When I paint Old World Pet Portraits, I work to find an historical portrait that fits just right with the animal I’m going to paint. After about two decades of doing this, I have gotten pretty good at it. It’s kind of like my superpower. It’s a pretty odd and specific superpower, and doesn’t have a lot of applications, but I’m happy with it.
This little fellow’s historical reference was a portrait of Woldgang Amadaeus Mozart when he was six years old. It was painted in 1763. The artist had painted his sister at the same time. Because kids are squirmy, he painted the background and clothes of each painting first. He and only made the subjects sit for the painting process long enough for to capture the likeness of their faces. I have not made hedgehogs sit for any amount of time; I paint my portraits from printed out images of historical paintings and photos of animals. So, no hedgehog was inconvenienced in the creation of this artwork.
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