What I loved about this image to begin with aside from the absolutely adorable wrinkled face of Greeley was the angle that the photo was taken. Because the shot was taken down on the floor at Greeley’s level, the viewer is brought right into his world. He has a slight look of guilt on his face as if he’s pretending to be completely innocent of wrong doing. That along with the knowledge that most dogs live for food, gave me the inspiration for the title and the desire to take this on as a pet portrait.
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| This photo of Greeley that was used as the reference for the painted portrait. |
The natural wood tones from the table along with terra cotta and olive colors in the tiles and wall blend nicely with the dogs coloring. I could see beautiful color combinations of oranges, blues, olives and purples throughout and that enticed me. The floor tiles and legs of the table create nice angles and lines leading your eye right to the subject. All of those factors combined with the geometric shapes of this adorable wrinkly bulldog convinced me that this would be a strong enough composition to make a successful painting.
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| "On Crumb Patrol" | Acrylic on Canvas | 16" x 12" | Bulldog |
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