In the winter of 2009 - 2010, I was commissioned to paint a picture of Freddy, an FBI dog, who had been killed in service. In preparation for working on the portrait, I was sent a photo of Freddy, but required additional pictures of Belgian Malinois, Freddy's breed, since some details in his photo were unclear and additional photos were unavailable. Searching online, I noticed that Belgian Malinois often are chosen to become Military Working Dogs and police dogs, and began to learn about service animals.
I love all animals and Freddy's story made me cry, but later it made me take action. I decided to paint the portraits of animals that had saved human lives and to then give the paintings to the animal's companion for free. Thus began my Animal Heroes Project.
http://canidaepetfood.blogspot.com/2013/04/paintings-of-animal-heroes.html
I love all animals and Freddy's story made me cry, but later it made me take action. I decided to paint the portraits of animals that had saved human lives and to then give the paintings to the animal's companion for free. Thus began my Animal Heroes Project.
http://canidaepetfood.blogspot.com/2013/04/paintings-of-animal-heroes.html