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I have drawn so many dogs that I felt I would be able to add more detail to the drawing than that of the original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I received a lovely video of Bess&#8217;s dad opening the portrait. I rarely get to see this part and seeing how much it meant and the emotion really does make my job so rewarding and every hour I spend on them so worth while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BessWM-705x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BessWM-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BessWM-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BessWM-768x1116.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the full time lapse video \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Border Collie Drawing in Colour Pencils | Border Collie Pet Portrait\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ruwLW5bQ3o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I really enjoyed working on her portrait. 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