I took a class by Diane Hill last year that was really insightful on the use of gouache for Chinoiserie decoration, she said I could paint almost anything in nature with the meyhods we learned and it sent me on a mini quest to paint people’s dogs. I used to think pet portraits were boring, but they really are wonderful subjects.

A painting of my Grandfather’s dog for his birthday
A gift for our friends on Christmas
I dog sat for a couple at our church and painted their dog Sofie 🐕