Get To Know The Collie

Although a large, active dog, the Collie is both elegant and graceful, appearing to float over the ground as it runs. Loyal and affectionate, the breed is naturally responsive to humans. Marked characteristics include the beautiful coat of the rough variety and the breed's lean wedge-shaped head. The coat can be rough or smooth and the four accepted colors are sable and white, tri-color, blue merle and white. The best-known Collie is, of course, the famous Lassie.

Source: AKC ORG 

Life Is Golden!

This is too cute. It is handmade fine silver with the wax seal Life is Golden. Complete with a fresh water pearl. Check out HappyGoLuckyJewels on Etsy today for more fabulous accessories and items. 

Downloadable Prints Now Available

Instant downloadable prints are now available on Etsy as well as my personal website! For just $5 you can instantly download a print of my original work. 

These can be used for ANYTHING: 
Art Prints for the home
Making greeting cards to pass out to family and friends
Use as wallpaper
Use for scrap booking
Make into stickers
Make wrapping paper out of prints

Facts About The Chihuahua - Did You Know?

The Chihuahua comes in two varieties: long and smooth coat.

The Toltecs, who existed in what is now Mexico as early as the 9th century AD, possessed a breed of dog called the Techichi. The breed was small, but not tiny, and heavy-boned. This breed, regarded as indigenous to Central America, is the progenitor of the Chihuahua that exists today.

The breed derives its name from the Mexican State of Chihuahua, where the earliest specimens of the breed were found.

The Chihuahua is clannish, preferring companions of his own breed.

Pictures of dogs resembling the modern Chihuahua appear in ancient paintings in Mexico.

It is assumed that the small size of the modern Chihuahua results from a cross of the Techichi with the small hairless dog brought from Asia to Alaska over the land bridge that is now the Bering Strait.

Source: AKC ORG

Home Is Where Someone Runs To Greet You!

How cute! This picture says it all. Find yours on Etsy by DexMex. 

LAST DAY of Christmas In July Sale!!

It's Christmas in July! This month all of our items including paintings, custom art and home decor will be 30% off! Check out the fabulous items I have on sale in my Etsy Shop and save big!

Get To Know The Chihuahua

Graceful, alert and swift-moving with a saucy expression, Chihuahuas are highly intelligent and should not be underestimated even though small in size. The breed can be any color - solid, marked or splashed and the coat may be long or short. These sassy little dogs are well known as "purse dogs" like the famous Bruiser in the movie Legally Blonde starring Reese Witherspoon.

Source: AKC ORG

Dog Lover Key Chain

I laughed when I saw this! Every pet owner knows this feeling! Check out Personalizedsite on Etsy for more designs and styles. 

Facts About The Cavalier - Did You Know??

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is AKC's 140th breed.

The Cavalier became fully recognized by the AKC in January 1996.

The Cavalier was featured on the hit HBO series, "Sex and the City", as Charlotte York's dog.

The Cavalier was a favorite of King Charles I of Britain (the breed's namesake).

When the house of Stuart fell, it became a political liability to be associated with the dogs of King Charles (the Tudors favored the Pug), and the Cavalier breed became extremely rare.

Queen Victoria brought back the breed, but the Cavalier had changed radically from its original form; the original version of the breed had all but disappeared.

In 1928, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club was founded in England in attempts to support a revival of the "Old Type", and since then, the dog has grown to become one of the most popular breeds in Great Britain.

Source: AKC ORG

Its The Last Week of Christmas In July!!

It's Christmas in July! This month all of our items including paintings, custom art and home decor will be 30% off! Check out the fabulous items I have on sale in my Etsy Shop and save big!

Looking For Something Fun To Do Today?

Take a trip to The Dallas Museum of Art. Their latest exhibit Minds Eye: Masterworks On Paper From David to Cezanne features more then one hundred works on paper. For hours and ticket information visit DMA. 

