CAG "Puppies!" Online Exhibit

"Caleb", one of my two pieces in the Puppies! Exhibit

The last Canine Art Guild online exhibition showcased our old friends. This time around we are celebrating puppies! After all, aren't they old friends in the making? Full of promise, with wrinkled skin and clumsy, clunky paws - they represent the future; one full of wagging butts, sloppy kisses and the knowing weight of an old friend's head on your knee. They test our patience to the limit with an occassional chewed shoe or puddle on the floor - yet warm our hearts with their antics and can draw a smile from even the sternest individual.

Visit the Canine Art Guild to view the entire online exhibit which includes forty nine heartwarming works from a talented array of the guild's members. Be sure to pick your favorite and cast your vote for the People's Choice Award!

Featured Art

"Paul Anka"

After spending a great deal of the first two years of his life with me, on Saturday, I will be taking Paul Anka on a transport run to St. Louis where he'll be reunited with his girl - my daughter Allanah.

Very simply, I am going to miss him.

Open edition. Unstretched canvas print, lustre finish. Image size: 12" x 8", $85.00. To purchase, click here. Brush Stroke finish, Gallery and Museum wrap also available.

Additional sizes, papers, frame options and gallery mount on request.

Image also available as a 12x18" poster, magnet and single or boxed notecard.

"Helping Paws" Update

I received an email from Eric at Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue letting me know that the donation they received from the sale of the pen and ink drawing "Pick Me!" that I did for the Canine Art Guild's fourth annual "Helping Paws" exhibit - an event to raise funds and awareness with a portion of the proceeds going towards the artist's designated rescue/shelter - would be going towards little Olivia's emergency clinic bill, and I couldn't be happier.

Born December 7th, little Olivia and her seven siblings were rescued along with their Momma Ella from a West Viginia kill pound - a place where, because of their breed, they were unable to be adopted to the public and slated to be euthanized if a rescue organization could not be found to take them.

The dedicated people behind Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue were not about to let that happen.

On Christmas Eve, at just fifteen days old, the pups began to show symptoms of pnuemonia - Olivia's the worst, and she was taken by her foster to the emergency clinic, where they gave her, and the rest of her litter a grim prognosis, telling SPBR that the pups would not make it. Again, the dedicated people behind Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue were not about to let that happen. After incurring a $1,500.00 vet bill for Olivia's emergency clinic two-day stay, she was taken home to have volunteers continue her treatment - oxygen, nebulizer, Unasyn and tube feeding - round the clock. The other pups were put on antibiotics and their condition improved.

Olivia improved daily in their care, and is now happily reunited with her siblings and will be available for adoption in early February.

Read the whole story about this family's incredible journey here: Ella and Eight

If you are able to help, you can Chip In for Olivia's vet bill until January 22nd. Donations after the 22nd can be made by clicking on the link on the left hand corner of Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue's home page: http://www.spbr.org/. Thank you!!

If you haven't visited the Canine Art Guild's "Helping Paws" exhibit, please stop by and be sure to cast your vote for the People's Choice award by January 31st - a monetary donation which also goes to the artist's designated rescue. I would be thrilled to have you place your vote for "Pick Me!" on behalf of Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue!

Pic of Olivia courtesy of Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue

Featured Art

"White on White"

Meet Lila, a beautiful eleven week old Lab/Pit mix, and my present from Michael this past Christmas. She joins my two boys Jordan and Caleb, filling a very special place in our pack.

When my best girl Faith passed away in August of 2009, the boys never completely filled the hole she left in my heart. The love I had for her needed to be shared. I had room for someone new. And so begins our journey with my new best girl. Though Faith can never be replaced, and Lila's got big prints to follow in, my pack feels whole again.

At four months now, Lila has found her place easily; embracing her new life here and bringing joy to each of us. Her story is just beginning...

Open edition. Unstretched canvas print, lustre finish. Image size "24 x 16", $225.00. To purchase, click here.

Brush Stroke finish, Museum and Gallery Wrap also available.

Additional sizes, papers and frame options on request.

"White on White" is from our "Foster Hope" collection. A percentage of the sales from this print will be donated in Lila's name to the local rescue she was adopted from.

