BIGAL'S ART GALLERY - ANIMALS DEAR to my HEART, SERIES ONE

ANIMALS DEAR TO MY HEART

Series One

This is the first in my new series of paintings entitled "Animals Dear to my Heart." Each painting in the series features portraits and stories of four different animals who have shared my life and touched my heart. Here are the stories of the animals honored in Series One.
	BUDDHA Buddha is ancient and creaky. He sleeps most of the time and saves his energy for things like eating, drinking and purring. One afternoon while he was napping in the garden, a baby dove fell from a nest above and landed on Buddha's head, knocking him temporarily unconscious. Shortly thereafter, both Buddha and the bird recovered. Buddha still dreams about this unusual event.
LUNA One Sunday morning, a stray cat the size of a small melon came to our garden and gave birth to two stillborn kittens. She was too young and too hungry to mourn. A nice lady adopted her and named her Luna. Now Luna lives indoors. She eats tuna fish, plays with feathers and watches television. No more illegitimate children for her.
	DIXIE Dixie was a mighty huntress. We decorated her collar with many small noise-making objects, and she became known far and wide as 'Cat of Nine Bells.' Then Dixie lost interest in live prey and began to kidnap stuffed animals from neighborhood children. One morning during a heavy rain, we found a pathetic creature lying belly-up in the backyard. We thought it was a mole, but it turned out to be a dolphin Beanie Baby. In between misdemeanors, Dixie often conversed with people, but she never said a word to other animals.
PEACHES Peaches is twelve years old. She is part munchkin and part werewolf. She loves to eat but never gains weight because her tail is always wagging. Some activities Peaches enjoys: - going for walks in small towns and sneaking into coffee shops; - stalking large black bumblebees; - opening Christmas presents. Peaches is a very happy and busy dog. We hope she lives to be 100.

Limited edition giclee prints of Series One are now available for $150. Print size is 20" x 24". These high-quality giclees are produced with the finest quality archival inks, and each print is artist-signed and numbered. Prints are unframed and ready for matting, and are shipped in a cardboard mailing tube. Shipping cost is $7.00. Flat shipping rates available upon request.

Animals featured in Series One are also available as greeting cards. A set of 8 cards (mix and match any way you like) is $24.95, plus $1.35 S/H. Bulk wholesale prices available upon request.

To order, please contact me. Overseas buyers, please contact me regarding shipping rates.