Una – 5″ x 7″ Acrylic on Canvas Panel

I painted this dog portrait several years ago.  This adorable puppy is based on a photograph I took of a homeless dog in Una Watuna, Sri Lanka.  I stayed there for several days in a beachfront hotel before embarking for India.  This cute dog always hung around.  The poor thing was homeless, but he was so sweet and had the softest fur.  He really was a gentle creature.

Una Watuna is one of the places that was wiped out during the 2004 tsunami.  Four years after the tsunami, and 10 years after I met this gorgeous canine spirit, I’d be very surprised if he was still alive.  But he’ll always have a special place in my memory, and I’m very glad we had the opportunity to cross paths.