So this is what I have been working on...2 portraits of my Pizza! And can I just say, he is the cutest! OK now, about the paintings... I used some pictures that I took when I was visiting this summer. In the second painting, he has a really cute look on his face, but I had such a hard time with the eyes and mouth. I think the eyes finally look like him, but the mouth might not be quite right. But overall I think you would know it was Pizza. The first one I think is right on! It didn't give me nearly the trouble as the second one. I should add that the reference photo for the first painting was of much better quality than the second, and that may have made some of the difference. Another factor might be having the mouth open vs closed. I'm not sure about this, but I don't think many portraits have open mouths (and I may have found out why!). Yes, these are gifts, but the recipients never check my blog :( so I figured it was safe to post them!