Thank you, Annie. Ripley is not mine. I worked on this piece for a few months and I feel like I know her. A friend commissioned me to do this piece so she could give it to her husband for Christmas.
This is lovely Nancy, you have captured such a watchful look in Ripley’s eye! He is ready to respond to what is being said to him, and will be up and off in a moment.
Nancy Wolitzer 
This is marvelous!
Thank you so much!
Damn, that’s good! Yes, “the eyes have it.” But the entirety tells a story. Is he yours?
Thank you, Annie. Ripley is not mine. I worked on this piece for a few months and I feel like I know her. A friend commissioned me to do this piece so she could give it to her husband for Christmas.
This is lovely Nancy, you have captured such a watchful look in Ripley’s eye! He is ready to respond to what is being said to him, and will be up and off in a moment.
Thanks so much, Anna. I usually start with the eyes.