I was "scattered" today, mingled between a lot of projects, some of which I cannot publish because at this time of year I work on Christmas commissions and some are for people who may see this blog....so those paintings remain hidden for awhile. My owl Christmas card painting I almost gave up on; I had worked it to death but in the end decided to just crop it instead of restarting. The dog is Maggie...the beginning of a very cute dog's portrait for a very special Christmas gift.