It's a Dog's Still Life

Finished another painting last week. It's for my friend Linda from church.



I've never met the dog personally, and I'm told from others that it would probably try to tear my throat out if I ever did. It puts a bit of a damper on the old creative juices to try and paint something that would, all things considered, be perfectly happy to see you dead, so throughout the creative process I chose to imagine a much more mellow and peaceable animal - more of a Lassie in pit-bull form, if you will. ("Look, Timmy! Lassie's brought us back another severed arm! Good girl, Lassie!")