Welcome to the forum!
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Mary

Mary, thank you for the welcome. I visited your site and really like your work. LIke you, I also do paintings of animals, particularly dogs. I'll be working on some commissions of children soon, but will also start a full-figure of a Bull Dog named Stella! I chased her around for about two hours taking photos as her owner was yelling, "Steeeeelllllaaaaaaaaa!" Very funny.
Have a great weekend,
Jean-Marie

Cats have been my biggest problem during photo sessions. Crawling on my knees, following them around, laying on my tummy under a dining room table. The best was this one very uncooperative cat that the owner thought was human. He very calmly stood there saying to the cat "Sit still for the nice lady". Duh, the cat was not about to listen and the owner didn't seem to know that. The good news is that I outlasted the cat. I much rather paint real humans then animals that think they are.
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Mary