I picked up a few extra pastel colors at Jerry’s this afternoon, so I was able to work a bit more on pup’s portrait…

My favorite part by far is her nose and beard.

I’m surprised at how easily (and fun) this painting has been to work on. I feel most comfortable working with florals, but I have been pleasantly surprised with the experience so far. In fact, after this one, I will definitely be looking for more dog portraits to complete!

I got an e-mail earlier this summer from a woman who found me through the NCSR where we adopted Riesling. She asked if I had ever done pet portraits. I said I hadn’t but was planning on painting Riesling soon.

I chose this photo…

I need to buy a few more shades of gray to complete this pastel, but I’m please with my initial drawing and progress thus far…