CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT - "GRAHAM"

Recently our Elemementary School PTO

commissioned me to do a PET PORTRAIT of

our retiring Vice Principal's Dog...

or rather of the Breed of dog, for as it turns out, 

the Vice Principal is foremost in the field of 

Breeding and showing 

Irish Wolfhounds.

The eyes!
Tonuchka Irish Wolf Hounds

I learned so much about the breed in my research,

and when it came to naming the painting

I thought myself a tad clever when I named the Dog in the Painting

"Graham".

Apparently, in the late 1800,s

a Captain George Augustus Graham

who was an officer in the British Army

did work to save the breed, which was in danger of extinction. 

When he began his quest to save them in 1862, there were fewer than 

a half dozen...!

Can you imagine if there were only 6 Yellow Labs 

or Springer Spaniels

or Poodles...

or Terriers... 

or German Sheperds!

Or ANY of the breeds of dogs we love. 

Graham bred together

a few other similar breeds, 

like Scottish Deerhounds and Great Danes and Mastiffs 

and by 1885

he had a NEW Irish Wolf Hound Breed.

How cool is that!

friends...

Learn something new every day!

Thank you Mrs King!
We will Miss you!

"CAPTAIN GRAHAM"



Tomorrow my in laws arrive
and festivities begin for the two graduations:
Cooper from Elementary on Thursday
and
Phoebe from Middle School
on Friday.
I will post Pictures!!!

I hope all of your days are going well,
I know so many of you are in the same boat as me!!! enjoy each moment...they have all gotten here too fast!

xo