
Friend Forever

by Barbara Jewell
Title
Friend Forever
Artist
Barbara Jewell
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
Watercolor pet portrait of a favorite black lab belonging to the daughter of my best friend of many years. "Jordan" had been diagnosed with cancer shortly before the daughter's wedding. He lived long enough to walk down the aisle with her, but died some time afterward. The original of this portrait was her wedding gift.
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June 5th, 2012
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Comments (11)

Miroslava Jurcik
Congratulations, your gorgeous work has been chosen for Special feature gallery in Kingdom Animalia , you now welcome to add your work there under discussion tab !! l/f

Susan Capuano
Beautiful artwork Barbara, reminds me of my old Lab! :-) L/F fb
Barbara Jewell replied:
Thanks for your comment and support, Susan!. This dog belonged to the daughter of a good friend and was quite ill when I painted this portrait for the daughter's wedding gift. "Jordan" didn't much longer after that, but is truly a "Friend Forever," as your lab will probably be as well.

Greta Corens
CONGRATULATIONS! This image is now featured on the Homepage of 'What's in it for you: Sensational Animal Images'. You are invited to visit the group and promote this image on the discussion thread. Bravo for this marvelous art.

Stella Sherman
This is beautifully done. Love it and congrats on your fine painting.
Barbara Jewell replied:
Thank you so much, Stella, for your complimentary message! So happy to know you like this painting. :-))

Susan A Becker
Barbara, thank you for your kind comments on my "Brass Ensemble" piece. I usually paint animals so this still life was quite a challenge. Your watercolor of this black pup is SO well done, especially your use of texture and wide range of value. You captured the sweetest expression. Way to go! Susan
Barbara Jewell replied:
Thanks so much, Susan! I haven't done many animals, so this was a challenge for me...how to paint a black dog so that it looked like more than a silhouette?? It was a wedding gift for the owner, who fortunately supplied me with some helpful reference photos! I'll be sure to have a look at your animals!

Cybele Chaves
Beautiful work! Thank you for your vote!
Barbara Jewell replied:
Thanks for your commen, Cybele, and congratulations on your 2nd place win...well deserved!!