Santa's Little Helper

I was approached to do some work based on a concept a friend had based on experiences with traditions built when raising her children. We never saw the project come to full fruition, but this painting is a result of that collaboration. I love how this turned out. Sometimes paintings come together so naturally and easily that I wonder when I am finished if I really just painted that. Surely I have help from time to time, from a higher source. That is definitely the case with this painting.