"George's Bird Dog"
oil on canvas
9" x 12"
I could probably write a book about this one. This was my grandfather's concrete bird dog...you saw him earlier next to the garage. I can remember my grandfather calling the statue "Pete". Pete was also the name of his favorite dog throughout my youth. I met Pete as a puppy. I'd never been around a dog before and ran from it when we were introduced. I fell and the little dog bit my ear. Pete was my favorite of the hunting dogs. It was the last dog my grandfather brought home. This concrete version had his tale broken off a couple of times. My grandfather paid me a few bucks to paint him every few years. In an ironic twist, I do the same now, sort of.
