Handsome Hudson the Golden Retriever

Now that's what I call a smile!! As soon as I saw pictures of Handsome Hudson I could instantly see his mischievous yet loveable character. Something that's so important with a pet portrait is to convey the pet's character, it may sound simple but it's the most essential part of the finished painting.

It's always lovely to understand more about someone's pet before I paint them, it's not always possible to meet them so the more I can hear from the customer about their loving family member the better.

There was also something else rather special about this portrait. Hudsons mum Steph had actually won this portrait as part of a charity raffle organised by the fabulous people at Ministry of Dog, it's safe to say Steph was rather thrilled with her prize and I've been lucky enough to have further commissions from Steph and her lovely family (I have a feeling their home is beginning to have a bit of a Moo theme all the way through!!)