Remaking a Black and White Photo

Do you wonder what you should do with those old polaroid photos? What about creating an original piece of artwork?

Our family had a great dog when we were kids. Today we would call it a rescue dog because that was what she was. She survived many moves and a household of kids and always did what she was supposed to do. Wouldn’t it be great to pay tribute to her? So, I put pastel to paper… Instead of black and white as in the Polaroid photograph that I had taken, I chose to create a painting in color with soft pastels on sanded paper.

Our subject loved kids and playing in the backyard so it seemed fitting to place her in the yard instead of on a porch where she waited to get into the house. It was a bit tricky remembering all the details one needs to put it in a painting. Several texts and calls to siblings found answers to questions. I can’t remember a house or backyard we had with her not in it as a kid. The resulting colorful painting has been displayed in several art shows.

I should paint that other one of her seeing snow for the first time. Perhaps another day.

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