Progress of a Painting 3: Pet Project

This is step three: the dog is almost done (needs detail improvements esp of the eyes) and then the background with the treatment of edges.

Artist note: For me, one of the advantages of painting on a darker ground, is that as the subject is painted, it is easier to imagine where it will fade into and come out of the background (plan the lost edges better than by "sticking it" onto a white background").