Amber - SAD dog

This is Amber. She is currently a SAD dog. She is a relatively small dog - around 10kg, and probably has some Saluki in her so is classed as a desert dog. She has a very sweet nature and will make a lovely companion dog.

The painting is Acrylic on canvas board 8" x 10" 660dhs (120 Euros). All proceeds from the sale of this painting will go to support the Strays of Abu Dhabi http://www.straysofabudhabi.com

Timed out!

This is really hard to do especially when you are travelling and there are events! This week I got back late from my dad's birthday party which was great, but then 2 SAD puppies turned up and it was also the weekend of the SAD stall at the Feline Friends bazaar. The sales of SAD merchandise went very well and we raised 5950dhs for SAD which is around 1200 Euros. However as a result I didn't have much time to do my painting. So this week is a drawing, I had 15 minutes spare and started this drawing of Suki. I wanted to do it as an eye study in acrylic but timed out, so here is my humble effort. Iwill try to finish it this week, and it will sell for 100dhs, (20 euros) unframed.

Am posting a little early this week as I will be away at the weekend celebrating my dad's 80th birthday. I believe 80 is something to celebrate. It is hard for me to think of living that long, since I already feel tired and like I am winding down, the thought of keeping going for another 35 years or so is just unthinkable.

So not a dog this week - but not all strays in Abu Dhabi are dogs. Although the Strays of Abu Dhabi leave most of the cat rescues to Feline Friends who dedicate themselves to saving cats, occasionally a cat comes our way, and we do what we can to help. All animals deserve to be treated well.

This painting is acrylic on canvasboard and is for sale:

660 AED

(120 euros)

(180 USD)

Please contact the artist

Made the changes to this one this morning and I am happy with the result. This painting is acrylic on canvasboard and is for sale at 660dhs. Please contact the artist if you would like to buy this painting. All proceeds go to the Strays of Abu Dhabi, which is a non-profit organisation which seeks to re-home and re-habilitate stray and abandoned animals - principally dogs - in the city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Dog on Dog Beach - Abu Dhabi

This week I felt like doing a whole dog rather than just a head and shoulder portrait. This is acrylic on canvasboard 8" x 10". It is a little small for me as I don't like working with really small brushes, but it is coming along. It isn't finished yet, I have just tried to put in the major shapes and shading on the dog. I still have to put in a bit more detail and 'connect' the dog better to the ground.

This is typical of dogs on "Dog Beach" in Abu Dhabi. There is basically one beach used by ex-pats to exercise their dogs off leash. This particular dog belongs to a very nice Irish lady, who owns one of the first dogs to be re-homed by SAD (Strays of Abu Dhabi). It is a German Shepherd too, but I am not sure if it is this particular German Shepherd - if I remember right, this is his companion dog.

This painting is for sale 660 dhs - and all proceeds will go to help the Stays of Abu Dhabi.