SPRING...like Georgia on My Mind.

A place where you want to be but have only gotten there in Spirit....

In other words...Spring is officially here but the temperature has not gotten the word to get here yet.

Here is the latest oil painting with a message of hope and light....like Spring time itself.

available on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110366760603 for the next 7 days....share the message with friends that the painting supports Northern Rockies Regional Office of the Humane Society. 20% of the sale will go to the rescue.

Happy Spring!

Lizzie as model...again.

(detail)

DALMATIAN MOON

now offered for

Willing Hearts Dalmatian Rescue

click the ebay link at right for details

That Face, That Face! That Cover-Dog face.

Bunter modeling for STOLA rescue.

new painting now available on Ebay!

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Saluki's are sight hounds and they are lithe, lean and graceful and this piece is a more homey and adorable representation...those Eyes! those Ears!

sumpreme cuteness factor.

20% goes to the charity when sold.

tell your friends to visit

ART HELPING ANIMALS

and my links to the right...

thanks for helping homeless animals with art.

End of winter blues....

"Portal"

(private collection)

This has been a crazy period ... latest installment of life was the stomach bug hitting our house really hard!





Hope life has been better for everyone else. We are coming out of winter here in the Northeast but not soon enough for me...and I am not a big fan of summer the last few years, but it will be nice to feel the mildness of the air and the colors returning again...of the shades of green we all miss here that really chase the winter blues away.





Just sharing a painting from my past work that sold a little while ago... it has hope about it, as you sail through the gathered clouds to the clear blue and brighter days. Ahhhh.


Thanks for looking.
New work on the way!

In the works...The Snow Leopard

The Snow Leopard

New and second in the big cat series ...this one will help Tabby's Place Cat Sanctuary when it sells.

Still on the easel but will be finished soon. I LOVE big cats. It is amazing that these incredible and beautiful animals really exist! How gorgeous is nature?!

Snow Leopards are not one of the "Great Cats" because they do not roar. They are endangered and there are about 4000-7000 left on the planet. The literature says that they are closer to the lower estimate of that figure.

Many years ago I read the book "The Snow Leopard" by Peter Matthiessen (still have it and love it) about his journey to find this animal but really to find himself after a life changing loss.

Any way this piece is fun to paint...the ref image was from Morguefile.com and used with their generous permission to inspire the art.

Let's Hear It for The Boys....

Gunner & Bubba Gump

commission

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These two magnificent Mastiffs were rescued to live their lives with love.

Time cut short by illness, they reside at the Rainbow Bridge but they live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved them.

They also help other Mastiffs by being models of a wonderful Giant Breed.

I hope to use some of the reference images of them for future work for rescue.

Check out this rescue if you would like to help other Mastiffs in need or wish to know more about this majestic breed!

www.mastiffrescue.org

Halfway through February!

I can't believe how fast the time is flying. It goes faster every month. I have been working on a couple of different canine commissions and getting close to completion. And have several waiting for me to start. All have a donation to charity attached to the work.

Why does it take so long compared to work I do for rescues and charity?

It is such a different approach to painting when I am doing work that is specific and most important to match expectations from another's viewpoint. The goal is trying to find that "something" in a static refernence image(s) of someone's beloved animal that combines the artistic vision I have designing the work with the intimate knowledge about the pet that the client has. This needs to be a translation in oil paint to the one who knows them best.
In other words...trying to see the animal a bit through their eyes.

No two people see the same thing. It is very gratifying when I am told that I captured THEIR much loved or missed companion. It makes the slower approach to the work worth the time that goes into it.

I paint these oils in layers and while the layers are drying it gives me time to study what I have done and where I need to go next with the piece. Sending off updates when there is something to show helps me hone in on the finished work making changes if needed before it is signed off.

Below is a near finished piece currently on the easel, two Mastiffs now at the Bridge, who had the blessing of living their lives, once rescued, with love and dignity


Below in previous posts the work for charity sold to help the rescues they were listed for.
As always, thanks so much for helping homeless animals.

