8″x10″ acrylic, 2009. I might even consider Thomas Sonja’s first love, in addition to being her playmate. Even though he is almost two and a half and Sonja is 20 months, they run toward each other as if through a sunlit field of wildflowers whenever they meet on the sidewalk. He is actually not so attached to his stuffed animals, and his grandmother suggested that it would be more appropriate for me to paint his toy golf clubs. I almost painted a couple of the clubs next to this dog, but… eh.