Otter was one of my favorite paintings to create! His giant English Lab head and permanent smile made ME smile the entire time. This boy is an absolute goofball and is so very loved by his humans and his Lab brother.

Otter’s mom commissioned me to paint Otter and his brother, Stout, as a surprise Christmas gift for her husband. She was afraid that if she had them at her house, she’d be too tempted to give them to her husband way before the holiday. So these two paintings lived on my walls for months, and and I completely miss seeing their faces every day!