Editor’s note: In this post, Lynne shares some studies and early versions of her painting of her dog, Hershey. The final version, Yellow Ball, is currently part of the show “Summer Work” at the CHAW Gallery, 545 7th Street, SE, Washington, DC.
These are some paintings I initially made of Hershey or got started on before I decided to paint him with his yellow ball:
I thought this photograph really caught the essence of Hershey, and this is the one I painted.
Lynne Mallonee Schlimm: Yellow Ball. Watercolor.