DESCRIPTION
A warm follow-up to my earlier “Madelyn by the Fireplace” piece — this time she isn’t alone. Gwen has joined her, and the quiet glow of the hearth has turned into something much more intimate.
For this one I really wanted to push the shading experiments I tried in the first fireplace image — heavy, directional light, rich contrast between the warm firelight and the cooler tones of their bodies, and the way their manes catch the glow. I think it helped give this piece a lot of depth and softness while still keeping that moody, sensual atmosphere.