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  • Ken Bailey’s Husky Bars Released in Limited Editions

    Ken_bailey_husky_bars

    Ken Bailey, one of my favorite dog artists, recently started a blog where he shows readers the evolution of his food-themed custom dog paintings.   This recent work, Husky Bars was commissioned by the parents of Brody a Siberian Husky. They had two requirements:

           1. The background will match his beautiful blue eyes. 
           2. Brody’s two toys a flower and a green ball be included.

    Brody_close_up

    Brody_flower

    And Ken Bailey has two requirements for all his works:

     1. It must be a food or drink product.
     2. It must make some sense for the breed. But that can be quite broad. For example, any dog
             can be teamed with a Cafe or a cookie.

    So, according to Ken, the process then went like this:

    With Brody, the idea of Ice Cream Bars came to mind…..a frozen treat…..Siberia is cold.
    Brody parents liked the idea and they took it a step further. They like peanut butter and chocolate.
    So the main copy on the painting will read.
                 BRODY BARS
                 Chocolate-Peanut Butter
                 Ice Cream Novelties

    Here is a photo of the first stage of the commission:

    Brody_bars

    And here is the final piece that includes Brody’s favorite toys, that Ken then modified for the more generic Husky Bars prints:

    Brody_bar_final

    Thanks for sharing, Ken.  Art is such a private endeavor, I know I really appreciate when other artists share their creative process.  Keep the sneak peeks coming.

    Limited edition Husky Bar prints are available here.  And Ken has recently put his images on T-shirts and other products at his CafePress store.

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