8″x10″ acrylic, 2010. I was so happy to make this painting for little Gwen, daughter of our good friend Bob. She is just enough ahead of our Sonja in age that Bob has been passing down some pretty hefty essentials to us as the kids have grown! In fact when I was pregnant, I remember that one of the first things to make our impending baby real to me was seeing the infant car seat sitting in the middle of our living room floor, having just been dropped off by Bob and Gwen. And now Sonja rides in Gwen’s former toddler seat. Bob is an awesome guy, and Gwen is beyond adorable. I hope that she finds that this portrait does justice to her constant companion “Dolly!”