTS of time...;^)

 

This is how I am.

 

Three years ago I did several ornaments for her to give to her kitty-friends

 

with their furbabies' portraits...

 

It's always a supreme compliment to have repeat customers!

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I did a quick Sharpie-sketch of Ellie, then repeated it on the ornament using a small

 

liner brush and thinned acrylic. You wouldn't think it,

 

but getting the outline on a rounded surface is tricky!

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Blocking in Ellie's main colors with acrylic...

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Adding a little more white...I see my earlier white paint is taking on a pinkish cast!

 

I'll fix that with a little sealer if the next coat doesn't do the trick...

 

Check back tomorrow ~ hopefully Ellie will be finished!

 

Wednesday already...yikes, where is this month going??

 

Remember when it took f-o-r-e-v-e-r for Christmas to come??

 

♥