"This one was a long, long story. Richard gave me a sizable deposit on a "dog commission" back in the summer of 2022 in Sun River, Oregon. And forgot about it. I started to bug him about it later that year, and the next year, and the next. Finally, he responded, said he forgot but now wanted me to do a humorous commission of his beautiful retriever, Lucy. She has a sweet face. Well after 4 to 5 neat funny sketches that I thought Richard would like, he opted for a simple but nice portrait. I took it from one of his photos of Lucy, very sweet, and did what I feel was a faithful portrait of this wonderful pal. I think he will love it."
"This one was a long, long story. Richard gave me a sizable deposit on a "dog commission" back in the summer of 2022 in Sun River, Oregon. And forgot about it. I started to bug him about it later that year, and the next year, and the next. Finally, he responded, said he forgot but now wanted me to do a humorous commission of his beautiful retriever, Lucy. She has a sweet face. Well after 4 to 5 neat funny sketches that I thought Richard would like, he opted for a simple but nice portrait. I took it from one of his photos of Lucy, very sweet, and did what I feel was a faithful portrait of this wonderful pal. I think he will love it."