Sunday, October 26, 2014

Wagtime Anniversary and Digital Art - It's a Dog's World

I had the good fortune of meeting Lisa Schrieber two years ago and have displayed my digital art at Wagtime Too on Capitol Hill since then. There are close to 100 pet portraits in the storefront. It all starts with a completed digital painting of someone's favorite pet, then collecting all the materials to prepare them for the art "gallery." The portraits are printed using my desktop printer on 8 1/2x 11 photo paper, and mounted on foam board using a spray glue - outside of course. Then an industrial strength Velcro is applied to the back and corners of the foam board. Because the heat and cold can play havoc on any artwork, industrial strength is required. Some of the furry faces have begun to fade a bit without protective glass. My digital pieces at home have stood up well out of the sunlight. But because these are digital paintings, they can be easily replaced - just print up another one. This all started at the same time of the year we attend the Dog Show at the Oatlands Plantation in Middleburg, Virginia. In fact, we went yesterday to see the Borzoi in particular. So you could say everything goes to the dogs in October, but for the best of reasons. 










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