Have worked a bit more on this today. Mostly I was just getting the placement of the first two dogs. I will put two more in. It seems SAD often is called to help litters that have been abandoned. Building sites, waste ground, and outside the veterinary clinic or kennels are the most popular places for people to abandon litters of puppies.
Okay, this is a little different but along the same theme as the last painting. This is a view I see everyday - two or three times a day. I see it in the morning when I go riding, I see it in the evening when I pick up the kids. This is very much an impressionist painting since it is done from memory rather than a reference (plein air or photo). So it is not accurate by any means, but it gives the feel of the view. In the foreground will be some dogs sniffing around trying to find food - bones left by workmen or fish guts from some of the guys who fish on the bank. It is the sort of place where stray dogs might be found.
For some reason (probably shine from the paint) the colours are not true and it is a little out of focus, but for the moment you get the idea.
For the moment I have just been working on the background and when it is a little drier I will put in the dogs. It is oil on canvas board 8" x 10".
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