Maggie

Yesterday, I thought I'd get out my watercolours, and have a practice. I chose one of my favourite photos of our dog, Maggie. She can be a bit of a clown and this was taken a year ago when she was just about one year old. As you can see, she has very expressive ears! They seem to have a mind of their own...sometimes both up, or both down, or one up and one down!

Here is our Maggie, breed "Unknown". :-)


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  1. Billie CrainJune 18, 2014 at 7:22 PM

    What a wonderful portrait of Maggie, Patty! You managed to capture the 'character' in her. Not an easy feat.

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    1. Patty HendersonJuly 8, 2014 at 8:59 AM

      Thanks, Billie! I guess it's easier when you have the subject close at hand! :-)

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