Monday, September 10, 2007

Gouache dog studies...




These are on Arches Cold Pressed paper
They are about life sized when exanded.

Still getting to know the medium. The Scottie is such a cool shape to work with...

21 comments:

andy said...

Great! I love the way the light falls on him, really nicely done :)

drips of paint said...

essentially shapes ... you have light and color and so loose too...like them very much! ...

drips of paint said...

Oh .. need to mention your shapes have very strong volume as well as gesture ...

PleinEric said...

Andy - Thank you... It was the light falling on him (Pablo) which caught my eye!

Tim - Thanks again... It's so much easier to keep that gestural quality when working so small... The large paintings are so much harder to keep fresh.

Dave Bleich said...

These are cool! Keep going Eric.

PleinEric said...

Thanks Dave... Dr. Bleich I presume?

A Reason to Paint said...

Love the scottie dogs; what character!

Mad Guru said...

Love these dog paintings. Very loose, and captures the character nicely. Great poses!

PleinEric said...

Thanks Triecia and Adnan... Pablo the Scottie dog... I still laugh at that!

Scott said...

Eric, love your site. Your paintings are looking really great! By the way, this is your old bud from Hawaii, Scott! Dude, I've been trying to track you down FOREVER! Hope you've been doing well!

PleinEric said...

SCOTT!!!!!!! You're the best... I've missed you.... I hope you and your family are are well!

Send me an email to: eric.mclean@disney.com

Looking forward to talking with you!

Jennifer McChristian said...

Eric,

Came across your blog through Tim.
Some great stuff here!!
Love the way you simplify and edit your shapes :)

I look forward to visiting again.

Jennifer

PleinEric said...

Thanks Jennifer... I've commented on your blog before. I was really impressed with your work. Not many people take such care with drawing in their paintings. It's one of the things which sets you apart!

tonypetersart said...

Hey Eric, these are really cool. I like the simplified shapes and values.

PleinEric said...

Thanks Tony!

Stefan Nuetzel said...

So well done! I think you have captured not only the shape, but also the character. I always enjoy looking at your work.
Cheers from Vienna...Nue!

PleinEric said...

Thank you Stefan! I don't know if I could ever really capture the Scottie character... feisty buggers!

drips of paint said...

Looks like you are still busy st work ... coming by to say hi

best
tim

A. Riabovitchev said...

VERY beautiful studies!!!!:o)

PleinEric said...

Tim: Thanks for coming by! You guessed correctly.


Andrei: Thanks!

Mary Sheehan Winn said...

nice paintings here. Love the scottie.