8″x10″ acrylic, 2012. Thank goodness that I sometimes remember to bring business cards to the playground! While at our local park with Sonja last fall, we met Juliette and her very sweet five-year-old daughter Jenna. Jenna was very kind and big-sisterly to my little-er one, and Julliette and I had a nice chat. And then this spring, just before embarking upon a huge move to Pennsylvania, Julliette commissioned this portrait for Jenna’s upcoming July birthday. Jenna’s floppy pup JoJo has been by her side since babyhood. He’s been lost a couple of times and had several stitches and re-stuffings. He’s even made a few appearances at Jenna’s kindergarten this year! I’m sure JoJo has been a great source of comfort during the family’s move… best of luck to Juliette and Jenna in their new home!
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Warm and Cold Puppies
8″x10″ acrylic, 2012. Well, I’m fascinated by the fact that small children can evidently distinguish warm colors from cool colors. I showed this portrait to my three year old and asked her to tell me which she reckoned was the Warm Puppy and which was the Cold Puppy, and she WITHOUT HESITATION pointed to the correct toys! They were given their clever monikers by Susan’s little boy Graham, who turns five next week. Susan tells me that, actually, “Cold Puppy” was so-called due to his less-substantial, de-fluffed state in comparison to Warm Puppy, but I’m confident that the dogs’ respective colors were intrinsic to the naming process. Cold Puppy was given to Graham at birth, and Warm Puppy was purchased later as a back-up. However, as has been shown repeatedly in my data-collection, such a hierarchy seldom lasts! Warm Puppy soon became a constant companion as well, although Cold Puppy still enjoys a bit of favoritism.