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All the Seasons of Gypsy

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A lot of times pet portraits do a wonderful job depicting the animal but still manage to miss out on some of their personality and spirit.  So when I decided to do a thank you gift for the family of one of the puppies* I have petsit the longest I knew that individuality was what I wanted to try and capture.

Gypsy is incredibly difficult to photograph in action but has so much character - and so many ridiculous moments!  She is a complete sweetheart, a bit shy with people, her favourite toys are her plush 'Chippy', and she has a tendency to collect all sorts of interesting things in her very floofy feet.  She looks like a show dog when she's recently been groomed but is most content covered in mud, snow or leaves after chasing after interesting smells.  Picking which moments to illustrate came down to which rhymes I could make work that were still distinctly 'Gypsy'.  I was thrilled that the response to the painting was how many Gypsy memories it immediately prompted.


*Hush.  Dogs are always puppies.  Even getting older ones.
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