I was laid up in bed sick for about 36 hours this week, but as it were, I’m not a good patient. I’m a bit of a workaholic. In fact, and I’ll take totally overwhelmed over completely bored any day. “Sick” as I may have been, I was literally starving for something to do to pass the time. Since Hobbs is a rescue dog, I wanted to get some really good shots of him to show all of the lovely people who helped me to spring him from the shelter and bring him home; I really want the good people who cared for him to know that he’s in a good place with great people who love him very much. I also realized I don’t have any good doggie portraits of my little Lois either, even after five years of loving and caring for her.

I must say, it was a bit of a painful process. Out of about 40 shots, only a few were truly usable. They were definitely my most difficult subjects yet! But it was all worth it. I mean, look at those faces!

Now comes the tough question: matte and frame them or have them done on canvas? Any suggestions?