My old dog Jim had passed away without me taking a good digital picture of him. It was the mid nineties and digital cameras were in their infancy. Today creating portraits from photos transmitted though the internet is growing. I would have done a big oil painting portrait of Jim and hung it in my basement. His shiny black coat and muscular build with that big head would have made quite a sight.
After Jim had passed I waited 8 years to get a new dog. I always thought German shepherds were cute and the thought of having a dog that was not a push over interested me. However I wanted to rescue a dog so after some research I contacted Blue canine adoption. They specialized in German shepherds and had heard great things about them. After a brief conversation and them informing me they had a one year old German shepherd, Doberman mix named Nike. He had been given up more than 3 times and was still looking for a good home.
As I entered the facility there were oil painting portraits of German shepherds all over the wall. I stopped to take a closer look and was amazed by quality of work and detail.