Benny
Colored Pencil on Paper, 24 x 18"
Benny's owner was moving to Alaska and, due to the rugged conditions and Benny's age, made the tough decision to leave him behind with her mom. Her mom knew how sad she was to leave him so she commissioned this portrait of Benny which I completed before the long journey from New Jersey to Alaska. Benny has passed away now but his image still graces the walls of a rustic home in Alaska.