Red Bull

Oil on panel prepped with wall compound and acrylic 50cm x 40cm (20″x 16″), Framed

The Apple marketing department did their research (lots of wealthy people here) and determined that they would open an Apple Store in my small town of Aix-en-Provence. It replaced the old tourism office. The construction site was quite invasive. I always needed to walk by it to get to downtown whilst the building was being constructed, and often would see this mixed-breed dog waiting patiently for his undoubtedly laboring-class master to finish his work day. The contrast between the dog’s down-to-earth presence, and the transient excess of the glamorous store made me want to honor his loyalty with a portrait. And it was fitting that a crushed Redbull can was beside him, as it is the drink of choice to keep everyone energetic enough to do the bidding of our eager entrepreneurs.
I created a roughened base with wall compound, and an underpainting of acrylic, before completing the painting with oils.