Portuguese Water Dog

5"x7", Oil

This is another painting from my weekly dog paintings... a wondeful family pet with an unusual name. They actually worked on ships with fishermen way back when... and would dive into the water to retrieve fish. The breed almost became extinct until a wealthy businessman decided to start a breeding program in the late 1800's. The first ones were brought to the U.S. in 1958...

I loved painted this one becasue of the wavy, messy nature of the fur.. I was able to paint it so loosely.. and the looser I made it , the more accurately it resembled the breed.

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