Commemorate your relationship with your pet with a custom portrait

My peek behind the scenes shows the various steps involved in creating a custom watercolor pet portrait.

When I'm on my nature walks and I find something that inspires me, I take "grab shots" with my phone. I'm not trying to make beautiful shots; in fact, it's often better if I don't, because a painting is always best if a photo is used merely an inspirational jumping-off point. The artistic decisions I make when adapting photo references are largely a process of "distillation;" taking the essence and energy of that moment and using it as a building block. There are always dominant colors as...