International Dog Day!

There are so many celebratory days during the year, but a day dedicated to recognizing the value that dogs add to our lives just makes me happy! International Dog Day was August 26 this year, and the raising and keeping of dogs has been an important part of my life. Currently we share our home with Maddie, a 12-year-old, black Cocker Spaniel dog who has such a gentle spirit and is generous with us most of the time. She enjoys having her food in her bowl for breakfast and then another half portion at 5 p.m. Yes, it needs to be 5 p.m. – otherwise, she’s following us around the kitchen, making snuffle-y noises and generally being a pest. She hates thunderstorms and fireworks, and loves sleeping on the bed, taking car rides and rolling down the car windows by herself, going for walks and occasional “pup cup”treats at the local Dairy Queen.  

This week’s painting, Dog Day!, 9” x 12” watercolor painting, celebrates the joyous nature of dogs and captures a young woman walking her dog off leash across the subdued tapestry of an Irish landscape on an overcast day.