This is a painting of a little pit bull puppy that I just finished yesterday. It looks just like one I used to have, named Edwin. This little guy's name is Charlie, and he's one of the paintings I've done for someone who knows that I don't like to do custom, commissioned paintings but that I will paint your dog for you, but I get to make all the decisions -- and I charge less. Otherwise, it's just like a commissioned painting, but the pressure for me has been lightened, not removed, just lightened. I don't guarantee to paint every photo submitted to me, but I do my very best to do so.
The person whose dog this is chose to purchase the painting, but there is no obligation to purchase anything at all from me. I just need good images of dogs to paint, and I don't have the time to go out and find dogs to photograph and paint on my own all the time. So it's a win-win situation for all of us.
Hope you like this one. I think pit bulls are such beautiful dogs. Headstrong, yes. Mean, no more than any other dog I've ever had -- which in my case is never, never, never. You've heard it a million times, and it's true: Mean or bad dogs come from mean or bad owners. And the reverse is true, too.
