I'm very lucky (and proud) to be the less significant other of Julie. She is a clever woman. Last week she received another commission for a pet portrait, this time a black Labrador, who lives on a farm near Hungerford, Berkshire. A slight deadline with this one as it is for a birthday present in mid August, so just over a month to complete it. So last night Julie began, and a few hours later this first version was in place. I paint, but could never ever do this, she has a real skill. From here the black (which as a colour of course does not exist) needs to go on and the finishing touches, and my job is to make sure Julie doesn't 'fiddle' too much with the drawing. I'm looking forward to seeing how this ends up, but after a few hours on a thundery Saturday evening, it's looking good.
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