“When drawing or painting a dog, I’m searching for a connection with the thought processes going on inside the dog’s mind. Believing the domestic canine has at least some similar emotions and thoughts to what humans possess, I’m searching up close ... in the face ... to connect the viewer with the subject’s feelings. Beyond that, the diversity of form and texture seen in the many breeds of dogs intrigues me greatly. From muscular, stout or thin, bristly, silky or bare, dogs provide a myriad of landscapes from which to work.” C. Shreve ✑ BFA in Studio Art from Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. ✑ Exhibited at Grand Rapids Art Museum, Muskegon Museum of Art, Van Andel Museum, and AKC Museum of the Dog. ✑ Represented in permanent collections of: AKC Museum of the Dog, St. Louis, MO. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. ✑ Publications: THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ANNUAL REPORT 2005 http://www.akc.org/about/annual_report/2005/supported2.html DOG FANCY MAGAZINE DOG WORLD MAGAZINE ✑ Private collections in Hawaii, Tennessee, New York, Michigan, Indiana, Florida, California.http://www.akc.org/about/annual_report/2005/supported.swfshapeimage_1_link_0
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