Animal Art is Alive …and the animals need your help in 2022!
We all love animals! The popularity of circuses, zoos and aquariums has attracted humans of every age, size, color and country, for centuries. Who knew giant fish could be trained to perform? I guess Sea World did! But about the art surrounding this topic…. paintings in all mediums have featured pets and exotic animals since kingdoms collected these treasures. They were hung in palaces in ornate frames, larger than life size and were stolen by conquering armies. In recent times, pet portraits have been a heart warming commission to honor a faithful pet. I know, I’ve done many of them. We LOVE our animals. This one, one of my favorites, was of my niece, Joan and her adorable companion, a King Charles Spaniel. And Jeff's adorable puppy who is now huge!.... A nd our beloved Addie, smart and very sassy! But there are those species who are endangered and in need of both awareness and fund raising to extend their future on this planet. It’s a cause I care about...