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"ROLL OVER" By Tom Wills, May 2014 |
Everything to a child is interactive. Touch, sound, movement -- you can see them putting it together in their own unique way. One of the sweetest and most natural interactions is between a toddler and a dog. They are wired for playing together.
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The original photo |
I captured this moment in the driveway as my grandson Anthony was playing with Bella, my Puggle. Anthony is almost 19 months and Bella is 6. This started out with a petting session -- a little hand going bap! bap! bap!-- then turned to playtime.
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Playtime! |
Anthony, who can't yet talk, directed Bella with his little noises and squawks and with his finger. Bella responded with a few roll-overs. They did it a couple of times, because they had figured out their rhythm, and then it was enough. On to the next sight and sound, smell and taste.
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Little friends. |
Although the original image had a backdrop of asphalt and a Pontiac wheel, I chose a grassy field for this watercolor painting. A creative liberty, yes, but the original spirit is retained.
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Getting there |
"Watercolor" is not really accurate here, either. For, yes, the image was washed in with watercolor paints. But I could not get the type of detail that I wanted -- like I would want with a drawing. My solution was to work over the painting with a selection of colored pencils and pastels. So the medium is mixed, either a hybrid or a mongrel.
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Watercolor wash |
I try to do one or two colored images each year. This is the first for 2014 and I had thought it would take more time. It was just two days. The truth is, this also happened naturally.
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Everything has a beginning. |
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