Rosie--oil, 10x8"

This painting of my wife's dog received a First Place in Oil award at the Irving Art Association's Pet Portrait Show.

You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to get an animal into a good pose, let alone be still for a picture. They're either too close, too far away, the light's not good, they won't be still, they're looking directly at you, they're looking away, you have to lie down on the ground... It's probably best to photograph them when they are asleep. (ditto for little kids.)