ntopaz-image-0 My second New Year Piece finished:Retrievers in motion.

Here is the entire piece without the Steemit crop:

Here is it at a sort of in between stage from sketch to playing with colour.

And here is a gif of some of the layers

I began this piece the previous night and spent the bulk of yesterday working on it. I had meant to share it as yesterday's post, but it was more involved and I lost track of the day, staying in and working on it.

The irony is this piece was Just containg animals, no female form, and thus was meant to be quicker.

But as is often the case with me, I have trouble scaling back and rather over did it with the quantity of dogs and the decorative elements.

I am hoping to really hone this years work into a style that will be decorative, surely, and in a way I was picturing this as a repeat on fabric, wallpaper, and homegoods. Yet it will also be quite nice as a stand alone piece.

My next piece then will be a study in my trying a bit more simplicity.

So, we shall see what that gives up.

As I have spent more time then intended I will get this post off now. I only had a small ramble today and next week might be planning more outings, but I also need to stay on top of a schedule for my work. It has rather piled up since my move and I'm feeling more than a bit behind.

I hope you all are enjoying day 4 of the new year and I suppose soon enough we shall no longer be thinking in terms of New Year, but will just be getting on with it, as is about normal for week 2 of any January.

If you feel so inclined please upvote, resteem, and by all means comment below.

My Previous Post: Another Day on My New Years Art and Dogs

My 2nd. finished piece for the New Year: Retriever

Here is the entire piece without the Steemit crop:

And here is a gif of some of the layers

The irony is this piece was Just containg animals, no female form, and thus was meant to be quicker.

My next piece then will be a study in my trying a bit more simplicity.