Fanciful, whimsical, surrealistic and silly. John Lund’s art is all that and much more. Whether it is the sly grin of a mischievous cat or an old dog’s saddest, “Feed me, I’m starving,” look, John Lund’s images speak clearly to us. These digitally created fantasies seem to amplify the ways we think about […]
A Dog Send of a Chapel
This Vermont Chapel is a dog send in the rollicking hills of Vermont’s Green Mountains, stands a poignant tribute to one man’s love for dogs. Stephen Huneck, internationally acclaimed artist and sculptor, built his Dog Chapel several years ago after recovering from a serious illness, to celebrate the spiritual bond people have with […]
Painter and Cat Lover, Leonor Fini
Leonor Fini and her Cats: The Subjects of her Work and the Objects of her Affection. She adored cats. Everyone around her adored cats. Artist Leonor Fini, shared her extraordinary life with sometimes ten, sometimes twenty, sometimes more cats of all shapes and sizes. Abyssinians, Scottish Folds, Himalayans, Strays. Persians were her favorite. She found […]
Peter Beard: The Eye of Africa
From the pages of Vogue to the vast expanses of Africa, artist, photographer and writer, Peter Beard introduces us to a world of both unparalleled beauty and brutal truth. As a young man,Beard’s initial interest in the Dark Continent led him to a meeting with “Out of Africa”author Karen Blixen (alias, Isak Dinesen). This meeting aroused in him an abiding curiosity […]
Sometimes a dog is just a dog! Artist Eric Fischl explains.
Noted New York City sculptor and painter, Eric Fischl, clad in jeans and a T-shirt, sits in the center of his SoHo studio, smoking a cigar. It is a spacious room filled with hunched-over sculptures, framed paintings and a broad, mounted canvas offering a voyeur’s-eye-view of a couple having sex. Smoke floats up and dissipates. […]
Red, White, and Blue Causes
Marie Mason’s paintings often include a red dog. Winthrop Handy’s White Dog Gallery sells a piece called white dog. And, George Rodrigue’s paintings always include the infamous blue dog. What do these three American artist have in common? Philanthropic and patriotic giving. Missouri-based Mason, Massachusetts-based Handy and California-based Rodrigue use their artwork to […]