06/02/2026
I recently completed this watercolor home portrait for a local realtor as a closing gift. It was my first time painting pups. I have painted cats before that were sitting looking out of the window. These little Frenchies sitting on the porch were teeny tiny to paint, so it’s more to give the viewer some idea of what you’re looking at than giving them lots of detail, which is nearly impossible as small as these were to paint, and to get the right perspective, as well. Scroll to see the process I went through to complete this painting and the original photo. There were separate reference photos of the dogs that I was given.