So here are a couple of portraits, I need to put the others up. I love painting these, trying to capture the personal twinkle of each person or animal is an art all in itself. It helps to get them to laugh, you see much when a person or animal relaxes at that moment...click! Have you ever seen your dog get that embarassed look, they look at you out of the corner of their eye and try to disappear? I love these looks, because they look so vulnerable. This look is a natural for children, open and unassuming, especially when they are playing, deep in thought on artwork, etc.