Get To Know The Bull Mastiff

One of the biggest dogs recognized by the American Kennel Club, the massive Mastiff loves being around people and is known to bond closely with his 'family.' A combination of grandeur and good nature as well as courage and docility, he was bred in England and used as a watchdog for more than two thousand years. The breed's short coat can be fawn, apricot or brindle.

Source: AKC ORG 

Dog Friendly Hiking Trails

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Visit Dallas offers a list of dog friendly things to do in Dallas. Check out their site for a list of dog friendly hiking trails and more! 

Pupcakes!

Spoil your pet with these homemade dog treats! Visit BellasPupCakes on Etsy to purchase yours today! 

Facts About The Bull Terrier - Did You Know??

Bulldog-terrier crosses, of various sizes and colors, became popular as sporting dogs in the early 1800s. Around 1860, in response to the growing interest in dog shows and the demand for pet and prize dogs, James Hinks - a Birmingham dog dealer - developed a more refined version of these crosses, distinguished by its all white coat. These dogs soon established themselves as a new breed - the Bull Terrier. In Hinks' day they were often referred to as White Cavaliers.

In developing the Bull Terrier early records indicate that Hinks employed existing Bulldog-terrier crosses, his own white Bulldog Madman and the now extinct White English Terrier. Also it is believed he added Dalmatian and possibly Greyhound to the mix.

In the early 1900's Bull Terriers were back crossed with brindle Staffordshires to produce a colored variety. So today they come in two varieties, the White and the Colored. The modern white Bull Terrier often sports a colored patch on its head.

Their coat is short and glossy and requires very little grooming.

The Bull Terrier loves games with a ball or other toys and all sorts of outdoor activities.

Bull Terriers do not bark unless there is a good reason. When a Bull Terrier is barking, pay attention.

Source: AKC ORG 

Paw Print Soap

Pamper yourself with these adorable paw print soaps! Check out NatureEscapes on Etsy for more scents and designs!

Last Week of Christmas In July Sale!!

It's Christmas in July! This month all of our items including paintings, custom art and home decor will be 30% off! Check out the fabulous items I have on sale in my Etsy Shop and save big!

Get To Know The Bulldog

Known for their loose-jointed, shuffling gait and massive, short-faced head, the Bulldog is known to be equable, resolute and dignified. A medium-sized dog, they are not your typical lap dog, but would like to be! They are one of the most popular breeds according to AKC® Registration Statistics due to their lovable and gentle dispositions and adorable wrinkles. The Bulldog may be brindle, white, red, fawn, fallow or piebald.

Source: AKC ORG

Pittie Party - Benefiting Operation Kindness

Operation Kindness is celebrating bully breeds with a pet-friendly Yappy Hour at The Lot restaurant and beer garden at White Rock Lake! Open to all breeds and mutts, you can enjoy drink and food specials, a silent auction for dog lovers, a Pittie Pageant for trophies, and more! We will have all kinds of info about how you can fight breed specific legislation and other issues facing our Pittie friends. $10 admission per person includes a ticket for a door prize! Interested in donating to the auction? Click here! 

NEW!!! Original Painting Hunter of The Night

Not typically the type of art that I do, this was a commission from my brother's friend. I actually thought it turned out pretty nice for a gory vampire painting I may need to do more fantasy work.

Hunter of The Night 
16x20 acrylic on canvas

Facts About The Briard - Did You Know??

The Briard is a very old breed of French working dog.

The Briard is depicted in French tapestries as early as the 8th century.

In early times, Briards were used to defend their charges against wolves and poachers, but they eventually became more peaceful herding dogs.

History credits both the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson with bringing specimens of the Briard to the Americas.

Legend has it that Chien Berger de Brie - the early name of the breed - is actually a misnomer of Chien d'Aubry, from a 14th century recounting of Aubry de Montdidier as having erected a cathedral in memory of his valiant dog - supposedly a Briard -who saved his son's life.

In 1909, a French society called Les Amis du Briard (Friends of the Briard) was founded which eventually drew up a precise standard in 1925.

Thomas Jefferson became interested in Briards while serving as minister to France. He purchased a pregnant female named "Buzzy" and started his breeding program. Lafayette also sent Jefferson purebred dogs - two Briards to help protect his sheep.

