Blissful Dreams II Canvas Print

Framed and matted Pastel drawing of a Basset Hound Puppy.

One of a series of drawings that I created of a Basset Hound Puppy in multiple colors to experiment with capturing cuteness of sleeping puppies by using a colorful palette.

10% of the Proceeds to TBAR, Benefit True Blue Animal Rescue located in Texas.
TBar is assisting those animals effected by Hurricane Ike.
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After graduating California State University Northridge with a degree in art and knowing the difficulties of earning a living in this field, I put my creative side on hold and chose a career in Real Estate. Twenty-three years later, I began to write short stories about Salukis, the breed of dog I share my life with. I decided it might be fun to illustrate these stories. Following two years of studies at Brentwood Art Center School of Fine Art in Los Angeles and finding I loved working in the pastel medium, I began sketching my Salukis. Then in the summer of 2001, my sister died. With the impact of her death, I discovered that my breakthrough in artistic expression and experimentation was through the drawing of animals. This new insight...