3.22.2013

"A Friend In Need"



36"x 48"
(my terrible picture!)



Original, "A Friend In Need"
by, C.M. Coolidge
commissioned in 1903

My client said, "Could you paint MY dogs playing poker"? 

"Sure!", I said.

I got a variety of, umm, "good" shots....like this one:



"Pepper" the one in the front left.



Okay.....

I did A LOT of research. I found this site which has dogs driving cars! Really!


I downloaded pictures of poker chips, berets, french cigarette holder, pipes, cigars, dogs, etc ........ whew!

They loved it! :)

9 comments:

Randall David Tipton said...

It`s very cool Annie, good job!

Celeste Bergin said...

I KNEW they'd love it! You were so clever to make this work...!!! It's a wonderful tribute to all their pets. It's very funny....but also genuinely touching! Congratulations!

Kathy Cousart said...

Looks great Annie!! Wonderful painting!! And proud of your dogs!!! Big fan here:)

Jo Reimer said...

It's really good, Annie. I love your personal touches and the whimsy, like the bulldog "palming" the Ace.

Jerry Stocks said...

Annie, you did a great job of painting this group. Love it.

Linda Popple said...

I am very impressed! That took a lot of work and creative energy to get this painting. Well done!!

Carmen Beecher said...

And I thought I'd had some difficult commissions! I hope you were well-paid for this! Great job.

Anonymous said...

This is so much fun Annie. Any pet owner would love to have this painting. great job

Elizabeth Elgin said...

You are such an amazing artist!

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