Source: AKC ORG

Engraved Buckle Martingale Dog Collar

Feel like pampering your furry friend? Check out these stylish customized collars! Visit Shopmimigreen on Etsy for more colors and styles. 

Its The Last Week Of Christmas In July!!!

It's Christmas in July! This month all of our items including paintings, custom art and home decor will be 30% off! Check out the fabulous items I have on sale in my Etsy Shop and save big!

Get To Know The Boxer

The well-conditioned middleweight athlete of dogdom, the Boxer is a powerful dog with an intelligent and alert expression. While they are instinctive guardians, the Boxer loves to be with his people. This personality has allowed them to succeed as couriers during war time and as seeing-eye dogs for the blind. Appearing in both fawn and brindle colors, the Boxer currently ranks as one of the most popular dogs in the United States according to AKC® Registration Statistics.

Source: AKC ORG

Facts About The Boston Terrier - Did You Know?

The Boston Terrier is a native American breed.

The Boston Terrier is the result of a cross between an English Bulldog and a white English Terrier, later considerably inbred.

In the year 1889, fanciers formed the American Bull Terrier Club (the former name of Boston Terriers), but upon meeting opposition from both Bulldog and Bull Terrier fanciers, changed the name in 1891.

The AKC admitted the Boston Terrier in 1893.

Much of the progress in the Boston Terrier breeding program has been made in the 20th century; it is a relatively new breed.

The original sire and dam of the Boston Terrier breed (the Bulldog and English Terrier that were bred) were named "Judge" and "Gyp".

Source: AKC ORG

Christmas In July Sale!

It's Christmas in July! This month all of our items including paintings, custom art and home decor will be 30% off! Check out the fabulous items I have on sale in my Etsy Shop and save big!

Dachshund Stack Able Bangles

Love these funky stack able Dachshund Bangles! The added pop of color is perfect for a cool summer style! Check out EFKwearableart for more enjoyable dog themed accessories. 

MidTown ARTwalk!

Experience the “Magic” that is Midtown ARTwalk!

FREE Admission, Entertainment, and Spirits!
Open Artist Studios and Galleries
Saturday, July 19, 2014
6-10 pm

Special Features Include:

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

Cool your heels at ARTwalk and visit the 31 galleries as well as the added bonus of vendors. Several pet rescue and adoption organizations will be joining us.

Brandi Cooper Studio is offering a mini Zentangle class.

Carolyn Collins (a fine art gallery that pays it forward) - silent auction of her own CONTACT works. 10% of ALL sales during July benefit CONTACTcrisisline.org

The Encaustic Center's Brett Dyer will be presenting the beautiful art of painting with wax at the Midtown ARTwalk, Saturday, July 19th 6-10 pm. Come see how you can create with this beautiful medium and sign up for special workshops!

The Encaustic Center
www.theencausticcenter.com
bonny@theencausticcenter.com

Pet blessing by Carolyn Naile of Therapeutic Arts

Live Painters

31 Art Galleries under one roof!

Midtown Aerial Yoga by Tiffany Diamond
https://www.facebook.com/groups/210530479137616/

"Circus Freaks", a plucky band of versatile variety vaudevillians who mix improvisational theater, musical mayhem and big top talent for your circus entertainment.
www.circusfreaks.org

MidTown ARTwalk promotes local visual art and artists in a wide range of mediums and artistic style, including painting, sculpture, metal art, handmade jewelry, fiber art, photography, pottery, and glass works.

