Jassie, The Last Poster (for now!)

Wew! Thirty one days; thirty one posters/postings; one month. A tough assignment for this introvert whose comfort zone tends much more towards the interior monologue. Time to get back to my drawing. The commissions are stacking up. I'll share my first PenPets portrait of 2012 tomorrow.

Snook, Sunny, and Smudge

Winchester

Gregory

Spike

Spencer

Cali and Earl

Washington Post reviews All My Dogs

Today Yvonne Zipp of The Washington Post reviewed All My Dogs, along with three other books about dogs, in "Four Books About Canine Friends." Here's what she had to say about All My Dogs:

Pushcart Press founder Bill Henderson had the sound idea of chronicling his life through the dogs who shared it, and All My Dogs (Godine, $19.95) handily wins Best in Show. From Trixie, who taught him “to play without ceasing,” to tragic Ellen and Rocky, Henderson honors each one. Sophie, an adopted Labrador, saved his second marriage and watched his daughter grow up. “Opie was a rescue beagle — rescuing not him but rather his elderly owners.” Patient Lulu helped Henderson when he had cancer diagnosed. Accompanied by lovely drawings by Leslie Moore, memoirs like this don’t happen along very often.

Click here to read the whole review.

Jibe at the Helm

Moose

Sabin

Ruger

Kinsey

Mittens, A.K.A. Mitty

Oliver

Lexi

Kato

Cuzco

Kaly

Charlie Brown

Shingles

Lulu

For those of you who have read "All My Dogs," this is Lulu, Bill's favorite.

Cinders

Arrow

Dante

Earl

Jackie

Gilmore

Missy

Happy

PenPets Poster Art

Happy New Year!

2011 Round Up

It was a good year for PenPets. I drew 40 portraits: 46 dogs, 9 cats, and one person (My submission to the New Yorker contest -- Eustace Tilley with a Dragon Tattoo -- did not win). Of the 40 portraits, 27 were in color. It seems to be catching on. 

Last PenPets for 2011

Lenny

Schnauzer/Border Terrier mix

 Faith and Belle

Irish Setters

Missy 

West Highland White Terrier

Missy, Saleem, Reilly

Shih Tzu mix, Tiger-Stripe, Golden Retriever

Poppy

Japanese Chin

Ruby