Featured Art

" Jordan's First Snow"

There's something magical about the first snow of the season. Love or hate winter, there is beauty in those first flakes falling - blanketing the world in a soft hush of white. Winter beckons to the child in all of us, and the dogs are no exception. Jordan, then three months old, enjoys his first outing into this wonderous landscape in this month's featured art:

Open edition. Unstretched canvas print, lustre finish. Image size: 12 x 8", $85.00. To purchase, click here. Museum, Gallery Wrap and Brush Stroke finish available.

Additional sizes, papers and frame options on request.

Morgan

Here are a few pics from my session with Morgan, a twelve year old Golden Retriever. We're creating a surprise portrait for his Mom's 60th birthday ~ a gift from one of my clients.

Cerragh Leigh

Here are a few pics from my session with Cerragh Leigh, a wonderful twelve year old yellow lab owned by Frank and Jeanne Lauta:

Photography Exhibit

"Walk These Woods"

Solace Place, A Ten Year Retrospective

An exhibit featuring fifty photographic works

July 1 - September 10, 2010

Bank of Castile Main Gallery at GoArt!
Seymour Place
201 East Main Street
Batavia, New York 14020

Gallery hours are
Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm
and by appointment

Opening Reception
Saturday, July 17, 2010 1-3pm
All are welcome to attend

The Fox and the Dogs

"The Fox and the Dogs"

It was a temperate day for early March, so the dogs and I headed out back to collect firewood. As usual the dogs ran along exploring, disappearing into the undergrowth whenever a new scent was discovered.

When Jordan came bursting out of the brush, I initially thought the flash of brown was a rabbit he had caught. I was stunned to see him holding this fox by the back, shaking it back and forth savagely, his intent to kill it obvious. As I commanded him to let it go, I reached for my camera.

Here, Caleb seeks to make friends with the fox as Jordan keeps it from retreating. After his encounter with Jordan, it is clear that the fox wants no part of them. The moment captured, the dogs are told to stand down. The fox heads into the woods and the dogs are off on their next adventure.

Daisy

"Daisy"

Open edition photographic print on Fuji Crystal Archive paper. Image size: 12 x 9", $42.00. To purchase, click here.

Additional sizes, papers, frame options and canvas prints available.

Faith

"Faith"

I began August with an image of my two boys, Jordan and Caleb, basking in the square of sunlight falling on the kitchen floor, their bond as best buds already securely established in the short time Caleb had been with us. It seems, then, only fitting to end the dog days of August with an image of my best girl, Faith.

Once settled in here, I was missing having a dog, and found Faith at the shelter at our local humane society - the same place we adopted Jordan and Caleb from - where, at age five, Faith had already been back and forth to several times. She was my Christmas present that year. At age fourteen, Faith has been with me nearly nine years, and is the sweetest soul. She has a bit more trouble getting around these days, but still has all the exhuberance of her younger self. Though she seems rather serious here - her smile just lights my day, her presence a happy constant in my life.

Open edition photgraphic print on Fuji Crystal Archive paper. Image size: 10 x 7", $35.00. To purchase, click here.

Additional sizes, papers, frame options and canvas prints available.

Caleb

"Caleb"

Open edition photographic print on Fuji Crystal Archive paper. Image size: 7 x 10", $35.00. To purchase, click here.

Additional sizes, papers, frame options and canvas prints available.

Featured Art

"Jordan and Caleb"

Open edition. Unstretched canvas print, premier gloss finish. Image 16 x 10.6". Museum and Gallery Wrap also available. $125.00. To purchase, click here.

Featured Art

"Ben"

Our featured art for the month is "Ben", our newest release in the G.R.A.S.P. series. He is a beautiful Great Pyrenees currently awaiting adoption. A portion of the sales from this print will be donated to G.R.A.S.P. to help give other dogs and cats like Ben a second chance.

Although Ben was only with us a few short days, like his size, he made a big impression on everyone he met. He is truly a sweetheart. My two boys, Jordan and Caleb, miss the rough and tumble play that was non stop from the moment he arrived. What a trio! This white goliath, dwarfing my 80lb setter/hound and 40lb lab/x pup. It is definately a little quieter since he's been gone. All the best, Gentle Ben.

Open edition. Unstretched canvas print. Premier Gloss finish. Image 16 x 10.6". Museum and Gallery Wrap also available. $125.00 To purchase, click here.