"Sleeping Angel"

This isn't the best painting of an animal that I have done, but it is one of the most meaningful for me. The sleeping dog in the painting was my aunt's dog, Sad-Sack. I painted him from life as he slept. At the time of this portrait he was 18-years-old. Because of his age and my health problems that plagued him due to his aging, I knew he might not last much longer. So I painted him over a four hour period in which he barely moved an inch. He was the best model I have ever had. I was right to paint him when I did because that was his last summer. I gave the painting to my aunt and she had it professionally framed and t now hangs a s a reminder of a truly loved dog in the living room of her home for all to see.