First Look for Bristol County Animal Shelter

LINEAGE

11x14 oil on canvas

CAROL CHRETIEN

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SOLD

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the BRISTOL COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER is doing good work to get a wonderful state of the art rescue shelter built, it will benefit not only the animals in their care but also the community it serves.

With a new fundraiser this month, it is going to be a nice boost to their project.

If you are local to Bristol Rhode Island and can attend please see their link below for details!

IF you want to make a donation...please see their link of how to help.

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I am proud to offer art to help their animals in need.

thanks for looking!

Friends of the Bristol Animal Shelter - About Us

Where Have I Been?

ON THE EASEL

SOLD
...and what happened to January???? that is my big question. First day of the second month and I have started this wildlife piece. The reference image that inspired the painting is from Morguefile.com with thanks.

This painting will be offered to assist a rescue when done.

February promises to be a really busy month.

I am working on several commissions that will also give a donation to homeless animals when done.

Life is good.

FIRST LOOK! Dachshund Love

WON'T YOU BE MINE?

8x8

oil on hand stretched gallery wrapped canvas

CAROL CHRETIEN

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Oscar is the star of this little piece that will be auctioned off on Ebay

soon. He is here to advocate for Dachshund Rescue.

If you are looking for the perfect Valentine for your favorite Doxie person...you have found it.

SOLD

questions? email me! carolchretien@aol.com

In the works...

Just a little note to say that there is a new piece on Ebay and it will be featured for ART HELP
ING ANIMALS tomorrow on DAILY PAINTERS GALLERY.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110341058567&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123

That is the UNDERCOVER CAPER painting in the Cat & Mouse Toy tales series. This painting will help The Norther Rockies Regional Office of the Humane Society. They have a special fund that we support from AHA that helps their crisis rescues.
We recently helped with the housing of shelter animals who lost their entire shelter to a fire.
Art Helping Animals artists are so glad to lend our artistry to this wonderful cause.

Also new on the easel is the start of a double Mastiff portrait and a piece for Valentines's Day that hopefully will help Dachshund Rescue.
Pictures soon.

Stay tuned!

FIRST LOOK! Undercover Caper

This new piece is on the easel and is the latest in the CAT & MOUSE TOY TALES Series.

Undercover Caper is another fun oil painting that stars the duo in yet another story together.
The reference image for this painting was of Emmi and her favorite toy mouse captured as
I was changing the bed linens. She was playing the game we play where she hides while I tuck them in...her toys are always there too...and when I lifted up the sheet to play with her I got the idea of having her mouse toy doing what she was doing. The Undercover Caper was the result.

Of course I am laughing the whole time. I have to get the image quickly (I think) and didn't have time to get a great exposure but she didn't budge. Which made the whole thing funnier...she did her best Mona Lisa thing and I got a great idea for the painting.

Available soon for helping homeless animals.

Helping Missy with Art - PREVIEW

"HER DAY IN THE SUN"

As Promised...

this is a simple piece in line and design...the story is not. (THE STORY & HER PHOTO IN THE POST BELOW)



I am listing this painting soon for sale with 30% dedicated to Missy's care.

DALMATIAN RESCUE OF TAMPA BAY is one of my favorite charities and they are all volunteer and all foster care.



Help us help Missy and DRTB to keep doing their good work.
Any interest in the piece just email.

Helping Missy...and she needs it.

Missy is a Dalmatian from GA that was saved from death by a rescue there...she was found under a house with her umpteeth litter...unfortunately the litter had to be euthanized. They are a small shelter with no resources and did the best they could for this poor girl.

The good news is she is in foster care because this rescue who couldn't keep her did the right thing and got in touch with DALMATIAN RESCUE OF TAMPA BAY...one of the best! Susan, the founder of DRTB and friend who keeps me up on the latest homeless Dalmatian there, tells me she has heartworms, an ear infection and a bad case of kennel cough.

