Tommy the Studio Terror/Terrier when he first came Home!

Westie Comes Home

6x6  oil on gesso board

Impressionist animal portrait

$75.00

This is Tommy when he first came to live with us. Don't let the twinkle in his eye fool you. He can use it for good or bad or to get out of trouble with if he needs to! And he often does. The more so as he gets older, it seems! 

His ears had not yet stood at attention as they do now. They were all floppy and soft. He still had that new puppy smell. The cats took one look at this little fellow and said twinkle or no twinkle, we know he's trouble! Our older cat didn't come out of hiding for a year. He would come and eat, get petted then slink back to his place in the studio. He was used to nice peaceful labs, and didn't understand this crazy terrier. The cat, thankfully, has finally come to terms with the fact that the terror/terrier is staying.

So now, the little guy often joins the one or two cats down in my studio to "help" me paint and keep me company. Tommy's quite the talker though, so sometimes I have to stop painting to listen to what he story he is telling me. Or watch he and the youngest cat play chasing games around the studio. That's always good for a laugh.

The background is all palette knife work, actually I started the whole thing with a palette knife.Then  there are many brushed layers on the puppy to get that puppy coat westies have. Again, mixing the paint on the board. He was sitting half in shade and half in sunlight so that made the painting extra fun for me.

Ever onward my twinkling friends.