One of your best!

rarely are they totally black,,,,
is the doggie older?

So not too old in dog years I guess.

You did a great job capturing the dog's form--not easy to do under that black fur.

You put all the shades and tons of his fur in the right place. I love the way you painted the eye. You should be happy with this one!

And my daughter loved it!

Reminds me of every dog I have ever seen who was waiting patiently for its special human to return. A kind of focused, still intensity.

It was nice to capture him at rest.

that area is all 1 plane. it should be white, too.
pretty good, tho. hard subject, but u did well. making a lot of progress.

Nice job catching that expectant doggy expression.

Do you use acrylics? I tried painting a bird using acrylics and I hated the way it came out - couldn't control the lines or values and it looks all flat, so will probably go back to oils. It must take some practice, seems to work for you.

It's the medium I feel most comfortable working in. I've recently been teaching myself watercolors. Not an easy medium to master!