Old Dog

These etchings deal with the painful issue confronting every pet-owner at some time. They are portraits of an aging Brittany Spaniel – the pet I'd grown up with. All were done on the last day of his life before I accepted the ultimate pet owner's responsibility of putting him down.

I'd been putting it off, hoping he'd come around and he did seem to be more present on this last day, but he had clearly become incapacitated enough that inaction on my part would have been more cowardly than caring. It was a hard thing to do and spending the day with him drawing helped.

Among the poignant aspects of these etchings that evolved without my intending this was that there is an undeniable puppy-like aspect to this very old and senescent dog that speaks of the circle coming around and closing.

Individual prints:
$165.00 each

Complete set of four prints:
$500.00