This card was inspired by children's and comic book illustrator Jake Parker, whose motto "finished, not perfect" encouraged me to continue drawing and painting after medical treatments led to a 2 year hiatus.
It's good to be reminded that things don't have to be perfect to be wonderful, especially at the holidays. The three vignettes in this design attempt to illustrate that. The first is a little Bichon who doesn't care that her beau's mistletoe is on backwards, she's just happy he loves her :-) The second depicts carolers who are singing their hearts out, oblivious to the fact that they are off-key (the guy in the middle noticed!) The third is a baby bichon just missing the target when he tries to put the star on a classic Charlie Brown tree.