Anne's Animal Inspiration: Izzy & Alice

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IZzy
Adopted in 1995 from a vet's office
where she was abandoned by her owners

Alice
Adopted in 2004 from
Chicago Canine Rescue

Ollie
Dearly Departed August 6th, 2006
Adopted from the Anti-Cruelty
Society in Chicago in 1991

Zoe ...Also Dearly Departed
Adopted from the Anti-Cruelty
Society in Chicago in 1993

My other kitties from childhood: Kelly, Coco, Friskey, Brooke, Mandy, Katie

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Alice: here first few weeks with us as a foster puppy.


IZzy & ALice - Doing What They Do Best

Great studio helpers too!



IZzy
My Dog's Name is IZzy and She's Really Neat,
She Chases Frisbee and Walks on Four Feet.
She Chases Squirrels, She Chases Cats-
She Even Lives With Two...How About That?
OLlie & ZoE are Her Kitty Friends - They Fight A lot but then It Ends.
She Loves Me No Matter What My Mood - But She Loves Me Most, When I Have Food!
She Is The Color Of CINNAMON and PUMPKIN PIE
I'm Happy She's My Dog and Those are the Reasons WhY.

 How I Began Painting Dogs
My statement from my first show featuring Izzy Inspired Art - April 2000

 Dog Art. That's what has been streaming out of me for the last three weeks...these paintings were inspired by my beloved canine, Izzy. Dogs are like people...they make the occasional mistake...sitting on the forbidden chair, jumping out the window (4 times!), eating 6 mini loaves of banana bread, sticks of butter, stealing other dogs' toys, just to name a few...but they are also more friendly, more loving and always happy to see you. One soulful glance from my dog and my heart melts. I talk to her constantly and she is always cracking me up. Even when I'm sad, she licks the tears from my face.

These paintings are reflections of her daily goofy life...
which gives me my daily dose of happiness.