Bella Basset BELLA

As I type, Bella's oil portrait is still drying. (Today is Tuesday & I'm hoping the oil paints are dry enough to pack & mail the painting this Friday. Keeping my paws crossed...)
Anyway, here's bella BELLA, including photos as the painting takes shape along the way:

"Bella BELLA", 32x44", custom Oil Portrait Painting by puci (the finished painting)

Some details of the finished painting:

some details (w/da-tail)

Onto the painting progression: 

the painting as it takes shape

Thought you might like to see the chosen reference photo used for the painting:

"THE" photo!

And here are links to relatively-large previous painting-progressions:

THE GREAT DANE CONNECTION: 
http://puciart.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-great-dane-connection.html

THE ENCHANTRESSES: 
http://puciart.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-enchantresses-start-to-fini.html

KAREN'S KIDS: 
http://puciart.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-painting-progression.html

CHARLIE: 
http://puciart.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-painting-progression-charlie.html