{"id":9849,"date":"2023-04-05T16:23:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T20:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=9849"},"modified":"2023-04-06T14:26:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T18:26:07","slug":"gone-to-the-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/gone-to-the-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gone to the Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Usually, an idea for each upcoming blog post surfaces well before I begin writing. But this week I’ve been at a loss. After a number of false starts, I was sitting here at my computer wondering what in the world to write when I started to tune into the soft and steady breathing from under my desk.<\/p>\n

\"Under<\/p>\n

And simple as that, this post was born. Quinn’s gentle snoring nudged me into remembering a recent article about a new exhibition that has just opened at the Wallace Collection in London, \u00a0“Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney<\/a>” .<\/p>\n

\"Amos

Amos<\/strong>, 1976 by Andy Warhol \u00a0 \u00a9Andy Warhol<\/p><\/div>\n

My chances of getting to see the show in person are slim. So in lieu of heading to the UK, I pulled out a couple of books that center on dogs in art and had a bit of an at-home exhibition of my own.<\/p>\n

\"The

The Book of Dog<\/a>, by Angus Hyland & Kendra Wilson<\/p><\/div>\n

The first, The Book of Dog<\/strong>, is a compendium of varied works spanning centuries, curated with a contemporary eye. The other, We Think the World of You<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is a series of sensitive pencil drawings enhanced with minimal washes of color by David Remfry<\/a>. Although quite spare, his pieces convey the depth of the unique bond between individual dogs and owners.<\/p>\n

\"Quinn

All Curled Up<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a92023 Elizabeth Fram, Watercolor and graphite on paper, 5.5″H x 5″W \u00a0 \u00a0I couldn’t resist painting my own trusty studio assistant, with a heathy dose of gratitude to her for helping me figure out what to write this week. For more examples of her tolerant modeling, check out the Ruby, Lola & Quinn<\/a> section of my website.<\/p><\/div>\n

In snooping around a bit more online to see what else I could learn about the Wallace Collection show, I came across this searing review.<\/a> Honestly, it is so outspokenly negative it made me chuckle. As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.<\/p>\n

\"David

This photo is from an invitation to an exhibition at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rottredam, 1995.<\/p><\/div>\n

A dog portrait may not be to everyone’s taste, but for those who are of like mind, here’s to our beloved canine pals – in art and in general. And an added three cheers for the sweet sense of connection that comes in knowing that such greats as Leonardo da Vinci, Andy Warhol and David Hockney also found inspiration in portraying their pets. In Hockney’s case, the portraits of his dachshunds even offered an avenue toward moving through grief after the death of a close friend.
\nFrom a\u00a0more<\/span>\u00a0workaday perspective though,\u00a0I’ll bet each famous master (pun intended) welcomed the break that painting a pooch provided from the demands of finicky human patrons.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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