GMT & Artist Studios:

Gallery At Midtown

Midtown Artist Studios:
James Rizzi
Larry Landis
Pierre Durand & Julie Pitman
Chuck Eiseman
Sonji Ramsey
Sonny Jefferson
Terry Mueller
Ed Hall

Teta Smith Studio
Paint My Pottery
Cleo’s Creations
SkyPony Studio
Kul Ame
Studio Nunez

Studio C:
Rebecca McWatters
Lettie Krell
Janet Taylor
Andrew James Wells
Andrea Vasgaard

Gallery E
STUDIOBREGÓN
Bad Margo Art
Leroy Roper Gallery/Studio
Therapeutic Arts
BearKat Studio
Carolyn Collins
Strictly Earnest Gallery/Studio
Troik Studio
Dragonfly Studio Creations
SKS Gallery
Brandi Cooper Studio
Pop 54 Gallery
Kevin Page Fine Art
The Small Gallery

Studio 8:
Du Chau
Donna Head
Jennifer DeLaughter
Riki Greenspan
Duke Horn
Lauren Luong
Lise Dearborn
Marina Shterenberg


Liz London Studio
Slant
Art Inspiration/Paint At Midtown
James Bland Photography
ARTAFACT Gallery - Jarod Alexander Davies

Studio D:
David Moskos

MidTown ARTwalk is a fine art event that takes place the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Gallery At Midtown & Artist Studios, located inside Valley View Center, Dallas, Texas.

Gallery At Midtown & Artist Studios
Valley View Center
13331 Preston Road
Dallas, Texas 75240

Web: www.GalleryAtMidtown.com
Phone: (469)374-0491
Email: director@galleryatmidtown.com

Christmas In July Sale!!

It's Christmas in July! This month all of our items including paintings, custom art and home decor will be 30% off! Check out the fabulous items I have on sale in my Etsy Shop and save big!

Get To Know The Border Collie

The workaholic of the dog world, the Border Collie is the world's premier sheep herder, prized for its intelligence, extraordinary instinct and working ability. Medium-sized and athletic, the breed controls stock with stalking movement and an intense gaze known as "eye." The Border Collie coat can be rough or smooth and includes any color in bi-color, tri-color, merle, sable, or solid patterns.

Source: AKC ORG 

MidTown ARTwalk!

Experience the “Magic” that is Midtown ARTwalk!

FREE Admission, Entertainment, and Spirits!
Open Artist Studios and Galleries
Saturday, July 19, 2014
6-10 pm

Special Features Include:

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

Cool your heels at ARTwalk and visit the 31 galleries as well as the added bonus of vendors. Several pet rescue and adoption organizations will be joining us.

Brandi Cooper Studio is offering a mini Zentangle class.

Carolyn Collins (a fine art gallery that pays it forward) - silent auction of her own CONTACT works. 10% of ALL sales during July benefit CONTACTcrisisline.org

The Encaustic Center's Brett Dyer will be presenting the beautiful art of painting with wax at the Midtown ARTwalk, Saturday, July 19th 6-10 pm. Come see how you can create with this beautiful medium and sign up for special workshops!

The Encaustic Center
www.theencausticcenter.com
bonny@theencausticcenter.com

Pet blessing by Carolyn Naile of Therapeutic Arts

Live Painters

31 Art Galleries under one roof!

Midtown Aerial Yoga by Tiffany Diamond
https://www.facebook.com/groups/210530479137616/

"Circus Freaks", a plucky band of versatile variety vaudevillians who mix improvisational theater, musical mayhem and big top talent for your circus entertainment.
www.circusfreaks.org

MidTown ARTwalk promotes local visual art and artists in a wide range of mediums and artistic style, including painting, sculpture, metal art, handmade jewelry, fiber art, photography, pottery, and glass works.

GMT & Artist Studios:

Gallery At Midtown

Midtown Artist Studios:
James Rizzi
Larry Landis
Pierre Durand & Julie Pitman
Chuck Eiseman
Sonji Ramsey
Sonny Jefferson
Terry Mueller
Ed Hall

Teta Smith Studio
Paint My Pottery
Cleo’s Creations
SkyPony Studio
Kul Ame
Studio Nunez

Studio C:
Rebecca McWatters
Lettie Krell
Janet Taylor
Andrew James Wells
Andrea Vasgaard