Missy needs lots of medical care and she is only 5 yrs old. She is getting rehabbed with love and care and will be a wonderful girl for her own family in no time ...she deserves it, she was almost bred to death. Imagine being her with no love and care for herself for 5 yrs.

Look at your own pets and companions and imagine that!

I can't.

But it is a fact and we have to act.

I will post the painting as soon as there are spots to show! It is on the easel.

contact the rescue or myself if you have any questions.

Contact DRTB http://dalmatianrescuetampa.tripod.com/ if you need details about how to adopt her in the future or if you want to help in her support. She could use it. In the meantime I am working on a painting that will be offered to assist in her rehab.

She is the inspiration for the painting. Let others know too. We are all in this together.

Let's Party Like It's 2009

So it's the NEW YEAR...and here we are trying to get on track with all the new and exciting things we want to do in this "new" year.

Let me start with the newest version of showing my work...

http://www.1000markets.com/users/wwwcarolchretien

this is a new place to see work, book commissions or buy art that will help homeless animals from my available work.

Always 20% to rescue no matter what.

Today is for painting so off I go... new things are coming in this new year.

Wishing you the best!
as always....

The Season and Spirit of Love

MERRY CHRISTMAS

&

HAPPY NEW YEAR

in this season of light and caring and Spirit

I wish you a joyous

holiday.

the painting above is just completed and has been presented to the

giftee by family and a good friend.

I think it conveys a love that trandsends ....

a donation was made to help

Willing Hearts Dalmatian Rescue.

see you in the

New Year

all my best,

Carol Chretien

DECEMBER in Full Swing!

I don't know about anyone else but I think time is in warp-speed mode this month.

Just a quick message about the new page on my site....

THE GIFT OF ART

The Gift of Art

this is pretty self-explanatory

please visit and keep it in mind when you are trying to come up with that great suprise.

ok...now get back to that SEASONAL activity we are all behind on!

see you soon!

Thanksgiving Wishes

Just a quick pop in to say I wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones and enjoy the day that we have officially nominated as a time for GIVING THANKS for all our blessings.

It is easy to forget we have so many when we see the daily news and how the economy is so frightening.

We don't how what is coming ...well, we never really do even when times are easy!

It is a great time to subscribe to the idea that when things are unsettled it is an OPPORTUNITY to take stock.

I have more blessings in my plus column than I will ever have in the negative side.

Has nothing to do with money....the only riches I truly possess are the ones I carry inside.

Has everything to do with sharing love and helping others.

Please look at all you have and see the gold there.

Share what you can with family and help those in need (especially the animals who only have us!)

Make the day one of potential and possibilities.

Practice good Karmic principles.

Give thanks.

Enjoy the holiday!

Prayers Come to Us On Angels Wings - NEW!

new and will be offered soon for rescue

this image was inspired by a photograph of an angel statue used with permission.

The photo offered the idea.

Thanks, Alenka!

Spotted in the Park.

detail

of

"The Finishing Touch"

Listed this one on Ebay:

Dalmatians liver black snow CHRETIEN SDAL new holidays - eBay (item 120325784428 end time Nov-05-08 05:22:35 PST)

Liver spotted and a Black spotted Dalmatian play in the city park at dusk decorating their Snowman.

A whimsical painting in oil.

This painting is part of the 14 paintings challenge for rescue.

I have a few of them still listed on EBAY and some have sold. A couple more to go and I will have met the creative challenge of painting for the Holidays at Art Helping Animals!

Today the Halloween painting is featured on

THE DAILY PAINTER's GALLERY as I represent AHA for Thursday.

Wishing everyone a safe and fun Halloween.

and...REMEMBER...no CHOCOLATE FOR YOUR DOG!

First Look...The lastest in Halloween fun!

