Pug and Bust – Nona Hyytinen Portraits https://nonahyytinen.com Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:57:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 The Contemplation of Antique Beauty https://nonahyytinen.com/the-contemplation-of-antique-beauty-2/ Thu, 08 May 2008 22:48:00 +0000 http://nonahyytinen.com/wp/the-contemplation-of-antique-beauty-2 This photo doesn’t really do the painting justice, so I will try to redo it and hopefully achieve a wider nuance of colors. This photo looks quite fiercely turquoise.  However, I wanted to blog today, so here goes: I began this painting as a study for a larger one, but realized that there really wasn’t enough room for the other element in the planned picture, my friend Stacy’s glamorous legs and shoes. So, I changed gears, painted out the background, drove downtown to a wonderful Antique Shop in Mineral Point, Gundry and Gray, looking for another subject. I found this Victorian (?) bust of a young woman. It was just the thing to go with the carpet, I thought. My other model is my pug, Pippin, who will no doubt figure prominently in future paintings.

Blue Pug and Bust, 6×8, Oil on Canvas, Sold

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