Good news, My "Baby Blu" painting is part of this years 28th annual juried art exhibit, Art Show at the Dog Show! http://www.artshowatthedogshow.com/   This painting depicting my favorite frenchie monster puppy, with his curious intense gaze was painted in india and sepia ink washes with hints of white watercolor on hand selected artisan paper. It is available for purchase. Please direct inquiries to colleen@colleenlodge.com

"Henry" the tall and regal Park Ave pup was painted in india and sepia ink washes with hints of white watercolor on hand selected artisan paper. I warmly accepted this private commission.

"Tinker Bell" the poodle is an aging beauty featured in her signature red sweater.  Painted in india and sepia ink wash with hints of white watercolor on hand selected artisan paper.  Private commission.

Norwegian Fjord Horse

Sepia Suite No.4 – Norwegian Fjord Horse has been juried into the American Academy of Equine Art’s, "2008 Fall Open Juried Exhibition” in Lexington, Kentucky. The show runs from September 20 through November 2, 2008 at the William G. Kenton Gallery located at the International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park.

http://www.aaea.net/2008fallshow/default.htm

The painting is part of the "Sepia Suite" series. Please read the Zebra Plains Foal post to find out more about the "Sepia Suite" series!

Balto Sculpture in Central Park, NYC

Everyday in central park dogs are allowed to run off leash before 9 am. This is a sight to behold, as the park becomes their backyard. I took Ashby, a seven-month-old Bernese Mountain Dog and in return he introduced me to a monument of his hero, Balto.

Balto, a Siberian Husky, was the lead sled dog during the 1925 diphtheria antitoxin serum run to Nome Alaska. On December 17, 1925 Balto attended, the unveiling of Frederick Roth’s sculpture in New York City. The bronze statue is perched on top of a rock. A low relief plaque on the stone depicts Balto's sled team, and bears the following inscription: “Dedicated to the indomitable spirit of the sled dogs that relayed antitoxin six hundred miles over rough ice, across treacherous waters, through Arctic blizzards from Nenana to the relief of stricken Nome in the Winter of 1925.” Endurance · Fidelity · Intelligence

The monument is located next to the Willowdell Arch in Central Park. From East Drive and 67th street park entrance follow the path leading north from the Central Park Zoo.

Przewalski Horse

Two artworks, Przewalski Horse and Giraffe, have been juried into the Fourth Annual Juried Art Show, "Drawn from Nature" in Audubon, PA. The show will be on display during April 2008 at the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove's, site of Audubon's first home, 240-year old stone barn's upper level.

Both paintings are part of the "Sepia Suite" series. Please read the Zebra Plains Foal post to find out more about the "Sepia Suite" series!

The Maritime Hotel, La Bottega, NYC

Today I present a special “His and Hers” installment of Love letter to NYC.

“Hers” … Exactly three years ago today two of my friends, Sonya and Scott, went on their very first date. They choose to meet at the glamorous Chelsea hotel’s bar and trattoria, La Bottega. Sonya remembers getting to know Scott while patio dining under the warm light of the Chinese lanterns.

The Maritime Hotel is located in Chelsea at 16th street and 9th Ave. Once the headquarters for the National Maritime Union, the redesign of the building included nautical architectural elements, namely the unique round porthole-style windows.

The nautical aesthetic comes full circle, because today the happy couple is getting married at Stage 6, located within the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard. I’m looking forward to the celebration and sharing in their happiness!

New Side - Necked Turtle, Mali Skull Fossil

I was delighted to receive in my inbox a copy of the publication, American Museum Novitates (2007), Acleistochelys, a New Side – Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali. I had rendered figures 2 – 5 for this project two years ago. Fig 5 is shown above and the tonal; drawing of the partially restored ventral view of the skull can be viewed on my webpage. This project was a unique experience because I closely interacted with Senior Scientific Staff Illustrators at the American Museum of Natural History, a welcomed change from the normal solitary lab environment!