This is really beautifully done Sandi. I like the texturization and it makes a perfect portrait of this nice looking dog.It has plenty of room to look ahead to what is there. I think it has its eye on something :)
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To be the contrarian, I'm not sold on the texture. I very much like the b/w work on the dog. Using the texture as a background, rather than overlay, would work better for me.
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