Daisy - Portrait of a Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz  2015

A complete change. I decided to paint a portrait of my dog, Daisy. I took some photos of her to capture the pose I wanted but it was so useful to have her around to call upon as a live model when I needed to refer to her. Daisy is a Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz, Andalucian wine cellar ratter. In the 18th Century, when the taste for sherry reached Britain, British wine mercha...