I drew this back in October as part of a live Magma session at Magma.com - Drawn on Ipad Pro. I can't remember what the theme was. Maybe Halloween? I don't remember but whatever it was I was in the mood for drawing Joe and Mac (caveman ninja). No tracing, no pressure sensitivity and no Ai.
Recently I saw beautiful Van Gogh exhibition. I really enjoyed movement of his brush and vivid colours. It was more about energy and feelings than realistic details.
I am always gravitating towards realism and always want to spend more and more time perfecting paintings like they are never really finished so this time I decided to challenge myself not to do that.
I found out recently that a good friend of mine's dog passed away. I didn't know how to react so I drew this for her. Ellie was a great dog who loved people and adventures. She's not gone. She's just on a new adventure, making new friends.