All sorts of canine and feline art is on display at The Brick City Center for the Arts in Ocala, Florida, this month! Our local Subaru dealer (Subaru is known for supporting pet causes) sponsored an exhibit titled "Cats & Dogs: A Portrait of Devotion". There are paintings, mixed media, and fiber art pieces to enjoy. "May I Have a Glass of Wine" is by Lisandra Gonzalez. There was plenty of whimsy among the art pieces because... well... it's cats and dogs!
This is "Denim Doodle", the creation of Stacie Pedrick. Denim- the next best thing to a real Doodle!
"These are for Me?!" by Samantha Zerman depicts the overflowing toy basket awaiting the cat after just being adopted. Hopefully you can see the embossed hearts and cats in the black background. Lucky kitty!
One thing that impressed me is how well the artists captured those wonderful pet expressions. This entry is "Waiting" by Steven Swanhart. I've seen this look before. Portraits of Devotion really sums it up.
"Harley-Quinn" by Jeffrey Selker is an oil portrait done on wrap-around canvas. The colors echo that of a calico cat and this one clearly has great presence!
This Fabric Collage titled "Kitten Face" is full of unicorns, rainbows, and kittens.
This happy crew greets visitors right by the entry to the gallery. Among them is my "Who's a Good Boy" art quilt. And it found a new home! All of the art in the exhibit is for sale and there were sold stickers on several pieces. I wrote about this quilt here when we had the unfortunate incident known as the "Dusty Dust-up". We adopted Dusty, a sweet little pup, only to learn that his separation anxiety was beyond control and he did some damage in our home. Sadly, we had to return him to the rescue organization. The good news- he found another home with multiple dogs so he will never be alone! Happy, tail-wagging ending.
I'm now getting my "dog fix" by doing the neighborhood "rent-a-dog" program. Our neighbor has Westies. I borrowed her little guy Baron to accompany me on a couple of my walks. Just enough... for now anyway.
This info poster gives more details.
Stay tuned- I've got another Brick City exhibit coming soon for America's 250th!
