Pair of Pugs (Larson)

by Godfrey J. Ellis – 14×18 Acrylic July 2024

My computer could not keep up with modern technology so a friend who is knowledgeable with such things put in a solid-state drive. That fixed it. As a thanks, I offered to paint his children or his wedding. No… he wanted his pug dogs. So, I chose this one of the two of them just waking up. I thought it told a fun story. The older of the two (on the right) seems to be saying “Quit bothering us!”

The sleeping cushion and the dark coloring of the two dogs were difficult as was trying to capture fur. It was an interesting project, that’s for sure! Olive is on the left and Marg is on the right.

Here is a photo of the Larsons holding their dogs with the portrait.

Below are four photos of the progress of this challenging dog portrait.