Gallery E
STUDIOBREGÓN
Bad Margo Art
Leroy Roper Gallery/Studio
Therapeutic Arts
BearKat Studio
Carolyn Collins
Strictly Earnest Gallery/Studio
Troik Studio
Dragonfly Studio Creations
SKS Gallery
Brandi Cooper Studio
Pop 54 Gallery
Kevin Page Fine Art
The Small Gallery

Studio 8:
Du Chau
Donna Head
Jennifer DeLaughter
Riki Greenspan
Duke Horn
Lauren Luong
Lise Dearborn
Marina Shterenberg


Liz London Studio
Slant
Art Inspiration/Paint At Midtown
James Bland Photography
ARTAFACT Gallery - Jarod Alexander Davies

Studio D:
David Moskos

MidTown ARTwalk is a fine art event that takes place the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Gallery At Midtown & Artist Studios, located inside Valley View Center, Dallas, Texas.

Gallery At Midtown & Artist Studios
Valley View Center
13331 Preston Road
Dallas, Texas 75240

Web: www.GalleryAtMidtown.com
Phone: (469)374-0491
Email: director@galleryatmidtown.com

NEW!! Black Russian Terrier

Here's a peek at my latest original art. Featured today is the Black Russian Terrier. 

Visit Ebay this week for your 8x10 print!

Christmas in July Sale!!

It's Christmas in July! This month all of our items including paintings, custom art and home decor will be 30% off! Check out the fabulous items I have on sale in my Etsy Shop and save big!

Bearded Collie Facts - Did you know??

The Beardie is also known as the Highland Collie, the Mountain Collie, or the Hairy Mou’ed Collie.

The Beardie is one of Britain’s oldest breeds.

Current theory holds that the Beardie developed from the Magyar Komondor of Central Europe.

The earliest known pictures of Beardies are a 1771 Gainsborough portrait of the Duke of Buccleigh and a 1772 Reynolds portrait of that peer’s wife and daughter accompanied by two dogs.

At the end of the Victorian era, Beardies were fairly popular in southern Scotland, used as both working and show dogs.

The Beardie qualified for the Miscellaneous AKC Class in 1974, was accepted to the AKC Stud Book in 1976, became eligible for the Working Group in 1977, and became part of the Herding Group when it was formed in 1983.

Source: AKC ORG

NEW!! Bichon Frise

Here's a peek at my latest original art. Featured today is the Bichon Frise. 

Visit Ebay this week for your 8x10 print!

Keep Calm and Beagle On!!

This bag speaks for itself!! Visit KateDoug on Etsy today to see more.

Get to Know The Beagle

A sturdy hunting dog, the Beagle should look like a foxhound in miniature. His hunting ability, combined with a merry personality, has made the Beagle one of the most popular dogs in the United States according to AKC® Registration Statistics. The most famous Beagle of all is Snoopy from the comic strip "Peanuts." Today's Beagle comes in two height varieties (13 in. and 15 in.) and any true hound color, including tri-color, red and white and lemon.

Source: AKC ORG 

NEW!! Bernese Mountain Dog

Here's a peek at my latest original art. Featured today is the Bernese Mountain Dog. 

Visit Ebay this week for your 8x10 print!

Christmas in July Sale!!

It's Christmas in July! This month all of our items including paintings, custom art and home decor will be 30% off! Check out the fabulous items I have on sale in my Etsy Shop and save big!

Australian Shepard Facts - Did You Know??

The Australian Shepherd is AKC's 135th breed.

The Aussie as we know it today developed in the US.

The Aussie probably originated in the Basque region of the Pyrenees Mountains, but it was dubbed the Australian Shepherd because of its association with Basque shepherds who arrived in the United States from Australia in the 1800's.

Previous names of the Aussie include Spanish Shepherd, Pastor Dog, Bob-Tail, Blue Heeler, New Mexican Shepherd, and California Shepherd.

The Aussie's popularity boomed with Western culture and horse-riding after WWII and was often featured in rodeos, horse shows, movies, and TV.

The Aussie is a favorite of ranchers, who use the breed for its inherent trainability and herding ability. It is a loose- to medium-eyed dog ("eye" being a general term referring to the way a dog controls stock via gaze).

