A lot of my paintings of dogs have an active gesture. But some dogs have an understated gesture that shouts louder than most active gestures. Pit bulls can have a powerful and sweet gesture at the same time. They are solid dogs with such powerful structures. To express this power, I purposefully used larger geometrical shapes of layered color and then overlaid with gestural scribbles as if the pit bull's hairs were raised. 24” x 24"” Acrylic on wall board.