9 x 12"
oil on panel
sold
This Thursday evening is the opening for the exhibit
titled Cats vs. Dogs
This exhibit will be held at
The Vendue in Charleston SC. Thirty artists from around the world have each created one piece that identifies the artist as either a 'cat person' or a 'dog person'. The Vendue calls it a tongue-in-cheek competition to finally determine the better species. It's the dog. Of course it's the dog.
A portion of all sales from the exhibit will be donated to the Charleston Animal Society and The Vendue will match the donation dollar for dollar.
My contribution to the exhibit is Top Dog - featuring a portrait of Ludovico Madruzzo by the artist Giovanni Battista Moroni, admired by a man of cloth in the Art Institute of Chicago. Madruzzo was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal during the 1500's, the portrait includes his loyal hunting dog by his side, a symbol of privilege.
Please
click here for a larger view of my painting
Top Dog.
To view all the artworks in the show,
click here.