Every winter on St. Croix there is a hilarious dog parade on the boardwalk. People go to great lengths to dress their dogs, and themselves, in the most outlandish costumes possible. Prizes are awarded to the dogs and their people in various categories. A couple of years ago, I shot a bunch of photos at this delightful event. This painting is the result, and draws upon dogs and people from several different images. I decided to eliminate the costumes, so that the painting would be more "universal," easier to understand and to identify with, since most viewers would probably not have seen the actual parade. The red bandana is the one hold-over from the event. I chose to crop out the upper portions of the people, so I could focus in on the animals and what they are doing. I wanted the fat little dog on the left to literally walk out of the painting towards us, so I cropped its paw out the bottom.This painting has been juried into an important annual, national exhibition called Watercolor USA 2011. The exhibition at the Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, Missouri will be on view there through August 7. It has already been purchased by another museum in Missouri, called the Dunnagan Gallery of Art!
Steppin Out
watercolor on cold pressed paper, 18 x 37" framed
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