This is my first portrait. (Lukey doesn't count.)

I snapped this picture at a Christmas party given by Katie, one of my friends. The woman, Alice, is her mother-in-law and the baby is her grand-daughter. I gave the finished painting to Katie a few months later and she loved it. Unfortunately for her, when Alice saw it, she grabbed it and took it home with her, where she keeps it on her server as she informed me at another date. I took that as a compliment. Probably not going to get paid anything though. Bummer!

Oh, well! Back to the drawing board, or easel, as the case may be. The only problem with that is that I don't have an easel.

Number Three

This is Lukey, my black Lab. I painted the floor numerous times, six or seven at least, until I finally called it quits. My wife has this hanging on our living room wall and won't hear anything about selling it, even if I could. Bummer! The photo doesn't do it justice. My camera talents are about as advanced as my painting ones.

Painting Number Two

This is Numero Dos, from a photo I snapped at my boss's house one day last fall. He hasn't offered to pay me anything for it. Bummer! Guess I'll have to go back to work.