Dog Art Today

Early May at Qualicum Beach by E. J. Hughes

Early May at Qualicum Beach by E. J. Hughes, 1966

Somehow there is a gaping hole the size of Canada in my art history knowledge. I know absolutely nothing about Canadian artists of all eras. So it's such a pleasure for a know-it-all like me to discover new works by Canadian masters.

Early May at Qualicum Beach by E.J. Hughes (1913 - 2007) is one of my new favorites (click on image for larger view). It will be up for auction on November 19, 2008 in Toronto at the Heffel Fine Art Auction House. Estimate is $250,000 - $350,000 CAD. Read more about the painting here. Read more about the auction here.

Christmas Cards with Dogs

Dog Star Christmas cards by Anne Leuck Feldhaus.

Chihuahua Christmas cards from Dogmark.

Boston Terrier Christmas cards by Rebecca Collins of ArtPaw.

Basset Hound Christmas cards from Maggie Ross.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Christmas cards by Cathy Santarsiero.

Boxer Christmas cards from Ritmo Boxers Designs.

Dachshund Christmas cards by Brian Laframboise.

El Tinklenberg T-shirts

Show your support for the Democratic candidate for Congress's sixth district of Minnesota with this Property of El Tinklenberg t-shirt.

If you have not been following this story, Elwyn Tinklenberg is the man running against Michele Bachmann (R) the woman who channeled Joe McCarthy on Hardball last week when she called Barack and Michelle Obama anti-American and said:

"I think the news media should do a penetrating expose on the views of the people in Congress and see if they are pro-America or Anti-Amrica."

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Click here to see the t-shirts in women's, plus, kids, and infant sizes. Baby bibs and baseball caps too.  Donate to El Tinklenberg's campaign here.  Go El!

Picasso’s Marie-Thérèse at Acquavella Galleries

Marie-Thérèse Walter © Gérard Blot/Réunion de Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY, Acquavella Galleries

The big news about the exhibition Picasso’s ‘Marie-Thérèse’  at Acquavella Galleries in NYC is that it is the first time Le Rêve (The Dream) will be viewed since Steve Wynn put his elbow through it in 2006 and blew a $139 million sale.  But I would also like to see the photographs of Marie-Thérèse, Picasso's teenage muse and lover, like the one above with her mother's dog, Dolly.   Via the NY Times.

Le Rêve with Photoshopped hole where actual tear occured. Via Never Yet Melted

BTW, Christopher Knight of the LA Times writes about Le Rêve:

"What makes the painting so exceptional is its exalted place in a hallowed tradition that includes Titian's Venus of Urbino, Caravaggio's Triumphant Cupid, Courbet's Origin of the World and many more. Le Rêve is an exquisite Modern sex painting."

Holland Cotter of the NY Times calls it kitsch.  What do you think?

Show runs until November 29, 2008.  Visit Aquavella Galleries for more information.

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Bid on a Gil Jawetz Pet Portrait of Your Dog

Toaster

It's not too late to bid on the chance to have Baltimore artist, Gil Jawetz, paint a portrait of your dog.  Gil has graciously donated his time and talent to Maryland SPCA Shop-A-Paw-Looza online auction.  All proceeds go to help homeless dogs and cats in the Baltimore area.

Sounds like a win/win.  You get Gil to render your pet in his bold, energetic style and the SPCA gets much needed help for the animals as the cold starts to clamp down on the east coast.  Current bid is $295 for painting that goes for $450.  Auction runs until  October 28, 2008 9pm EDT.  Go bid!

Pete and Edgar

The Night Sky

Whirlwind

The Shadow of the Dog

For more information about Gil Jawetz visit his Buskerdog website.