Title: “Field of Friends”

Artist: Gary Mikoluk

Medium: Oil on Panel

Size: 30″ x 22″ x 1″

Price:  $600.00 Contact National Purebred Dog Day to inquire about purchasing this piece.

Artist’s Thoughts:  Previously, I had been painting primarily still lifes. Lately, I have taken my art in a new, more dynamic, vibrant and kinetic direction. It’s obvious but I’ll say it anyway, I’m a dog lover, and my wife and I spend an exorbitant amount of time on Instagram each evening catching up on the lives of a regular cast of dogs and their owners whom we’ve gotten to know virtually and through instant messaging. They have provided the inspiration for this new collection of paintings. We watch them frolic, emote, entertain and frustrate their pawrents. We’ve even seen them go to the polls and vote for their political candidates of choice (#dogsatpollingstations), and raise money for charity to support canine rescue, awareness, and research for doggie ailments. But we’ve also watched them suffer illness and adversity, and we’ve grieved the loss of a few of them as well. They are an integral part of our lives, and it was inevitable that they would permeate my artistic consciousness.

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