An unexpected request came in from a dear friend of many years. A portrait of his adorable little girl, who unfortunately I have yet to meet, as they live elsewhere across the globe. He was in town for a short while and we met up during his stay. Of the photos he sent, decided to sketch and paint this one, which I thought was especially cute. The reason for commissioning the piece was personal and unique, which is not for me to share, but what I can say is that it resonated with me and opened up a new way to look at things. Hence, I wanted to do it justice. painting long wavy hair is not a specialty of mine and did struggle a bit with it.

I couldn't get good photos of the finished piece nor its progress, as the weather was not great while I was working on it. It's been a number of years since I shipped off the painting, his little girl isn't so little anymore. I hope that it still captured that very special moment and embodied the meaning of it being commissioned in the first place. It really is a honour and blessing to be able to do what I do and then share it with you lot—though with significant time delay! And oh, don’t you just love that little teddy bear?