Such a good boy

Flyer was a happy dog.  He would chase birds and steal food off of the table.  He loved carrying one of his beloved stuffed animals in his mouth.  He donated blood for patients at the Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital.  He always wore a smile and wagged his tail.

Flyer was such a good boy...an old soul filled with love!

The Veterinary Technician

I started this piece a while ago when I felt like doing something different.  Rarely do I do a human form.  But I really wanted to make a piece that paid homage to my chosen profession.   And so after a few drafts I came up with a veterinary technician stooping over a canine patient.  The background is made up of pages torn out of McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians, 4th Ed.  Once this piece started coming together, I knew it was destined to be donated to the the Purdue Fall Conference auction to raise money for student scholarships and programs within the College of Veterinary Medicine.  If you are attending the Medicine Mixer and Auction this week, you will have an opportunity to purchase the original!  High quality prints are also available through Fine Art America.

Fabulous art on display at the Midwest Veterinary Conference! Here is a shot of my piece, "Dane-ish". If you are at the meeting, be sure to visit the Wings, Tails, and Scales art exhibit!

 Wings, Tails & Scales, Midwest Veterinary Conference

Bark Contrast

A slight departure from my norm...all black and white.  There is no better way to depict a Dalmatian, though!

Do you hear what I hear?

Wide open

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The Triplets

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Missing Piece

A nice "Peke" me up (Daisy)

Patience is a virtue

Soak up the sun (Buddy)

Here is the painting of Buddy, the winner of my Facebook contest last month. Isn't he just the cutest little dog!

Dog's eye view

Here are some behind-the-scenes photos of my work on the Purdue vet school project. The piece is finished and will be delivered to Lynn Hall this week! (Note Cooper critiquing my work in the background of the first picture ;-)

Cowboy

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I got it!

My art proposal for the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine was accepted!!! I will soon begin creating five 2 ft. by 4 ft. panels that will eventually hang in the west lobby of the school. It is a project of epic proportions...the largest that I have attempted, plus, I'm trying out a different technique for the background. Below is a prototype of what one of the panels will look like. I will post pictures of the project as it progresses.

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Hunter and Bazbo

The stage is set...

Priming all of my little blank Art-o-mat blocks! More pictures to come as this project moves forward ;-)

Cooper's snooze

After much trial and error, I have found the airbrush to be my tool of choice for my plate project! I love the way the enamel looks...nice and smooth. I'm sure Cooper doesn't mind that I used pink for his first plate ;-) Definitely more to come, to be sold in my Etsy shop!

That'll do

This piece is being sent this week to The Galaxie in Chicago for their 4th annual Square Foot exhibit. The show opens May 15th.

The Boys

This painting honors Bob and Bullet, the faithful clinic cats at Pets and Vets as Partners. It is on display in the clinic's library.

Peace