It seems I've been years away from painting. But really it has only been four months. I have had a painful knee injury......a medial collateral ligament tear. It took absolutely ages to heal and I think that standing at the easel for hours on end may have caused it. I have my palette on my right and turn/twist towards it when I want to apply paint to my brush. I suspect that it has been like a repetitive strain injury......but this was my knee that was gradually being damaged....not a wrist or elbow.
Anyway enough of ailments. A friend of mine, Kerry, gave me a photo to paint. The subject was her partner's dog, Sasha, when she was a puppy. The mature dog lived to a ripe old age but finally had to euthanized late last year. Her partner really misses the old dog and Kerry thought a painting of Sasha at her cutest would be a heart-warming birthday present for her
