portrait of amelia.

I've had many unsuccessful attempts to paint a living thing. In art class in high school, we had to do a self portrait. After that, my teacher told me not to paint anything living ever again (maybe only plant-life). After that I never tried again (ok. maybe I tried a few more times, but the only result was a pile of hot mess). 

I recently found a picture of a boxer on Etsy. It was simple but detailed at the same time and I convinced myself that I could recreate this in my own little way. 

So after a few screw ups, I finally finished my Amelia portrait and if I do say so myself, it's pretty awesome! Amelia thinks so too! ha

 So you can see the side detail! (Sorry for the glue poop!)