Annie portrait finished!

One of the great things about doing portraits is getting to know the wonderful dogs my clients love. Annie is one of those. I have done 10 portraits for these clients, Carolyn, Gloria, and Tammy. Each of the three women shared more with me about Annie, in individual emails, then they have with any of the other dogs that have graced their lives. Below the portrait is what they told me about Annie.

From Carolyn:

“Annie is a small Weston terrier mix of some sort. She was originally adopted by Gloria’s brother from a rescue. Her brother was living in our basement. She really never wanted to stay downstairs, she would always come to the top of the stairs and cry to be with Briscoe [our border collie] One day we were going away for a week to Maine and taking Briscoe. She wasn’t having it! She jumped in the car and wouldn’t get out! She was like you’re not leaving me behind! From that day on she became our dog! 

Annie has a big personality for a little princess. She tells us exactly what she wants when she wants it! Very smart!  Lots of personality for such a small girl!!!”

From Gloria:

“I sent you some pics of Annie. I wanted to show you all the personality she has. She is really a diva, and interestingly, Briscoe lets her have her way all the time. I think it's because when she was a puppy, Ollie [their last Doberman] and Annie had a great bond and Briscoe just learned from him that she was off limits 🙂”

Here's a photo of Annie and Briscoe.

🎨 Prismacolor pencil on “Felt Grey” Canson Mi-Teintes paper.

18 x 23 inches.

Commissioned by Carolyn Martini, Gloria Kehoe, and Tammy Cunningham.

This is the 10th portrait I have done for them over the past 28 years.