Dogs in Art
Dog Lying in Snow Franz Marc 1911 “Sunny #4” Alex Katz
Mosaic of Dog in Greece 150 AD
Blue Dog George Rodrigue 1997 “Dog is Love” Dean Russo 2007
Artists have been making pictures of dogs for thousands of years. The pictures you see above are all of dogs, made by different artists in different time periods. See how different each artist made their dog painting. Each artist had a different idea for how they wanted to make a picture of a dog. Using the directions below try making your own picture of a dog. Will it be realistic, (regular colors), or will you choose to make it surrealistic, like Blue Dog or Dog is Love. You choose how you want to draw your dog, don’t forget the background. You can eliminate the floppy ears and make
Dagger the dog making a painting them pointy if the dog you want to
Make has pointy ears.
To see some different dog breed click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZplybWvLOg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsjgQeT1lyQ To see dogs enjoying art in a Dog Museum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyVrsG9Bans One of Mrs. M’s favorite stories, Art Dog
