Beautiful Face

Well...this was a real departure for me! This is a GIFT (are you reading this Stephen????) to my very dear friend Stephen . He has been one of my biggest supporters since I joined DA and he's a real sweetheart!!!!

He asked me if I could do a portrait of his dog Cara (which means...Beautiful Face). I've never painted a dog before. She is an absolutely beautiful girl, but I have no frame of reference. Her ears are TOTALLY different from a poodle, yorkie or shitzhu which is what I'm used to . And there's always the emotional aspect...she was his friend and I could never convey the feeling that he would have for her.

I worked on this for quite a while and had a million different pictures open trying to get everything right. I finally have decided that this is as good as it will get. It turned out better than I thought it would but not as well as I would have liked . Overall, I'm happy with my first experience painting a pet. Will have to try it again

So, that being said, I hope you like this Stephen