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.

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!

Congratulations Buddy!

Buddy was the winner of the drawing for the free 11 x 14 in. custom painting. Be sure to check back to see how the painting turns out. Congratulations Buddy!

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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SVM proposal

Excited that my art proposal is being considered for hanging at Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine!

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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 ;-)

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.

Everyday Princess

The Canine Art Guild is hosting the Dog Gonn-it! online exhibit in honor of the guild's 5th anniversary. All submissions are 5 in x 5 in, and have a 5 in the price. The show will be exhibited online in April. This is my submission:

Waiting

There's nothing like a dog waiting patiently for you to come home. (Or, waiting to bark at the mailman ;-) It's amazing how some dogs are so in tune with their owners, that they sense their owner's arrival, even when not on a set schedule. Brings to mind the book "Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home" by Rupert Sheldrake. An interesting read on animal perceptiveness.

Oh, the weather outside is frightful...

...and painting is so delightful. So since I've no place to go, let it snow, let it snow let it snow!

Barking for Buckeyes

The Ohio Veterinary Medical Association has accepted "Lean on me", "Sweet Dreams", "Tasty Treat", and "Give a dog a bone" for their 2010 Wings, Tails and Scales art exhibit! Artwork will be on display February 25-28 at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH during the Midwest Veterinary Conference.

Penny for your thoughts

Tyson

I'm sorry, is this your chair?

Mr. Big Stuff

Window to the soul

The Sentry

I decided to do another piece for the Six by Six Gallery's December show. It's just fun to whip up these little works of art!