Real, or Fake?

Real, or Fake? Acrylic. 16'' x 20''. The answer is, the dog on the left is fake, it is a statue in front of a dog care center I passed by. This was a question even the lab who saw it couldn't answer right away. I watched as this lab actually had to approach the statue and take a sniff to make sure, and as a result, inspired me to reproduce this special moment. Turns out that painting the statue proved to be just as difficult as the dog trying to distinguish it; however, after many hours of refining, I finally convinced myself that the statue looked more or less like a statue. The statue is so finely crafted that I bet attracts many friendly visitors each day.

Cocker Spaniel, by Martina Lo

"Big Tongue", Acrylic, 12'' x 12''. Painting of a very curly-haired cocker spaniel who loves licking people, hence the nickname.

Golden Retriever, by Martina Lo

"Nonchalant", Acrylic, 11'' x 14''. I passed by this Golden Retriever in front of a store entrance and I just stopped on my tracks and pulled back to take a few good photos of this dog. I just loved the nonchalant way the dog appeared in front of the store; it only looked at me when I first walked up to take a picture but for the rest of the time it just gazed into the distance. Since this dog was lying outside the store, I wasn't able to meet its owner and find out the name of the dog. There are some parts that can still be adjusted but I decided to leave it the way it is. 

©Martina Lo

Pet Portraits

Here's my most recent pencil sketch of a black lab:

Emma Zen, 8.5'' x 11'', graphite

Pastel drawing of  brown horse

Lucy and Baby, 24'' x 36'', pastel

Corky and Lynxie, 17'' x 14'', prismacolor

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©Martina Lo