The assignment was straight forward, Ms. E wanted me to paint herself with her beloved dog Isaac.  I always ask the client about their pet; how they got them, the personality, etc.   It really helps me get the feeling of the pet and the relationship between the two.  Ms. E shared a very touching story about her "pet", which was much more than that simple word's general meaning.  

So basically, my job here was to paint the love between them, which was more than obvious.  

This makes my job both extremely simple yet amazingly complex.   And I loved every minute of it.