watercolor pet portrait: whimzee

I am taking a pause from the usual "rooms & spaces" (the usual Wednesday blog feature) to share a pet watercolor portrait I finished this past weekend.

the photo I worked from:

As you'll notice, I "took out" the hair in Whimzee's eyes so that we could see her sweet eyes. I also made the background more abstract (more colors, less detail) since there wasn't much of consequence in the background. Whimzee's portrait is an 8x10".

I am told Whimzee's (nickname Whimzee-roo) is a "Bearded Collie and Kangaroo Mix", loves any toy that squeaks, and loves any food that is edible. What a cutie!