My friend commissioned this painting as a Christmas gift to his wife. Carol, a Japanese Chin, is their dog.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjysBbJ05GHpSfxGo0vTBitRWJpHiS5zHDgBVqDDowjGkobpxaMIsPrtrOSUcIiXtb27LVwrcQJQyD2YTbfUQf5_zHoVvDE78Qxs8_lEP8uzwgQjDS7AN3y6AuC2DEMh4Y9AqB/s400/CAROL.jpg)
9" X 12"
Gouache
REFERENCE
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdon7Ur_lEA2C_mP2aOCO0SnjD7ciTjFLHvN-BmJBe-i_9a67hs4O3fIrNn9V26EhxaLOUb-4HMGxoffBlZFYmv8g75AIbUMJKaiO5o91MeG-ScZM4l_P_fk_yI6Fb81oQ5jN/s400/REF_01.jpg)
The real Carol and Huntington Park/Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, CA. (Carol's favorite outdoor location).
DIGITAL ROUGH
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKUPSIoy5mriSoSa88qHJa_TGZY-y9vxywl8jy4EgrwmvJBSU0iy8J5rvpyNMpiEE-6ZR0gPR_coyvp46oPx5WCie-FnOkgZH25b4c6QlFujfAPoyVYZ2O3pBcxaxNUkeeHZX/s400/REF_02.jpg)
Same color with minor adjustments to Carol.
ROUGH SKETCHES & IDEAS
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk57nRsEyjofiFubWK0xcFGEfT0PdZUZKwZR5xeyN5Kou_RfZyyIni0Nh7DOuApkwpTfHHTBtJ96a2l3m7pX10qHoncRkmaUOHN5q9YW0T_C8XJd-yq1nfDvnN54It3U2rsMHq/s400/CAROL_01.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NkEYZpoaSC3T_XjBCdC_lmeZHXinRBGouz31903CmSlQO6yVuneWQVgeXlpwCySLvEIVNTNcnCWpG4qfThhqnhEpjXh8hwC4LCTAPuYeO8FoSdUCYeYi7-1Ki_jFL0ydG_Qg/s400/CAROL_02.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoto51QlfKTE-LtlsPxF8Q9SVSSp2t4nDgcbSo9bOmQsUkBXzD_EyOixOLX1gLsaMNjBwZ9mDrFWgWUbPBEiibhLKjncybuY-xzO8I8kEo38gcThbqFhQyawNnStrKt6K6DjUu/s400/CAROL_03.jpg)