Below is the collage of what I have painted so far for the Holiday Painting Challenge...

some have already sold and some are listed for sale...new work is still on the easel.

The second image is new on Ebay.... for the Halloween Art collectors or those who just love art that is FUN!

Carol

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Detail of newest listing!

"Midnight Madness"

live auction!

Halloween Art dogs cat costumes night CHRETIEN oil NARA - eBay (item 110304714156 end time Nov-01-08 06:02:03 PDT)

5 day listing

Rainbow Bridge Series of Angels & Animals

In Progress and Cominging Soon!

as part of the

ART HELPING ANIMALS

Holiday Painting Challenge.

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stay tuned for newest work and info.

FIRST LOOK! what's coming.

Maximus Christmas

&

Autumn Caper

Two new oils coming soon.

True Blue Rescue and Malibu Pet Companions

will benefit from these sales

Stay Tuned!

October Madness...events and art news

So much to share and Lots of events on the horizon...

Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay hosts annual Dal-o-ween event:

http://dalmatianrescuetampa.tripod.com/

Our annual DRTB Dalloween picnic is approaching fast! MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH from 10am to 2pm. We hope to see alot of our rescued Dals and make some new friends too.
Start getting those Dal costumes ready, practicing those Dal tricks....we're gonna have lots of fun for humans and dogs alike! HINT: games to practice for include Bone Bob, Popcorn Toss, Pumpkin Dash, and Karaoke Howling.
For questions or to help, please email daldoglady@netzero.net or daldogevents@msn.com See you soon!
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BONES Annual BEAGLE BASH... October event...see their web site www.bonesbeagles.org

for more details

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HELPING PAWS online exhibit...coming this month to CANINE ART GUILD!

http://www.canineartguild.com/

see the site for the show.

I will have 3 pieces for sale with donations helping:

BONES

DALMATIAN RESCUE OF TAMPA BAY

DACHSHUND ADOPTION RESCUE & EDUCATION

more info and art to come!

AND FINALLY...BUT NOT LEAST....

Just completed the September ART HELPING ANIMALS painting for our charities challenge.

14 paintings completed ...7 SOLD with 20% of the sales donated to rescue, 1 sale pending and 6 paintings from that challenge still available!
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the Art Helping Animals 3 month painting challenge has just begun...

stay tuned!

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THANKS FOR HELPING!

pass the links along to those who love helping animals

www.arthelpinganimals.com

www.carolchrtien.com

In the Pink

IN THE PINK...a work in progress...

...new piece on the easel that is part of an artist challenge at

Art Helping Animals. We are painting this whole month for all our favorite rescues.

This will be done and offered soon to help homeless animals.

Studio time...Paintings in the works.

The end of the day....

my corner above... and below, is Emmi's spot, my little companion cat!

Just a quick note to tell you that the studio will be hoping next week!

Many new things are coming for Autumn and the holidays.
Stay tuned....it is all good!
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Special thanks...
Thanks so much to the collectors of the recent paintings sold this week...
you help me help animals waiting their turn for
a wonder life!

Beach Combers - FIRST LOOK! from the easel

A little preview of the next dalmatian painting that sits on the easel awaiting some finishing touches.
This painting will be offered soon for Save the Dals rescue, an Art Helping Animals supported
rescue.
This is a bright little oil with two inquisitive young dals combing the beach for treasures.

Stay Tuned!

And...

on the way is another Rainbow Bridge piece that is coming soon.

thanks for visiting.

Cat & Toy Mouse Tales: The Story Teller

FIRST LOOK!!!

just coming off the easel...

What fun!

Emmi has a toy mouse that is so cute...it sparked a plan to paint a little story

"Cat & Mouse-toy Tales: The Story Teller"

8x10 on canvas

coming soon to Ebay for

Malibu Pet Companions

rescue.

more to come

Stay tuned!

September once again....

The light of Autumn is coming fast!

