Today saw the start of another commission piece, a handsome Alsatian called Benson. He’s got such a wonderful expression on his face, and lots of lovely long hair, various colours and textures going on: he’ll be an enjoyable project to work on.

Early days with this one, but some good progress so far. The eyes in particular have a lovely softness to them already that I really like, something that’ll come more to the fore once I’ve blended them out and work up the tone and details.