How long does it take

 Preparing for a demo in february I have been practising and timing myself to paint an animal.

First the 2 bull dogs in oil took a couple hours, too long...

the second:  my daughter sent me a cute little photo of a golden retriever; i painted that one in acrylic and it took even longer, so many layers.

Deciding to paint a black OR. a white dog would be the best timewise , It was an just over hour but prep time not allot for, I can do this !