I spent 10 hours painting on Saturday finishing up my commission piece for the American Royal.

The new style is so much more time consuming, I seriously underestimated how long it was going to take me to lay down the background. I was expecting 2-3 hours, but it ended up taking me 7. Then I had to sign and finish the painting.

I met with my framer, Josh Pattie of J & Co Frameshop, bright and early at 7 a.m. on Sunday morning to get Line Dance framed. I took Josh out for breakfast at iHop afterward – it was the least I could do with him accommodating my odd hours.

I delivered my painting to Kate and Megan Evans later that day.

Check out my American Royal Commission Gallery to view the painting in various stages.