The young boy and his dog portrait is progressing

I've just spent a few hours doing the background for the boy and dog portrait.It's finally coming together.It's suprising what a change of background can do.I was going to change the colour of his face but now it looks much more interesting.Still a fair way to go though. The two horse portrait is SO close..it's annoying that it's the last little tweaks which take so long and you can't hurry them!