( Detail)

PUMPKIN TIME

20x24

oil

Carol Chretien

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About the Painting:

I painted this in glowing light of high noon of my front porch pumpkin.

I was capitvated by the glowing light and sharp detail.

It is a large painting and it is offered unframed.

It remains one of my favorite to paint works.

This painting is offered for the very first time ever, painted several years ago

the painting will be listed Thursday on

The

DAILY PAINTERS GALLERY

and the

Art Helping Animals Art Blog.

As always, it will have a percentage offered to rescue.

If interested just email.

Jumping off the deep end....

...and hoping you can swim!

well at least in a pool you don't have far to go to reach the side or the ladder.

New just off the easel is this little abstract. I wasn't sure where I was going with the piece but then it told me the title and I'm sticking with it.

"Stormy Weather" is now listed on Ebay with 20% to the Northern Rockies Regional branch of the Humane Society.Stormy Weather abstract new CHRETIEN HSUS NRRO oil - eBay (item 110282316768 end time Aug-29-08 02:54:43 PDT)

Dave does the good heartfelt work there...you can read about his exploits on the ART HELPING ANIMALS news Blog.Art Helping Animals News

I recently "stepped back" from the edge of the pool, so to speak, to take a little time from the harried pace of painting I had whipped myself into.

It feels good. "Vacation" does not ever seem to exist in my vocabulary or daily life. And even the words "stepping back" just don't seem to pack a full punch...I have 6 pieces of new work in various stages of completion in the studio. That is like an inside joke among my brushes. I think they are laughing at me.

Anyway... my pace is more leisurely as I work on some new things and dream of what is to come out of the end of this "laid back" period.

Sometimes even the artist is the spectator too.

Stay tuned...more to come.

Tribute to a Lady

Always a Lady...
well not exactly in the beginning.
Lady was brought home to my Mother-in-law as a 6 months old puppy.
She was now going to be in her second "forever" home, taken from an adoption of a "shelter pets event" by my M-I-L's niece Eleanor as a birthday "gift"to her ...although, truth be told, she was really adding life to a home where my M-I-L was living alone after the passing of her husband and the more recent loss of her dog, Brandy.
Lady was a lanky mixed breed and we think a little bit kangaroo as she could spring straight up in the air and land on the back of the sofa. She was a wild child...and ALWAYS on the move.
She really filled the house with energy and was to become a real and true companion to my Mother-in-law.

Lady at 2 yrs

When my husband and I got our dalmatian puppy Lizzie, Lady was almost 2. She had grown tall and muscular. We always wondered what breed she was mixed with but there was never a clear answer looking at her.
My husband and I brought our 4 month old puppy to meet Lady who was completely thrilled to see Lizzie but it would take 2 visits before Lizzie was thrilled right back at her.
This is where Lady really shined. She was a very, very generous dog. As you can see in the photo below...Lizzie would take Lady's chewy bone right out of her mouth and lay down under her and munch away.
Lady never ever cared...she was just loving having dog company!
They ran through the house and roughed it up indoors and out until they were exhausted.
Lady could have Lizzie's whole head in her mouth and was as gentle as could be.
We visited with my husband's family always bringing Lizzie with us every other Saturday and for these dog buddies it was always great time.

When Lizzie was 2 yrs and Lady 4 a new friend was added to this pack. My husband's cousin Eleanor got a chocolate lab pup named Pebbles. She brought her to the visits every other Saturday and Lady was thrilled. Lizzie, not so much.
The dynamic of the 3 dog pack on these visiting weekends was Lizzie thought she was BOSS, Lady let her think so, Pebbles was the low man on the totem pole to Lizzie.
Lady would step in if she needed to break up Lizzie's bossiness. All in All...it really worked out. They did get along well and it was good for them to have these dog days together.

