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Reading Time: 2 minutes Peter Freeman, Inc., is pleased to announce a retrospective of Alex Hay’s work through May 29, 2021. Originally planned for April 2020, which was the month of the artist’s 90th birthday last year, this exhibition is the sixth for this artist at this gallery. Hay’s latest paintings, on view for the first time, are monumentally-scaled…
Reading Time: 2 minutes I recently created this orange guy after I had a vision of him in my head. He reminds me of all wonderful orange cats, including Jingles, a cat I adopted a few years ago who lives with my son now. In my mind’s eye, for no particular reason, I envisioned a pleasantly plump orange cat…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Believe it or not, spring is only 22 days away! As we anxiously await warmer weather, we thought we’d share our Happy Spring bunny a little early! Feel free to use this gif on your website! Here’s the embed code: <iframe src=”https://i1.wp.com/wowmypetdidthat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Happyspringbunny-1.gif?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1″ style=”border:0px #ffffff none;” name=”myiFrame” scrolling=”no” frameborder=”1″ marginheight=”0px” marginwidth=”0px” height=”400px” width=”600px” allowfullscreen></iframe>
Reading Time: 2 minutes Budding artists and animal lovers alike have something to celebrate about the new year already — a chance to learn from an iconic artistic, well known for animal-related imagery, such as a giant floral puppy, and a stainless steel balloon dog statue. MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Happy holidays from Wow My Pet Did That! We hope you enjoy this Christmas art and free, printable card. Christmas card2
Reading Time: < 1 minute Happy Thanksgiving to you and your pets from Wow My Pet Did That! You can print out a free Thanksgiving card below: Thanksgiving card
Reading Time: < 1 minute We recently wrote about the “Presidential Dogs” exhibition, which will be on display through January 2021 at The AKC Museum of the Dog in New York City. If you can’t make it in person, you might want to do what we did, which is take advantage of the museum’s virtual tour. For a suggested $1…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Here are three versions of a cat “flower bouquet” created using Photoshop and also with the help of Lunapic.com. The first one was made entirely in Photoshop. The second and third were brought into Lunapic.com and the Sketch2 and Picasso effects were added, respectively. If you’re interested in making your own, you can use…
Reading Time: 8 minutes “I’m doing this because I love cats,” Garland relates. “And to me they’re all very unique and special, so I want to celebrate the cat that each person loves so much.” Ann Garland has drawn cats from all over the world, capturing their unique personalities and commemorating their special lives. It has been said many…
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m participating in the Caturday Art Blog Hop created by https://www.athenacatgoddess.com/ and also The Cat on My Head’s Sunday Selfies. I’m starting with this picture of Jingles, who was, for reasons still unclear to me, sporting his Cinco de Mayo outfit when I saw him at my son’s apartment today. He looked so handsome, I…
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m participating in Caturday Art. Technically, it was still Saturday when I started working on the art, but time got away from me a bit, like it somehow often does when I’m using Adobe Illustrator to create artwork. I knew I wanted to create some abstract cat art, but I kept deleting and restarting because…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Yesterday, I decided to have a little fun with Photoshop and participate in the Caturday Art Blog Hop created by https://www.athenacatgoddess.com/ I had this picture of Poussey on top of the curio cabinet and thought it was cute, but I hadn’t been quite sure of what to do with it before. I thought it would…
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’re anything like us, you have spent A LOT, like a mind-numbing amount, of time in Microsoft Team meetings lately. And, like us, you might also be seeking a way to spice up the meeting bit or bring some of your personality to the forum. That’s why we’re releasing our new, free pet-related backgrounds…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Wowmypetdidthat.com is happy to announce that we recently received two Certificates of Excellence from the Cat Writers’ Association for entries in the 2019 Communication Contest. Our first entry was in the L. 4 Cartoon Category. Our entry was the Cat-urday Night Fever Dancing Cat gif. Here’s feedback from the category judges: “Really enjoyed this one…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Top Dog Sound Art, a division of Top Dog Country Club, is working with Sound Art USA to provide a paint kit and blank canvases containing state-of-the art Bluetooth speakers to dog-loving families nationwide. “Keeping kids and families busy with productive activities during this COVID-19 crisis can be challenging,” said Jean Stelten-Beuning, creator, owner, and…
Reading Time: < 1 minute We recently created this new “Home is Where the Dog Design.” It’s available on t-shirts, jerseys, aprons, mugs and more. For more information, visit our shop on Spreadshirt. For a “Home is where the cat is,” tshirt, click here.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Commissioning an artist to paint your beloved pet can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars — more than the average pet owner might be able to pay. There are some great artists out there who will create your pet’s picture in a variety of styles for much less though. Check out deviantart.com as one…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Museum of Dog: For those not familiar with the the it, located in the Berkshires in Massachusetts since April 2017, this museum is all about sharing the love of all things dog. It contains a collection of original photographs and memorabilia, including rare dog collars dating back to the 1800s. It boasts over 180 pieces…
Reading Time: 3 minutes NEW YORK (PRNewswire)—The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog is pleased to announce that the official bronze statue of Sgt. Stubby, a distinguished World War I war dog, will be housed permanently at the AKC Museum of the Dog after being unveiled on May 23, 2019. The statue, “Stubby Salutes,” created by renowned sculptor…
Reading Time: < 1 minute We continued working with our cat with umbrella art from yesterday. Here’s our second gif. We hope you enjoy it! If you want to embed this gif on your site, the code is below: <blockquote class=”embedly-card”><h4><a href=”https://wowmypetdidthat.com/more-cat-with-umbrella/”>More cat with umbrella – Wow, my pet did THAT!</a></h4><p>We continued working with our cat with umbrella art from…
Reading Time: < 1 minute We”re really excited about recently making some of our artwork available for purchase in a variety of formats on fineartamerica.com. Here are some samples (You can click on the pics for the links to the site): Check them out if you’re looking for a pet-related gift for someone you know, or yourself! Thanks!
Reading Time: < 1 minute We hope you enjoy our latest Wow my pet did THAT!? gif — cats on a trampoline. Please feel free to use this gif. The embed code is below: <blockquote class=”embedly-card”><h4><a href=”https://wowmypetdidthat.com/cats-on-trampoline-animated-gif/”>Cats on trampoline animated GIF – Wow, my pet did THAT!</a></h4><p>We hope you enjoy our latest Wow my pet did THAT!? gif – cats…
