This is a painting done for a friend whose little dog, Tiggy is very special.
She's quite elderly but I am greeted with such enthusiasm by both her and her 'sister' Abby.
I just love Tiggy's whiskers and the way she looks so poised, almost as if she was deliberately posing for the photograph.
She's quite elderly but I am greeted with such enthusiasm by both her and her 'sister' Abby.
I just love Tiggy's whiskers and the way she looks so poised, almost as if she was deliberately posing for the photograph.
Yesterday (Saturday - it is now early Sunday morning here in SA) was a hectic day. We had our society selection day for our Annual Exhibition which is held at the Sanlam Hall in the beautiful Kirstenbosch Gardens. I am on the South African Society of Artists (SASA) committee and besides running around from one end of the hall to the other, was responsible for the computer work! Me, who's not that fantastic with computers, is deemed to be the computer expert! Oh dear.
It all went very well even though it was a long day and we had just short of 600 paintings submitted, a record. The judges were put through their paces, and it was a fascinating experience watching their marks. There are three judges and each judge gives his or her own mark without knowing what the others are doing. Apparently this works in England and we have adopted it here.
I was lucky enough to have one painting submitted, my still life, but the other two didn't make the cut. Maybe next year.
It all went very well even though it was a long day and we had just short of 600 paintings submitted, a record. The judges were put through their paces, and it was a fascinating experience watching their marks. There are three judges and each judge gives his or her own mark without knowing what the others are doing. Apparently this works in England and we have adopted it here.
I was lucky enough to have one painting submitted, my still life, but the other two didn't make the cut. Maybe next year.
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