The Eyes Have It...

Many times I read that other animal artists always start their paintings with the eyes, and if they don't go well, then the painting might as well be scrapped.  I have to wholeheartedly agree - the eyes are the essence and character of all animals, capture them on your paper and you are half-way there.  So I was very pleased upon starting my latest commission yesterday when the eyes turned out just right - phew!

It is always a bit spooky to see a pair of disembodied eyes peering out from a blank page though - I feel I should check behind to see where the rest of the dog is!

I forgot and nearly sent the aquarium off without a knitted tub of fish food! That would never do, poor things.  This is about an inch and a half tall and embroidered with the fish and words.  The weird things I have knitted this year....