Ken Bailey's Husky Bars Released in Limited Editions

Ken Bailey, one of my favorite dog artists, recently started a blog where he shows readers the evolution of his food-themed custom dog paintings.   This recent work, Husky Bars was commissioned by the parents of Brody a Siberian Husky. They had two requirements:

       1. The background will match his beautiful blue eyes. 

       2. Brody's two toys a flower and a green ball be included.

And Ken Bailey has two requirements for all his works:

 1. It must be a food or drink product.
 2. It must make some sense for the breed. But that can be quite broad. For example, any dog

         can be teamed with a Cafe or a cookie.

So, according to Ken, the process then went like this:

With Brody, the idea of Ice Cream Bars came to mind.....a frozen treat.....Siberia is cold.

Brody parents liked the idea and they took it a step further. They like peanut butter and chocolate.

So the main copy on the painting will read.

             BRODY BARS

             Chocolate-Peanut Butter

             Ice Cream Novelties

Here is a photo of the first stage of the commission:

And here is the final piece that includes Brody's favorite toys, that Ken then modified for the more generic Husky Bars prints:

Thanks for sharing, Ken.  Art is such a private endeavor, I know I really appreciate when other artists share their creative process.  Keep the sneak peeks coming.

Limited edition Husky Bar prints are available here.  And Ken has recently put his images on T-shirts and other products at his CafePress store.

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