This little guy brings a smile to my face when I remember him. He was one of two mules shamelessly begging for carrots from their roadside pasture. The other mule was more hesitant of my easel. But this rascal was not afraid at all, and quite willing to pose as long as the carrots kept coming!

Painted en plein air during Augusta Plein Air 2024 just outside of Femme Osage Village, Missouri.