5″x7″ acrylic, 2010. Brendan’s girlfriend has had “Gundy” for more than twenty years, and it’s very charming that he wanted to give this little portrait to her as a Christmas gift. I agree with Brendan that the shirt, which was designed by a friend as a way to hold the tattered neck together, adds significant character. He felt that Gundy’s portrait should show him as he looks most of the time –propped against her light blue pillow, shirt rolled up and stomach hanging out! (Gundy, not Brendan, of course. As far as I know.)
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I just came over from dooce.com, and was looking through all your portraits and thinking about how nice it would be to have a painting of my beloved bear, who I’ve had for all 25 (nearly 26!) years of my life. and I had to comment on this picture of Gundy, because my dear bear is a Gundy as well! These are all so great! thank you for sharing.