“Ted” for David
“Ted” for David, a grownup Little Ted was a Christmas gift in 1984 for David when David was only 4 years old. David’s now 31, so I guess that means Ted turned 27 this Christmas (but still remarkably wears the little infant overalls that David himself wore as a baby). Ted has apparently gone with David everywhere over the years, and is “more well-traveled than most people” as David’s dad is known to...
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“Lyle” for Matthew, a grownup Lyle is nearly 30 years old, but incredibly enough, he’s the EXACT same style of vintage “Le Mutt” dog that I painted just last month for another owner (see the “Freddie Le Mutt” post). The Le Mutt dogs were apparently a big hit in the 1980′s (there’s even a facebook fan page devoted to Le Mutt lovers everywhere). Lyle belongs to grown-up Matthew, whose wife commissioned a portrait of Lyle for Christmas lying atop Matthew’s childhood Raggedy Ann and Andy...
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