I agree with you about pointillism is like relaxing! You don't have to think much or plan, you just do repetitive dots and let your hand do your thing so it's like breathing haha. I agree with the animals' portrait being harder than a human's. I could say they have their own shit that you need to capture and you'll need to connect to them to be really able to get their 'vibes' ya know.

Nice work! :D