Lady & Lizzie

This photo below was in 2004 at my Mother-In-Law's yard. When my M-I-L passed away unexpectedly 3 years ago Lady lived with my Brother-in-law and his wife (my M-I-L had her own apt with Lady at their house) and they gave her the comfort of staying in the place she knew and loved. It was such a hard loss for us all. Lady too. She was her loving constant companion.

Lady had a great life moving from "shelter dog" rescued from being homeless and unwanted to having a family and friends that made her life loving and fun. It was such a wonderful gift from Eleanor that helped a bit to fill the void in my M-I-L's life.

Below is a picture of the 3 Amigos in action.

This image below was a painting I did of Lady that was in an exhibit of Animal Art at the Fall River Art Association. I have painted her several times for charity.

Last weekend Lady went to the Rainbow Bridge and hopefully she was reunited with her most beloved...my M-I-L ... because the best of the best waits for us there, that is my belief.

It was my great pleasure to know her and love "Lady Bug."

The Daily Painter...Art that helps animals...

...does not have to be only "animal art" as you can see if you have been following along with this blog and the work posted for sale on ART HELPING ANIMALS and my own site.

I also post my artwork twice weekly on The Daily Painter's Gallery site and the work is not always animal themed...but if and when sold, homeless animals will benefit by a donated percentage of every sale of my work.
Most of my pieces sold to help rescues are very small pieces painted as quicker studies and made available for animal art collectors.
Many affordable small pieces have been painted and sold in the last few years with great success.

I have painted some larger and more involved oils that have hung in shows and exhibitions in galleries. The prices of those oils are reflective of the time that has gone into painting them, sometimes over weeks on the easel. They are painted on hand-stretched canvas with many layers of glazing to obtain the light that I aim to acheive that comes from within the painting.

Below is a painting that was done a few years ago, it is framed and has been hung in a regional art exhibit. It received an honorable mention in its category.

A Gathering in the Square

12x16

oil on canvas

It remains one of my favorite paintings for light and atmosphere and the way non-human objects can suggest their own story of what might be happening in their secret world.
At least that is my take on things or my point of view.

I have several paintings that I have rarely made public, this is one of them. It is available framed.
Please feel free to email me if interested. Visit my site for other work that is available. Links are found to the left.

Small works of Art ...new series

My ORIGINAL SMALL WORKS of ART...

as listed below in the blog.... I have started the new series of small 5x7 oils that are painted in simple quiet palettes that offer a reflective feel to bring the viewer, and hopefully the collector, into that space where a connection is made to the work presented.

The subjects are also kept to a minimal number and arrangement to allow a larger space in a smaller format.

The first two, WISHING ON THE MOON and CRYSTAL VISIONS are now listed on Ebay with 20% to the designated charity (as always) and they are either up for auction or at a buy now price.

A new piece in the series is coming soon....stay tuned.

With a Crystal Vision

Just coming off the easel.

"Crystal Visions"

This is one of those little 5x7 simple pieces that hope to make you smile.

It will be offered for sale soon.

Point of View...with a Twist.

New England Curiosity Shoppe

Quiet Contemplation Sakonnet Point, Late Winter

POV....Everyone has their own when it comes to speaking about art. What is good art? What is bad art? The experts are always willing to tell you their point of view.

"Bad Art" itself has a following. There is a site somewhere in this online universe that is dedicated to Bad Art. "Good Art" or, maybe even, art that does some good is another point of view and probably encompasses both. Art is in the eye of the beholder when it is something you want to live with everyday.


I have written in the past of what success is to me and how people measure their successes.


I paint to express my interests in my own way, to tell a story or share a memory and... I paint hoping to sell my work to those who enjoy it. The "twist" is the where-with-all to do it on my own terms. That is where I feel most successful. I can make a 100% donation from the sale if my own heart feels the urge to do it for a particular cause. There have been some great causes and great sales that I have not profitted from other than to know it was the right thing to do at the time. I listen to my heart.

