Spike, In Memoriam

Spike, In Memoriam

Gouache and Mixed Media on Wood Panel

2013

Latest commission.  My friend's dog suddenly and unexpectedly died last year, and she wanted a portrait to remember him by.  She's really into those portraits of monkeys in military garb (which is apparently a thing?), so I did his portrait in the same style.  I tried to add as much meaning into the uniform as possible, including the monogram for their last name, and a tiny portrait of her, above which says "Mum".

Also, oval paintings are really hard to cut out in photoshop.  I really should invest in a backdrop.