Artist Spotlight

Best Friend New York Artist Spotlight

Hey there! I'm back from the Bay Area. James and I had a great time seeing our families AND managed to avoid the rain deluge while we were there. Maisie had a wonderful time here with her best friend, Auntie and dog sitter extraordinaire, Mary. I don't think Mary got a lot of sleep while we were gone though. We've had two coyotes taking up residence on the other side of the irrigation ditch by my studio. They make Maisie crazy and when they howl...SHE howls...usually in the early morning hours. Oh great.

I wanted to share some news about the above "Artist Spotlight" with you. I am featured on Best Friend New York's Featured Artists page right now. Best Friend NYC donates a portion of all proceeds from work generated by the Artist Spotlight to the ASPCA. Take a look at some of the other Dog Artists as well...there's some fantastic work there.

Hope you're having a good week out there! Back soon with some new art...

Party Animal Zine is published!

Cover of "Party Animals" by Jill Beninato

So if you remember awhile back...I did the painting (below) of "Mardi Gras Maisie" for the PARTY ANIMALS ZINE. Well, now it's published so you can own your very own copy of this very cool book! There were 20 other Dog Artists who each contributed their original artwork to this project to benefit Bernie Berlin's, A Place to Bark rescue organization. All proceeds from the sales of the book go directly to helping the animals there.

You can purchase the book on Lulu.com here. The original works of all the Artists will be auctioned off on Ebay this Fall, October 15th so I'll be back to give you the details about that later.

The Zine made it to The BARK Magazine too...so check it out! Thanks again to Jill Beninato for her hard in putting this all together...and thanks to all the other Artists who created amazing pieces. Cheers to the Sisterhood of Pet Portrait Artists!

page 20 by Linda O'Neill

Below are two more fabulous pieces from the book by Melissa Langer and Wendy Crumbley...

page 22 by Melissa Langer

page 15 by Wendy Crumbley

Cast your vote!

Emmett says...Vote HERE!

Hi everyone! So look who's been campaigning for Maisie this week! Emmett is one of Maisie's very loyal friends and he's been making the rounds asking people to vote for her in the Mutt Lynch Winery and Dog Art Today's Wine Label Competition...this week through Friday. I think he's a little biased thinking Maisie is his girlfriend and all...but he's also a big supporter of the Democratic process.

There are some really fantastic submissions this year and I am honored to be among them. Everyone's work is awesome! Good luck to all!

Dog's Rule!

"Dog's Rule" Book Cover by Jill Beninato

Before I let another day slip by...I have to tell you about a new book I'm honored to be a part of. The fabulous Jill Beninato of Sit Stay Smile Photography organized 14 of us Dog Artists to create a fat book with the theme of "Dog's Rule". Every Artist created original art for each book and they were beautifully put together and bound by Jill. We all received a copy...but there is one extra copy (all original art) that will be auctioned off on Ebay, November 15, 2008 to raise money for Bernie Berlin's animal rescue organization, A Place to Bark.

"Dog's Rule" (thanks to Jill) will also be featured in the upcoming Fall issue of the BARK Magazine so be sure and check it out. I'll be back in November again to remind you about the auction so you can bid your little hearts out to raise money for dogs in need...and win this beautiful book in the process!

Below are just a few samples from four of the participating Artists, including myself. Check out Jill's blog to see additional art from the book..and be sure and visit each Artist's website to see more of their incredible work.

Have a great weekend!

Linda O'Neill

Jill Beninato

Melissa Langer

Wendy Crumbley

Participating Artists

Jill Beninato of Sit Stay Smile Photography
Bernie Berlin from A Place To Bark
Wendy Crumbley from 2 Dog Studio
Manon Doyle of Hoochie Poochie Studios
Anne Leuck Feldhaus of Anne Leuck Feldhaus Studio
Leigh Jackson of Noisy Dog Studio
Melissa Langer of Pug Notes
Rebecca Lansdowne of Art Paw
Moira McLaughlin of Dream Dogs Art
Nicole Mlakar-Livingston of Nicole Mlakar Photography
Linda O'Neill of Abby Creek Studios
Jamie Pflughoeft of Cowbelly Photography
Kathy Weller of Wellerwishes Illustration