"Art For Pitties" – Even Chance Charity Auction Starts August 22nd on Ebay Charities Website

Just finished my painted tote bag for the “Art for Pitties” fundraiser which begins August 15th via the internet.  Fifty+ artists have donated one of a kind tote bags and other items to be auctioned off to support Even Chance, a Pit Bull resource, rescue and advocacy group based in San Diego. I am a Pit Bull owner and have also been a Pit Bull foster parent. They are amazing dogs – smart, loving and total “people pleasers”. I’ve painted my Pit Bull Riley several times, so for this tote bag I painted Roscoe, our first foster dog! Please support this fundraiser – they are also auctioning off art which is not on a tote bag. Betty White even donated something – no kidding!  www.artforpitties.blogspot.com

Support Friends of the Animal Shelter – Buy Raffle Tickets July 4th – August 14th!!!

From July 4th – August 14th, you can buy as many $1 raffle tickets as you desire and increase your odds of winning one of my 8 x 8 inch custom pet portraits! Raffle tickets were sold at the Ashland 4th of July Parade and are now being sold at the Jackson County Animal Shelter in Phoenix, OR during their normal business hours (11 -4 M – F and 12 -4 on weekends). Tickets will also be sold at two fundraisers for the shelter: 1) Medford Dog Wash at Pet Country on Saturday, July 24th, 10AM – 4PM, and 2) Ashland Food Co-Op Dog Wash on Saturday, August 14th 10AM – 4PM. All proceeds are donated to the Jackson County Animal Shelter.

Featured Artist at Bloomsbury Bookstore Coffee Shop – June 2010

My work is on display at Bloomsbury Bookstore Coffee Shop on Main Street in Ashland through the end of June!  Some new pieces – “Pug in Blue” and “Wide Eyed Red” are there, along with some other paintings and prints from my show earlier this year!  Also,  thanks to everyone who voted in the Mutt Lynch Wine Label competition! “Wide Eyed Red” made it into the “Top 10”,  but was not selected as the final label choice.  Seventy-seven artists entered the competition – it was an impressive collection of dog art!

Help me get "Wide Eyed Red" on a Mutt Lynch Wine Label!

Beginning Wednesday, May 19th, through Monday, May 24th, you can vote for my painting “Wide Eyed Red” to be featured on a Mutt Lynch Wine label! Voting is done online through the Dog Art Today website www.dogarttoday.com. You can vote once per day per computer. Ten percent of the proceeds of sales from this wine will be donated to the San Francisco SPCA!

“It’s Raining Men!” – A Benefit for Animal Rescue

 

Join us in Jacksonville, OR on May 1st for this wonderful evening benefiting Sanctuary One & animal rescue. There is a silent auction, in addition to the live “Bachelor Auction” (which should be quite entertaining!), and you have the chance to bid on one of my custom pet portraits!

First Friday Art Walk Photos

February 10, 2010

Thanks to everyone who came to see my work on February 5th! My camera malfunctioned during this event, so most of these photos were taken as I was setting up and at the very end of the evening.

 

 

Small Giclee Prints at Land of Paws, Ashland

Land of Paws is now selling my framed giclée prints, and the painting of Spike, their Boxer and store mascot, is also proudly hanging in their shop!

First Friday February 5th, 2010

Join me on Friday, February 5th for Ashland’s First Friday Art Walk. I will be selling several original works, plus framed giclée prints. The Hospital Auxiliary and the Ashland Art Center benefit from every sale, plus I donate 10% to the Friends of the Animal Shelter. It’s a family friendly event with appetizers, music, wine, and of course, great art! Hope to see you there! Three of my paintings will continue to hang in the outpatient lobby through the end of March.

Here’s a sneak peek at my newly completed painting of Shira – January 2010

Here is the finished Shira painting, which Brad and Eliza won at the PussNBoots silent auction! Shira was so much fun to paint -she reminds me of my tabby from college.