PUPPY IN HAND A soft pastel painting by
June Pauline Zent
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This painting is one of a series titled Animals in Hands
It was worked on linen board 22 inches by 30 inches. The subjects for this work were my oldest daughter and her adorable Golden Retriever puppy. It has won several awards and has been printed in a Limited Archival Gicle’e Edition. I deliberately painted my daughter’s hand to be rough to contrast with the soft puppy head. Hope that you like it.
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You’re very talented! Its beautiful.
Thank you again Maggie. Your opinion is important to me.
Sweet and tender… that is beautiful work. Thanks for sharing it…
Thank you for visiting and commenting. You are always welcome!
Its beautiful. So sweet puppies
Yes Stefan, They pluck you heart strings!
I love, love, love your artwork! You are so talented!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are so sweet to come here and make that comment.
Absolutely adorable! The fine detail you have in the hand, the tiny wrinkles in the skin and areas where light hits it, it’s brilliant June!
Oh my goodness; what a compliment! You described a lot of what I tried to do. Thank you so much!
wonderful details
Thank you so much; glad that you liked it
Love the expression on the puppy’s face.
May I ask a question?What would have happened if you had kept your daughter’s hand smooth?
I like to play with contrast especially with emotions at a visual level. A smooth youthful hand would compete with the softness of the puppy and not have as much impact. The older rougher hand also symbolically indicates a wise protective person rather than a young inexperienced one. but all art is in the eye of the beholder as well as the eye of the creator. The expression on the face of the puppy also adds to the vulnerability and innocence of youth contrasted with the strength and knowledge implied by the older hand.
I get it.You wanted to show contrasting emotions.I was just seeing a soft puppy body against a sleeker hand.Soft vs.firm.
Yes, you got it and you had gotten it already or you would not have mentioned the expression on the puppy’s face. Thank you for asking about the reason for my content; perhaps others will want to know.
I just want to reach into the computer screen and stroke the puppy’s head. Such beautifully fine detail you’ve got going on!
Beautiful! Anything with a puppy and I’m sold. 🙂
Thank you Steph; I feel the same way. Also Kittens, Hamsters, birds, horses, and any baby animal. Well not quite all!
That is a wonderful compliment. Some people think the detail is not important but for my work it is what tells the true story and I am all about that no matter how long it takes. It can be over done though so knowing when to say when is also important. Kind of like writing. Yes?
Miss, so Nice!
So glad that you enjoy the artwork!
Cute! 🙂
Glad that you think so Sojouner!
I apologize for my bad english. indeed, a rare skill that humans have. Requires a high talent to make it. I love your blog.
Your English is just fine. I understood your blog and enjoyed it! thank you for commenting here and I look forward to great post from you!