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.
If you were able to capture the expression, curved posture and make this dog look as if she is jumping out of the page, you don’t just feel like you know her, you do. You came to know her through creating your art.
This beautiful gift must have made that husband cry.
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!
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Thank you so much!
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Damn, that’s good! Yes, “the eyes have it.” But the entirety tells a story. Is he yours?
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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.
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If you were able to capture the expression, curved posture and make this dog look as if she is jumping out of the page, you don’t just feel like you know her, you do. You came to know her through creating your art.
This beautiful gift must have made that husband cry.
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Thanks so much for your very kind words. My friend’s husband was thrilled with his gift. (I don’t know if he cried.)
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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.
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Thanks so much, Anna. I usually start with the eyes.
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