'The Retrieve'
pastel on board, 16" x 20"
private collection, Tennessee, USA

A friend of mine showed me some photos of one of her husband's duck hunting trips.  I loved the play of the water as their beautiful Black Labrador Retriever, Bullett, came splashing to shore with the prize.  Since I draw my pastel pet portraits out by hand in charcoal, I found the challenge of this composition caught my interest immediately.  I showed this pastel portrait to my friend and she immediately fell in love with it and added it to her collection.

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