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| Flat-Faced and Fabulous: Pugs, Frenchies, and Bulldogs |
That's right, dog art. Whatever your preference may be when it comes to canine breed or artistic style, Etsy has something for you. (Seriously, if you type in the keywords "dog art," you get 50,828 results!) And if you like your dog art to be colorful and fun and maybe just a little bit cheeky, you absolutely cannot go wrong exploring the work of the many talented artists who advertise their animal wares on Etsy.
I've made a few Etsy treasuries over the last couple of years that involved dogs, which is why I happened to be checking out the dog art market in the first place. Both of these treasuries are more than a year old and so only skeletons of their former selves, but if you want, you can still see what remains of Chickens and Chihuahuas on Chairs and The Long and Short of It, my homage to dachshunds, basset hounds, and corgis. You'll see multiple images by dogpopart, whose dog paintings are full of electric, unconventional color...
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| Woman's Best Friend dogpopart - Angela Bond |
...lulunjay, whose work features animals doing everyday human activities...
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| Welsh Springer Spaniel at the Coffee Shop lulunjay - Jay Schmetz |
...HeatherGallerArt, whose portraits are brightly colored and highly patterned...
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| pop art dog - Pit Bull HeatherGallerArt - Heather Galler |
...and the wonderfully whimsical paintings of rubenacker.
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| Boxer rubenacker - Brian Rubenacker |
Other dog artists that have caught my eye include the charming digital illustrations by popdoggie...
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| Cardigan Corgi popdoggie- Kari |
...the clean, modern silhouettes by ModDogShop...
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| Min Pin Mod Dog ModDogShop |
...and the amazing paper collages by CanineCutUps.
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| Australian Shepherd CanineCutUps - Patricia Peters |
And, for the record, if you love French bulldogs, there is simply oodles of fun Frenchie art to be had!
But the main artist I want to highlight today is Christopher Rozzi, whose shop tinyconfessions is full of little paintings of some of man's best friends...and what they're REALLY thinking! (Your corgi, it turns out, is fiercely loyal; your bichon, on the other hand, kinda maybe doesn't totally respect you.) Here are some of my favorites:
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| Pug tinyconfessions - Christopher Rozzi |
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| Brussels Griffon tinyconfessions - Christopher Rozzi |
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| Chihuahua tinyconfessions - Christopher Rozzi |
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| Labrador Retriever tinyconfessions - Christopher Rozzi |
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| Shih Tzu tinyconfessions - Christopher Rozzi |
The artists mentioned in this post represent just a tiny fraction of the masses of great painters and illustrators and graphic designers whose work can be found on Etsy. Furthermore, if you don't see anything that looks like your mutt among the saucy pugs, soulful retrievers, and sleek dobermans, many artists will gladly make a custom portrait of your dog in the style they use in the rest of their work. So if you're thinking it's time for your walls to reflect how much you love dogs in general or your dog in particular, make sure you take some time to see what Etsy has to offer!
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