Sometimes, I like an abstract background with lots of brushstrokes and slightly varying colors that don't take away the focus from the portrait. Other times, I'll find a color that complements the colors in the portrait and make the background just all that color, like in this example where I used a pallet knife to load the paint onto my canvas panel.

Please meet my cat diego. Sharing my Cat’s acrylic painting in Canvas

Meet my pug Felicia. She is blind in her 1 eye but she Is a service dog. She is my best friend and best companion. This is her drawing.

This week, I want to put out a video going over a certain aspect of pet portrait painting. I'm thinking of talking about how to paint life-like eyes, but I want to hear what you are interested in or what you're struggling with.