A Painting in December

Although December seemed like a month set out to crush me, I did have the opportunity (and found the time amazingly) to work on a commissioned piece that someone wanted to give as a Christmas gift.  So working from a photo, I painted this 9"x12" portrait of their family dog in acrylic on one of those 3" thick canvases.  I like those thick canvases because you can display them easily on a shelf or on a wall.  After not doing much painting over the last year I was nervous as I begin, but was really happy with how it turned out.