Art of the Dog: Dawn Secord

 I am so excited to announce my children's picture book, Bling's on the Trail of a Fluffy Puffy Tail , book 2 in my series, is here ...

  Years ago I painted a dog named Reilly. It was an amazing painting.   One of the greatest honors is when an art collector returns to me to...

 My next children's picture book should be here any day!    In this second book, Bling (our main character) sees a fluffy tail outside a...

I've painted for Prada's owner in the past.   A few years ago she showed me this breathtaking photo of Prada in the field.  It was t...

This was a very special dog named Rufus.   Rufus was a much loved companion and his owner, Shirley, shared many fond memories of him with me...

The dog in this painting is named Stevie.    Her owner approached me and wanted a painting of them together.   A quest ensued to find the pe...

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This painting was finished recently.   I need to do better about posting my paintings.   The dog in this painting was photographed at a show...

This is a painting of Josie.   I was contacted about painting a dog as a Christmas present.  The couple who approached me, who were about my...

Huge thank you to Laura Reeves for featuring my children's picture book, No Ghoulish Green Monsters Here, on her podcast, Pure Dog Talk....

I am so excited to share that my children's picture book, No Ghoulish Green Monsters Here, has been featured in the Pure Dog Talk Podcas...

 This is an oil painting just finished of an Irish Setter named Giddy.   When discussing the painting with the owner and the photos she had ...

This is a painting of Cinder.  I've been sitting on it for about a week evaluating the finished painting.   This is quite the norm for m...

This is a painting of Roody.  He is a young male Irish Setter that I had been following on Facebook.  It was so exciting to receive an email...

 It was so exciting to get this commission.   Painting a breed of dog that has curly hair is always exciting.  All those curves - the curls ...