Last October when I saw Cesar at his dog psychology center in Santa Clarita we had a conversation about art as gifts for loved ones. Cesar, like most of us, has many loved ones who also have special dogs in their lives. When we talked about his son Calvin and the chihuahua, Coco. Cesar thought to give a portrait as a gift for Calvin was a good idea. Coco is actually Calvin’s dog and very important to him. At this time Cesar was in the process of having their new house built and this art was going to be a gift for Calvin for his bedroom. Calvin is a teenager and I thought bright, bold colors would be fun to have as background. I took the reference photo myself. Coco had been laying on a blanket in the office. I took some liberty with the actual colors to give it a more modern feel -the yellow floor, purple hallway, green wall and the blanket was actually blue. Some mentioned that the piece has a “pop art” feel. This was done in oil on a 16×20 framed canvas. The frame is 2″deep and ready to hang. I like the modern feel of no frame. A very nice gift to Calvin from his padre. Another very nice thing is that a portion of this commissioned sale is going to an animal rescue group. Recently I have been taking a portion of every commissioned piece and after six months of saving for one particular group I donate the proceeds. Then I start saving again for the next organization Thank you for your help Cesar!
