Having gotten myself moved into my new little studio space, I’m now able to start work on this commission piece that’s been on the list for a couple of weeks. He’s a cute little French Bulldog called Louie, and going by the variety of photos I was sent he looks to be a right little scamp!

This particular one will be a full body portrait, as he’s sat down on his hind legs: with that particular pose and that expression on his face, I couldn’t resist having a go at this sort of portrait. Very early days with it so far as I’ve just mapped out his head. Next task is to map out the body and then I can start blending and working on the details and tone correction.