Giving
I like to dabble in animal portraits and have drawn several in charcoal and pastels but never done a painting. My sister has been bugging me for the past several years to create a portrait of her latest addition, Wesley. He is an adorable, ball obsessed, Momma lovin' boy. I had put the task off because I didn't have a good photo of him so while they were visiting during Christmas I did my best to get a good photo of him. He was feeling dejected because Mom was dealing with Christmas and wasn't sitting with him. I decided that this photo captured him beautifully. I started taking painting classes in January and decided to try painting his portrait for my sister's birthday at the end of April. I started with a black and white study that was okay for a start but I knew I had a long way to go. I laid in the darks and lights in the new attempt. His paw was awkward and needed fixing and his eyes weren't quite right. With a bit of work o...