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This Portrait of Colonel John Bullock by Thomas Gainsborough will be auctioned at Christie's Old Masters and British Paintings Sale in London on July 5. It is estimated to sell for $5,596,500 - $7,995,000.
I thought it only fair to include some Redcoat dog-love before I feature early American dog art tomorrow in honor of our Revolution.
Via Christie's.
Minneapolis artist, Kat Corrigan, is diving in the deep end this summer when it comes to her dog art. First, there is her "Dog Show" exhibition that opens tomorrow night, June 30, at the Key North Boutique. Then, on July 1, she commences 30 Dog in 30 Days, an ambitious project she describes as "a dedicated painting practice, where the commitment to painting every day positively (and sometimes profoundly) affects the quality of the overall work." Half-way through the painting marathon she will give an artist's talk on July 14, once again at Key North Boutique. Then, she will mount an exhibition of all 30 dog paintings on August 19 at Diamond's Coffee Shop, where she is also creating a space where the actual dog muses can attend.
If you're not in Minneapolis to see this dynamo in action, visit her blog, My AUTOBI-DOG-RAPHY, where she will be posting her completed dog each day. If you are in Minneapolis, stop by one of her events with banana, some Gatorade, and a foil blanket. Go Kat!
The paintings in this post are from Corrigan's 30 Dogs in 30 Days 2010. See them all here.
James Ruby, like Jeff Scher, is another painter I have waited for summer to share. Ruby's Pop-Realism inspired oil paintings capture the wet-nosed joy of high noon on a salty beach. I can almost smell these hot dogs.
Visit James Ruby's website to see more dogs, order a print, or commission a portrait of your pet.
My good friend Meredith Driscoll summers here in Nevada County. She recently completed this painting that perfectly captures the light and the surreal beauty of this place. That's the Nevada County Fair Ferris wheel in the background behind my niece, "Carnival Girl" Layla, her sister, Sabrina, and their new dog, Molly. I think the painting should be the poster for next year's fair. Don't you?
Have a great weekend.
