08/26/2026
I wanted to paint 🎨 my neighbors dog Charlie to give her to say thank you 🙏🏽 for having given me the most thoughtful gift of him after we had to put Bear down 2 weeks ago after his health started to deteriorate and man to say I haven’t been a mess is a lie. I’ve always been the friend or family member whose love language is cooking for you, taking all the photos, and painting something for those I love or to just say thank you 🙏🏽 I see you and I appreciate you. And when we show kindness to those that are hurting it really shows me their character. So I did what I know to do my way to say thank you so much for bringing me a smile, I painted in return her world. I had never painted a dog before let alone using watercolor I usually use acrylic to paint but I decided why not I can do it. So here’s the finished piece. I also decided I wanted to paint Bear after this and start to give gifts like these away because this honestly brought me so much happiness painting this knowing they would have this hung up in their home. Because a dog is not just a dog they are your best friend, your baby, your confidant and most of all they become your family.