Amber Lowe's Dog Art

Dog Art of dog artist Amber L. Lowe.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

"Moondoggie" a German Shepherd

"Moondoggie" is a German Shepherd I photographed at my local dog park. He was so busy checking everything out I couldn't get a photo of his face! The painting was done on canvas board and measures 14 x 18 inches in size. It was done with acrylics and oil pastels. I am trying to push my artwork to new levels which is why you are seeing different approaches to my work. Let me know what you think. Amber

Sunday, May 28, 2006

"Sirius" a Saint Bernard

This big fellow is Sirius a Saint Bernard. Saint Bernards come in two types of coats smooth (which is what Sirius is) and rough (longer hair.) Sirius was painted on canvas board measuring 16 x 20 inches and was done with acrylics and oil pastels. After spending the day looking at Ron Burns work (an artist I really like a lot), I went for a bold but simple background. Hope you enjoy it.

Amber

Thursday, May 25, 2006

"Mickey" a Vizsla

Meet Mickey, a Vizsla. Mickey was done with acrylic on a canvas panel measuring 18 x 24 inches in size. Initially I wanted to play up a warm color scheme with just little spots of cool relief, but I found the dog just melted into the background too much that I had to turn up the cool a good bit. The 'quilted' background was an idea I had that I have been wanting to try out. Hope you enjoy it. Amber

Friday, May 19, 2006

Hello!

Hi Amber What a great forum to showcase your wonderful art...thanks for the invite! suz

"Ronin" a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

“Ronin” is my lastest painting featuring a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel or (CKCS). It was done on canvas board measuring 20 x 16 inches and is all acrylic. The original photo was of him sitting bored on his grooming table at a dog show and he still has that expectant look in the painting I think (just a more interesting background to me.) People always ask if I plan out my backgrounds and I can say almost always no. I have no idea what I am going to do and I paint until it just works for me. I like the abstract quality of the background compared to the sort of realism of the dog. I hope you enjoy it and if you like to see a larger version, go to the page http://amberlowe.com/ronin.shtml and click on the painting to see. Thanks for stopping by! Amber

"Potter" a Papillon

Meet Potter the Papillon, which is one of my favorite breeds. The art company Jack Richeson asked me to try out their new Stephen Quiller Acrylics and I used them to paint this. This was done on canvas board measuring 16 x 12 inches in size. I liked the new acrylics very much. They went on very smooth, were easy to mix, colors were nice and strong, and had a really good open time. If you have any questions about the new acrylics feel free to ask away. I will do my best to answer them. Anyway I hope you like the new piece. Amber

"Rosie" a Brussels Griffon

Well I find myself these past few nights waking up in the middle in the night then going to my easel and starting to paint. What causes these trips I don’t know, but at least they are productive. “Rosie” is a Brussels Griffon (like the dog from “As Good As It’s Get’s” with Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt. It was painted on 16 x 20 inch canvas board with acrylics and oil pastels. I found the background to be a challenge with the dog’s coloring, but I think we got there in the end. This painting is available for sale. To learn more go to http://amberlowe.com/rosie.shtml Amber

"Nugget" a Chihuahua

“Nugget” was just adopted from rescue from my one of my favorite clients who has a very big heart. It was done on Art Spectrum colorfix paper measuring 9 x 12 inches in size using acrylic, oil pastel, and colored pencils. I just love painting this breed for their big expressive eyes and ears with a tiny nose. Just too cute. Amber

"Beatrice" a Great Dane

Hi again. Well this is Beatrice the Great Dane. It is an acrylic and oil pastel painting on 18 x 24 inch canvas board. Initially this painting started very proper and plain, but my greater need to push the boundaries reared it’s ugly head and hence is the result. I love to hear what you think about it. You can see a larger version and more information by going to the page http://amberlowe.com/beatrice.shtml Amber