An Unexpected Tribute
16 October, 2009 Filed in: Dogs | Landscapes
I heard today about the sad passing of a friend's dog. It reminded me of a strange and meaningful aspect of one of my paintings that I discovered long after I had finished it.
Last year, my in-laws lost their yellow lab to cancer. I loved him like he was family, and he was even in my wedding party. I was with him when he passed and I still miss him. He was the first dog I ever painted, long before I became a professional artist:
In the last few weeks of his illness, I was thinking about him a lot while I worked on my paintings. One of my current commissions was of Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
I didn't notice this until after I had shipped the painting, but many people pointed out that you can see his face in the rock:
Last year, my in-laws lost their yellow lab to cancer. I loved him like he was family, and he was even in my wedding party. I was with him when he passed and I still miss him. He was the first dog I ever painted, long before I became a professional artist:
In the last few weeks of his illness, I was thinking about him a lot while I worked on my paintings. One of my current commissions was of Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
I didn't notice this until after I had shipped the painting, but many people pointed out that you can see his face in the rock:
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