The Chow with Big Eyes

A while back I almost got a job doing some covers for breed magazines. This was one of the ones I was really feeling good about. Apparently, however, a great Chow Chow has tiny little eyes. I have learned to love, even these sad little creatures with big pretty peepers, no matter how imperfect!

Chow Chow

Up close and personal, this is a quickie, because I am off on a trip and may not get to the technology to do anything else!

All lovely apricot fur.

A Chow Memorial and his Tibetan Mastiff friend.

This is probably the last of the Christmas commissions. The Chow is no longer with us, but his buddy the Mastiff is alive and very well.
I combined these photos (and there is an adventure in the telling!) for a very personal gift from one friend to another. The double portrait is my starter size - 8x10".