Recently I offered a cocker spaniel painting inspired by Dolly the blind cocker for the Cocker Spaniel Rescue of New England. It didn't sell...twice! ... even though it was offered at 100% donation. But all is not lost! It will be framed and shipped to the rescue as part of their annual fund raiser sale. It still becomes a win. Those who attend the yearly event will be on the lookout for art to purchase and the proceeds will definately help a cocker with medical issues and medical bills in the care of that rescue.

I feel blessed to have an ability to communicate with art and that when sold the work makes others a beneficiary of my time and creativity. Even small steps complete long journeys.



Small pieces and studies that I paint to help animals are naturally the ones that sell the easiest.

The twist is that ALL my work has a % donated to help animals waiting for their forever home.



Currently I have 50 paintings available on my web site ( examples above) some are big oils in frames some are very little pieces on board or canvas. The prices vary. The subjects vary. The buyers find what they like. The animals benefit.

My point of view on success as an artist is one continual doing.

You paint your heart on a canvas and hope someone falls for your vision. Your vision supports the good work of rescuers. You feel humbled and happy. It keeps you moving forward.

In the Winner's Circle

( detail )

NEW OIL ON CANVAS!

INSIDE THE WINNER'S CIRCLE

8x10

The latest piece of art that will soon be listed to assist an

ART HELPING ANIMALS

supported rescue.

soon to be auctioned on Ebay.

Wishing on the Moon

COMING SOON!

this little 5x7 oil is on the easel along with several new pieces of still life.

visit carolchretien.com for all available work.

thanks for looking in!

If you could read my mind......

My web site www.carolchretien.com has new and older work available for sale ...over 45 paintings in a variety of sizes, subjects and price range, framed and unframed are listed there. Some are gallery paintings that were exhibited in juried shows and some have won awards for painting excellence.

Rescues caring for the ever increasing population of homeless pets are facing the same struggles with the economy as the rest of us. We will all be digging deeper this year with the cost of living rising every week. Buying art from ART HELPING ANIMALS artists is one way to be sure rescue gets a donation but... you can also directly help at your own local shelter!

As an artist, I am happy to help through art. My donations range from 20% to 100% with every sale and also include donations of art and prints of past work for charity auctions.

ART HELPING ANIMALS artists have donated over $ 50,000.00 to rescue in 2.5 yrs!

If you are planning to purchase animal art or other pieces of art and my work interests you...please feel confident that a homeless animal will also benefit from the sale.
Thanks for all the support in the past and I look forward to providing new pieces for rescue in the future as well.

NEW!

Just off the easel and newly available on Ebay.

Emmi, my studio cat companion, models for

TABBY'S PLACE

20% to the rescue.

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other new work is now on ebay!

and see all my listings while there

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Cat in sunlight daily painter CHRETIEN new TPCR oil - eBay (item 110272655807 end time Jul-27-08 15:45:31 PDT)

Beauty Spots

UPDATE: SOLD

latest painting on the easel

a

work in progress

coming soon to Ebay for rescue.

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Lizzie was the model for this new work.

stay tuned!

Hello Dolly - First Look on the easel!

Work In Progress

Dolly

for

Cocker Spaniel Rescue of New England

^^^

This rescue recently contacted artists that help animals with art for their annual October Fund Raiser...The Joey Fund.

The idea is to help special needs cockers with their expensive medical care...thereby getting them healthy and rehabbed and ready for a new forever home.

the web site

Cocker Spaniel Rescue of New England (CSRNE) - Home Page
explains it better than I can.

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DOLLY inspired the painting ...she is blind due to untreated diabetes and is awaiting surgery to remove cataracts.

She is only 5 or 6 yrs old.

This painting when done will be offered to help with 20% to the charity.

ON EBAY through Mission Fish.

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coming soon ...stay tuned!

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The painting for their October Fund Raiser of one of their adoptable dogs will be auctioned as a

100% donation.