Hello again, the week has been very productive for me, with the weather so great, the lighting was perfect for photography and just spending time out doors in general.   Between sunburn, bee stings and overly active dogs, this is what I got done. :)

I also tried painting one of my dogs again, spending a lot of time around the eyes. Them and the hair took a lot of time, trying to get the flow of it. This time around I set myself a deadline, to finish it in a week, and only using one brush. I enjoyed this one a lot, doing a couple of hours per night. Again, I was running out of time/ getting fed up with the pieces, so the background is again lacking, but its an improvement on the last one! You can see the reference picture below, directly beneath the finished painting. 

Here is some of the better photos I took while out and about, I was very lucky having the garden blooming alot this week while the sun was out, as I'm sure they would look a lot more miserable with everything soaking. and greyed out by the clouds blocking/diffusing the sun light.

Hope you've enjoyed your visit, and come back soon!