New Commission!

Introducing my latest commission and the beginning stages of the painting:

There is a rather sad story behind this picture. The dog, who was rescued from a puppy mill passed away at the end of January. She wasn't even two. This 16x20 acrylic painting is for the girl's sweet 16th B'day.

 First stage: blocked in the background with very watered down paint, and took out the clouds with a tissue. The client wanted an angel in the sky, like it was waiting for the dog. Here is a close up of the dog:

 And here is a close up of the angel (which is currently nothing more than a pencil sketch) :

 And here is the beginning stages of the girl. Mostly just basic colors placed...will get to details soon...

So that's what I've been up to!