Aggie in the summer

I've been walking a friend's two dogs for over a year now, almost two. It is a joy to walk them and an excuse to walk fast. My dog just saunters. These guys you can get going/

Aggie was diagnosed with cancer last year and every time I walk her is still precious. A few weeks ago, my friend called. Aggie hadn't eaten all weekend. It was time to say goodbye.

I sat by her on the floor by the dog bed, told her what a good girl she was, and fed her turkey baby food. By the time her parents came to take her to the vet, she was much better.

In the meantime, I had done this very quick watercolor.

Another poodle

This too, is posted in honor of Chappy, a standard white poodle. This is one of the little portraits painted in watercolor that I did for FidoFest. I believe the size is 3 x5 -- pretty small for someone who likes to paint BIG.

Poodle

This is posted in honor of Chappy, the standard poodle of a friend of mine. I just heard that Chappy died about 6 months ago.

I liked him a lot.

Another french bulldog

One of the most sensible product managers I know has two dogs. This is the smallest one.

He may be small, but he has oodles of personality.

French bulldog

This month, I've switched my painting medium to paint small paintings of the 10 most popular breeds -- and a few oddballs.

I love the oddballs. Anyway, here is another one.

This particular painting is 3.5 x 5. It will be at FidoFest at the UVillage this Sunday.

Brindle Pit

This is Pogo. He is my barista's dog. Doesn't he look sad?

I did another one for her because I thought he looked too sad in this picture.

Is it Penny?

This is the closest thing that I've done to a Penny portrait. Not quite her eyes.

Another watercolor that will be at FidoFest.