I completed Boo’s portrait lastnight, but the sun went down fast and I signed the painting from the light of a small lamp. I prefer to paint during daylight hours, thankfully my signature was all that was left when it got too dark to paint in natural light!

Boo was a sweet little Pacific Parrotlet who passed away. Parrotlets are only about the size of the palm of your hand (no fingers), so this portrait is much larger than life size.

Here’s her previous work in progress so you can compare the underpainting to the finished portrait:

And here are Boo and Kiwi together, as this is a pair of portraits that will be gifted to one very special girl.