I've been a bit quiet on here lately - as usual, the run up to Christmas has been very busy and also I have not had much to show. However, here is the painting I have just finished for the winner of this year's Travel Guide summer competition in the USA. The winner chose to have her favourite bear, Otis, as the subject of the painting and once I got the Christmas commissions out of the way I could devote my time to this.
It is painted with watercolour on paper, using a wonderful reference photo by Olatz Azcona Munarriz and a composite imagining of the background, 'the office'. I thoroughly enjoyed painting this and am glad to report the recipient is very happy too!
