08/27/2026
Reveal at the end! Just a quick glimpse into my painting process. This is the nitty gritty of being a full time mom and working artist. My plan today was to paint my sweet puppy Emma for National Dogs Day. Though I’m a professional artist, I’m not even the slightest bit a portrait artist, be it pets or people. I was excited to give it a go and finished this painting with a little help from my youngest in two short painting sessions. You guys, painting a dark brown dog is hard! I’m happy I tried it and pleased with the progress. It’s a fun little piece in my sketchbook. I think I’ll add sunflowers to the adjoining page. What do you think?