The Australian Shepherd is not registered in Australia as a native breed, although it has been registered by other registries since the 1950's.

Source: AKC ORG 

New!! Bedlington Terrier

Here's a peek at my latest original art. Featured today is the Bedlington Terrier. 

Visit Ebay this week for your 8x10 print!

The Museum is History Exhibit

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Take a trip to The Dallas Museum of Art. The Museum is History exhibit is open to all and also has free admission!! 

The Museum Is History is drawn from the Museum’s acclaimed holdings of modern and contemporary art as well as from local collections. The works on view in The Museum Is Historyroughly span the years 1950 to 1990. Beginning with gestural abstraction, the exhibition turns to those artists who wanted to rethink the role of art-making materials and tools and to those who embraced a reductive vocabulary with elegant symmetry. The display concludes with a number of the artists from the 1980s who delved even further into an exploration of the human condition by combining minimal traditions with emotive content.

Get to Know The Alaskan Malamute

The largest and oldest of the Arctic sled dogs, the Alaskan Malamute possesses great strength and endurance. He is not designed to race, but rather to carry large loads over long distances. Today, many Malamutes are family pets, but are highly athletic and still capable of enjoying sledding, weight-pulling, back-packing, jogging and swimming with their owners. The Malamute coat is thick and coarse, with a plumed tail carried over the back. The coat usually ranges in color from light gray to black or from sable to red. Face markings, including a cap on the head and a bar/mask on the face are often distinguishing features.

Source: AKC ORG 

NEW!! Beauceron

Here's a peek at my latest original art. Featured today is the Beauceron. 

Visit Ebay this week for your 8x10 print!

It's Christmas in July!!

It's Christmas in July! This month all of our items including paintings, custom art and home decor will be 30% off! Check out the fabulous items I have on sale in my Etsy Shop and save big!

Airedale Terrier Facts - Did You Know??

The Airedale was a popular breed with Presidents. Woodrow Wilson had one named Davie, Warren Harding’s was called Laddie Boy, and Calvin Coolidge had Paul Pry who was originally called Laddie Buck.

John Wayne had an Airedale named Little Duke.

Author of ‘Of Mice & Men’ & ‘Grapes of Wrath’ John Steinbeck was also an Airedale owner.

The Airedale was one of the first breeds used for police duty in Germany and Great Britian.

From 1864 and on, the earlier whelps were called Working, Waterside, and Bingley Terriers.

The breed was used for wartime guard, messenger duty, rodent control, hunting birds and game.

Warren Harding's "Laddie Boy" not only had his own hand-carved cabinet chair to oversee high-level meetings, but also invited all the neighborhood dogs to the White House for his birthday party, where they dined on dog biscuit birthday cake. "Laddie Boy" is even immortalized with a statue in the Smithsonian.

Source: AKC ORG 

NEW!! Basenji

Here's a peek at my latest original art. Featured today is the Basenji. 

Visit Ebay this week for your 8x10 print! 

I Love My Basset Hand Stamped Necklace

Check out this personalized hand stamped Basset Hound necklace! What a cool way to show your love and affection for your furry friend. Visit PawsitivelyPurrfect1 on Etsy for more personalized jewelry. 

Get to Know The Afghan Hound

Referred to as an aristocrat, the Afghan Hound's appearance is one of dignity and aloofness. Well covered with thick, silky hair, very fine in texture, the Afghan hound's coat is a sort found among animals native to high altitudes. They can come in all colors, and while the breed is an excellent hound (hunting by sight) its popularity here has been generated by the breeds' spectacular qualities as a show dog.

Source: AKC ORG 

NEW!! Alaskan Malamute on Blue

Here's a peek at my latest original art. Featured today is the Alaskan Malamute on Blue. 

Visit Ebay this week for your 8x10 print! 

It's Christmas in July!!

It's Christmas in July! This month all of our items including paintings, custom art and home decor will be 30% off! Check out the fabulous items I have on sale in my Etsy Shop and save big!