A Woman and her Dog

A new painting I completed in July. Here I am beginning to experiment with adding more dimensional detail to enhance the effects, making it look more realistic.
This was a commission from a client who wanted to give it to a friend for her birthday. The dog in the painting sadly is no longer with her friend. When her friend received the painting, I was told that the woman loved the painting, then she cried. She then requested that she wanted another painting for her next birthday.