Ever dreamed of working at an office where every day is Take Your Dog to Work Day? Here’s your
chance to take a tour of the BarkBox headquarters! (BI)
Category Archives: Dog Art Dog Pictures
Why #Cats Paint?
I know we’re all about the painted dog here, but I came across two vintage fine arts-loving cat books – Why Cats Paint: A Theory of Feline Aesthetics (by Heather Busch and Burton Silver) — a part humor, part Jackson Pollock depiction of cats playing with canvas.
Then from Susan Herbert, there’s Impressionist Cats. They say you can’t reinvent the wheel, but Herbert has revised the masterpieces of French Impressionism with big kitties replacing their human counterparts — so move over Monet and Renoir because there’s a bunch of new cats in town!
Rich Dogs of Instagram?
Paul Nathan has photographed hipsters in Brooklyn — so it’s only naturally that he turns his camera on the most stylish New Yorkers around — dogs! Specifically, his dashing doggie photo book, Groomed, focuses exclusively on the dogs of the 1%. Is this class warfare for pets? I prefer to think of it as ‘The Shaved vs. The Shaved-Nots’.
Judging by the extreme looks on view, I actually kinda feel sorry for some of these overly pampered pooches — but I’m sure they’re very well fed! (Business Insider)
Black Dog Fact or Fiction?
In recent years, there has been a rumor running through dog shelters and kennels that black dogs aren’t adopted out as often as their fair-haired roommates. Although there is no official study thus far to back up this commonly-held assertion, Fred Levy — a photographer — is not taking any chances, so he has started up the Black Dogs Project to promote dog lovers choosing his darker-furred friends! (HuffPo)
Snoopy Movie Coming to a Theatre Near You!
Get ready, blockheads, because Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the Peanuts gang are skedded to hit the big screen! (But don’t rush out to buy tickets yet since the film won’t be in cineplexes until sometime around November 2015.)
Let’s hope the new fancy-schmancy animation can stand up to the simple charms of Charles Schulz’s beloved cartoon classic. (THR)
Big Dog Fans!
Before the world was introduced to the amazing dog photography in Shake and Underwater Dogs, there was a pooch art book classic simply called DOGS by UK authors, Tim Flach and Lewis Blackwell — and it’s a cool treat for all dog lovers!
Here’s What Dogs Really Think About Cats Taking Over the Internet…
via Paul Noth from The New Yorker…
Happy New Dog Year!
Hope everyone has a happy, safe, crazy-fun-exciting New Year’s celebration! But please, take it easy on the fireworks…for your dog’s sake! (pic courtesy of NylaBone)
RIP George Rodrigue aka “The Blue Dog Artist”
All dog lovers are feeling blue today with the passing of George Rodrigue, a real giant in the dog art world, who created the infamous “Blue Dog” paintings. His canine-colored career were also one of the inspirations for my novel, It’s Just A Dog.
To find out more about this New Orleans painter who brought dog art to the masses, please take some time to check out his work at his official website, GeorgeRodrigue.com. Pic courtesy of Mrs. Allen’s Art Room blog.
President Obama’s Dogs Pop-up on the Christmas Card!
To spread some holiday cheer this season, the Obamas have chosen their two Portugese water dogs, Bo and Sunny, to ‘pop-up’ on the cover of their annual Presidential Christmas card! (Parade)
Planes, Trains, and Great Danes!
In honor of the upcoming holiday weekend and the Twitter hashtag #dogfilmposters from The Poke, here’s a dog-themed spoof of one of my all-time favorite Thanksgiving movies…Have a great Turkey Day!
Dog Book Lovers’ Covers!
If you can judge a dog book by its cover, then I’d say these elegant designs for Aimless Love by Billy Collins and Allison Amend’s A Nearly Perfect Copy are doggone masterpieces!
Did You Know There’s A Museum for Dogs?
Okay, it’s not just for dogs — but for all of our animal friends — and it’s called The National Museum of Animals & Society, located in Los Angeles, California. And I bet there free days are a real zoo!
Anyway, their current pooch-friendly exhibition is My Dog My Home: The Experience of Human-Animal Homelessness.
Balloon Dog Sculpture Sells for $58 Million!
Who said balloon dogs are just for clowns? Pop-artist Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog (Orange) sculpture — standing 12-feet high and made of stainless steel — sold last night at Christie’s in New York City for a whopping $58,405,000!
Just think how many balloons — or dog food that could buy! (THR)
Happy Halloween, Dogfriends!
Please, make it a real holiday for your dog this Halloween and don’t make him/her dog do tricks for treats. Doesn’t he/she do that every day? (Tails Inc.)
But if you want to see some of this year’s best-dressed dogs, here’s the crème de la crème from Vanity Fair.
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