Mother’s Day Weekend Art Show &; Reception, Mountain View, Main Street, Ashland, OR, Friday May 6th, 3-5PM

Stop by Mountain View on East Main Street before Ashland’s First Friday from 3-5PM.  I will be joining several artists from the Ashland Art Center for an art show/sale for Mother’s Day weekend! Wine, appetizers and wonderful art will be featured!

It’s Raining Men Again! Sanctuary One 2nd Annual Bachelor Auction – May 7th 6-9PM!

It’s the second annual fundraising event for the Sanctuary One care farm on May 7th from 6-9PM at Bingham Knoll in Jacksonville, OR! I will be working the event, so come by and join the fun. We have over 20 of the valley’s most eligible men walking the catwalk with live bidding on dates with these wonderful men, all for a good cause! Support farm animal rescue and care and purchase a ticket online at www.sanctuaryone.org – A $45 ticket  includes appetizers, a vegetarian dinner, and 2 glasses of wine. There is a large silent auction as well as the live bachelor auction; couples as well as singles are invited, and all attendees will receive one of my “Lisa Laughs” magnets as a fun give away. This event sold out last year and was the most fun I’ve had a non-profit fundraising event!

Hope to see you there!

Zeus

Another recently painted commission – this one of Zeus, a beautiful standard poodle. Zeus is still a puppy and is just now starting to turn this wonderful silvery color – initially they are all black!

A Sneak Peek at a Recently Completed Commission – Sister

Another commission to be delivered on Thursday. This one is of Sister, my new friend Becky’s beautiful Sheltie!

Visit my Etsy Store www.inspiredpetportraits.etsy.com

Finally, I am stocking my Etsy store  www.inspiredpetportraits.etsy.com – almost a year and a half after opening it! The selection will be growing over the next weeks, but take a look! If  you are looking for something specific, let me know – many of my originals and prints are available for sale, and in celebration of my re-opening, shipping within the US is Free! As always, 10% of my sales are donated to local animal charities and rescue groups. To connect via a direct link, look under the BuyPrints tab on this website.

Recent Commission – Clanci

Today, Clanci, along with her parents, Barbara and Jackson, came by to approve this recent commission.  This will be my entry in the Mutt Lynch wine label competition this year, so she is off to the imaging company!

Richeson Small Works 2011 Honorable Mentions

Two of my paintings (Wide Eyed Red and Riley) were noted as honorable mentions in the annual Richeson 75 Small Works Competition. Although not in the live gallery show, they are featured in the hardbound catalog for this event! Visit the online show which shows the entries in the live show at www.richeson75.com.

The Rogue Valley Biennial, Rogue Gallery and Art Center, Medford, Oregon, February 18 – March 31

“Lisa Laughs” , my painting of a Sanctuary One Yorkshire Pig, is featured in the Rogue Gallery’s Biennial Art Show! As is the tradition of long-standing biennial exhibitions, such as the Venice Biennale in Italy and the Whitney Biennial in New York City, the Rogue Valley Biennial will present the ‘art of our time’ – work that is innovative, compelling, and timely in form and content. The objective of the Rogue Valley Biennial is to showcase contemporary emerging and established artists working with subject matter, processes, and materials that reflect 21st century perspectives and concerns. The work included in the show may contain politically and socially relevant content, be provocative in subject matter and imagery, and challenge viewers’ aesthetic perceptions.

Southern Oregon Home Show at the Jackson County Expo Center, February 11 – 13

Look for me at the home show  at the fairgrounds this weekend! I’ll be at the Sanctuary One booth on Friday and Saturday selling prints, cards and other small items – many featuring images from my paintings of Sanctuary One rescue animals. Twenty percent of the sales will be donated to Sanctuary One!

Purchase Original Oil Paintings at www.xanadugallery.com

I am now selling original paintings through  Xanadu’s online gallery. My work (Holy Cow!) is currently featured on the home webpage in the rotating gallery; additional paintings are listed under Art – Animals and Studio Artists – Dana Feagin. More paintings will be added over the coming weeks!