Clover, the Loyal Sprocker

Clover, Digital oil painting

Happy to share my new portrait of a kind and loyal sprocker called Clover.

She’s accompanied her owner Rachael through every kind of adventure, be it moves, job pivots and most recently a pandemic pregnancy, where she remained tucked up by Rachael’s side, ever supportive, patient and reassuring.

Hard to really sum something like this up in words. At the heart of it, I suppose, is a quality of love that is beautifully pure, innocent and freely given.

Have you got a loyal dog in your life? What’s one memorable act of support they have given you over the years? I find these stories so insightful, so please do share in the comments below.

Rachael describes Clover as the ‘dog of a lifetime’ and ‘her soulmate’ a fitting tribute to a wonderful animal.

In the time-lapse below you can watch a summary of how this portrait progressed, starting loose and gradually refining into detail.