Stricken by Don Hamerman
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Jen is going with the "Play Ball" theme today, too, with an awesome photo by Don Hamerman. This is what a baseball would look like after Darby, my longhaired dachshund, got a hold of it. Stricken!
P.S. View Jen's other baseball themed prints from Mark Ulriksen here. Very cool!
Falling for You, 2008
Renowned Blue Dog painter, George Rodrigue is as busy as ever. He recently released his new limited edition Blue Dog print, Falling for You. He is in the middle of a 3 month cross country tour for his new 512 page book, Blue Dog Speaks
I think it is the perfect accolade for a man you has spent his career evoking the haunting beauty of the state through his Cajun paintings, and has donated over $2.5 million to post-Katrina relief efforts through the sale of his Blue Dog prints. Congratulations!
Related Links:
George Rodrigue: Beyond Blue Dog
Falling Back in Love with George Rodrigue's Blue Dog
George Rodrigue Retrospective at NOMA
Mod-Dog’s Kari Finkler is participating in design milk’s Sleepypod Ugliest Dog Bed Giveaway. Send them a photo of your dog’s ratty dog bed and enter to win this adorable Sleepypod.
Second place winner receives one of Kari’s lovely modern dog prints.
Contest runs until October 31, 2008. Enter to win.
Dolan Geiman's Dog Collage print is the perfect image for summer's last days. The bright blues and greens are starting to fade, but our dog's are as game as ever. Have a great weekend!
Via House & Hound, interior designer and dog lover, Deborah Bornsztein's blog.
Or…life is several canvases you can choose from the Artaissance Website. Expertly organized with an eye for designers, you can search by color, style, artist, room, or subject –- like dogs, for example. My current favorites are these vivid graphic prints (available on paper or canvas) by Soraya Chemaly. But check back often as they frequently add to their portfolio. More dog art please.
Update 7.13.07 Soraya Chemaly mentioned that her dog, Balthazar (below), was the model who started her dog-inspired artwork. So, of course I had to add him to this post. So sweet!
A. Katz, Artaissance’s art content manager, recommended these other dog artists from their collection so I thought I’d add the dogs search link and include them all: Jaime Ellsworth, Kate Endle, Maeve Harris, Moogly, and Sharyn Sowell.
I’ve had my eye on Sonia Romero since I first saw her work at the Ken Dunipace Memorial Benefit in 2005. Her vibrant evocative prints were definitely a highlight of the show. An exciting find on her website is “The Challenging Work of Alphabetical Transportation” Linocut Artist book. Pick up an individual print with your favorite letter or animal for $30. Prices are discounted with multiples. Perfect shower gifts for baby’s nursery. Contact Sonia for availability of the whole book.
