Watercolor artist 阿什利·霍克斯 from the USA shares some of her favorite tips and tricks for painting pet portraits.

Here’s a Q&A with Ashley:

如果你只能帶三種顏色到荒島上作畫，你會帶哪三種顏色？

I would take 鎳偶氮黃, 喹吖啶酮粉紅, ， 和 鈷藍綠色! Those 3 primary colors make some bright, happy mixes and I would need that in order to paint the island landscape, assuming this proverbial island is in the Caribbean, haha!

Describe a recent art show you attended or participated in that was particularly inspiring.

I had the honor of going to Italy and seeing all of the amazing Fabriano In Acquarello submissions in person. To see each mark, each paint stroke, the texture of the paper…you just don’t get that with a digital image. It was so magical and inspiring!

你最近拍攝的哪些照片可能會激發你的繪畫靈感？

My hollyhock flowers that I planted 2 years ago (from seeds I harvested) finally blossomed yesterday and I took about a thousand pictures from different angles. I cannot wait to paint them.

其他藝術家給你的最好建議是什麼？

The best advice I have ever received was to always paint FOR ME. Do not ever let the algorithm or the fashion of the day dictate how and what I paint. Gotta keep the HEART in ART!

接下來你最期待從事什麼工作？

I am so excited for my Pup Portrait workshop series that I’m teaching during July through August. Each week the class will be a different dog. I have collected a whole bunch of reference photos and can’t wait to play – I love dogs!

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