by Jayne Shelley-Pierce My job was to paint a Christmas image. I asked myself, “What could I paint that might be unusual?” Hmmm. I got to thinking, sure, I could paint the mundane, but of course that wouldn’t be me. So, I went for broke and painted “Woodland Frolic.” The painting was a ton of work. The background and foreground were easy. The hard part was drawing all those dogs upon the foreground, breed by breed, getting the postures and action, trying to keep a balanced composition, having dogs interact as they play out a woodland frolic. And, then keeping the viewer from seeing my pain. It is important that a painting flows, and that it looks like there was no struggle on the artist’s part. Believe me, there was; hopefully, it is well hidden.  “Woodland Frolic” is available in a limited-edition print and also as a greeting card. Check out my Web site, JayneShelleyPierce.com, for more information. 

Sunday, 27 February 2011 

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Jayne Shelley Pierce