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By Dr. Vandra L. Huber, McVan® Scottish Terriers

Since the breed became distinct in the early 1800s, the Scottish Terrier has been a popular subject of artists. The artistic allure of the Scottish Terrier can be attributed to three factors, namely the physical appearance, the demeanor, and the mystic of the Scottish Terrier.

Here we have a dog that is geometric in shape – a juxtaposition of squares, rectangles, and triangles -- with comedic proportions. Consider the long rectangular head which tips out from the off-square body. Fringed in hair, the head appears as long –if not longer – than the dog is tall. We also have a short, stout body that is planted atop stubby, strong legs. A kilt of hair shrouds all with a carrot of a tail peeking out at the rear. Rectangular ears protrude atop the head, a triangle front and rear provides the balanced look with “as much out front as behind.”

The domains, in which the Scottish Terrier worked, lived and played provided fruitful ground in which to draw artistic inspiration. The Scottish Terrier was powerful enough to hunt and to kill vermin when on rounds with the Todhunter. Romping, playing and hunting in the stables, he could hold his own. As a member of Queen’s court, he was equally tenacious when claiming his spot atop a favorite pillow. But a Scot was also a beloved companion to aristocrats and peasants alike. He was and still is gentle enough to sense an owner’s moods, silly enough to sleep upside down and loving enough to kiss away tears.

A study in contrasts, rendering the Scottish Terrier presents a challenge to the artist. The multi-faceted nature of a Scot, is difficult to understand, let along capture in a two dimensional drawing. While many artists take up the challenge, few have done so successfully. The remainder of this article is devoted to the artists who have successfully seen into the soul of our beloved Scottish Terriers and captured their essence on paper or on canvas.

George Armfield (1808-1893)

Early art depicted Scottish Terriers doing what they were bred to do, namely working a quarry, killing a prey or playing in the barnyard and stables of Scotland and England. One of the earliest artists to capture terriers generally, and Scottish Terriers specifically was George Armfield Smith (going by George Armfield). Armfield was born in

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Wales into a family of artists. His father (William), brother (William), and cousin (Edwin) were all painters of note. Armfield’s talents as a painter were not originally noted. His father, in fact, apprenticed him to a maker of fish tackle. However, he persevered and eventually attracted the attention of several notable patrons who provided Armfield with enough financial security to pursue painting full time.

A prolific painter, Armfield’s paintings depicted terriers in small groups chasing bird, cats or mice or playing in barnyards. Armfield is known for telling a visual story with his work. In the picture shown here, we see a Scottish Terrier and a Dandi dinmont terrier stalking a small mouse. Here we have two adamant terriers in hot pursuit of a mouse. The mouse escapes his attackers – but just barely – as it dives into a hole by the upturned basket (far right).

Other works of Armfield depict terriers with dead prey (rabbits and birds) near a quarry holes or running along side other barnyard animals. His works are important because they show the inter-relatedness of the breeds. Scottish Terriers, Black and Tans, Cairns, and West Highland White Terriers frolic together. While each is distinct, the similarities are striking. A prolific artist, Armfield’s works are technically exacting. However, because he was so prolific, there is a sense of reputation to his work.

Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873)

Queen Victoria is noted for her love of animals and in particular dogs. While not a breeder, she owned numerous terrier breeds including Manchesters, Skye Terriers and Scottish Terriers. Queen Victoria’s dogs provided her with great solace and generally more comfort than the humans in her court. She insisted upon surrounding herself with visual reminders of her favorite pets painted by notable artists of the British School. A patron of many canine artists (Landseer, Charles Burton Barber, and Maud Earl), she can be credited with moving dog art in a new direction. Rather than depicting terriers and sporting dogs at work, Queen Victoria was especially fond of portraitures of her favored canine companions.ii

Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873) was one of the queen’s favorite artists. Considered a London sporting artist, Landseer was commissioned frequently to paint Queen Victoria’s dogs. Although a brilliant painter of animals, Landseer pandered to the Victorian taste for monkey pictures, comical dogs, and excessive sentiment. Depicted here is his famous Comic Dogs in which a Scottish Terrier (right) and a silky terrier are instilled with anthropomorphic characteristics (pipe and hats). Notice the lighter (tan) coloring on the chest,

paws, and beard of the Scottish Terrier. Traces of the old black and tan terrier were still evident when this was painted in the late 1800s.

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John Emms (1843-1912)

A noted sports and hunting enthusiast, John Emms (1843-1912) was another important portrait artist in the late 1800s. Emms style was much looser than that of other painters of the period. Emms’ palette was distinct, featuring a lot of rich browns and ochers with undertones of blue and gray. As the two pictures show, he utilized broad brush strokes which gave his portraits a distinct, loose feeling which matched his bohemian life style. Emms works are among the earliest in which the depicted Scottish Terrier resembles the breed as we see it today. Notice, however, that furnishings are much shorter, the tail swings out at two o’clock rather than high noon. Still, Em’s renditions of a Scottish Terrier show the broad front, off square back and parallel head planes as part of a blocky rectangular head. One might fault the dogs, hopping for more fill in the muzzle and straighter front legs (both are problems that persist today).

Maud Earl (1864-1943)

Maud Earl (1864-1943) was one of only a handful of female Victorian artists. She was the daughter and only child of George Earl, an artist famous for his paintings of the sporting pastimes. As a child she was more interested in music than in art but her father taught her the craft. Specializing in dog paintings, she exhibited her work at the Royal Academy from 1884 to 1901 as well as held one woman shows at London's Graves Gallery in 1897, 1902 and1903. Her work became highly sought after and her more illustrious clients included Queen Victoria and King Edward VII and for many

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members of the court and their relatives.

Meeting Victorian demand, Earl was most known for her dog portraits. In fact, she painted some of the mosfamous dogs of the blossoming British dog show circuit. She never painted from photographs. Rather she preferred to pose the canine subject on a sort of portable stool on castors which made it easy to move around them. In describing the task of painting she noted that “you can’t paint dogs unless you understand them…Yomust know if they are happy and comfortable, and if not why not. You must know how to quiet them.”iii In thpainting depicted here, the Scottish Terrier is pictured in a watchful repose -- looking back up the stairs. Perhthe Scot heard a sound, a stair squeak or his master moving about upstairs

Regarding conformation, there is little trace left of the old black and tan markings. There is, however, some brindling in the coat. In a later 1903 picture A Ruling from the Chair, Maud Earl depicts two wheaten ScottiTerriers “owned by Lady Angela Forbes playfully watching a kitty perched on a chair. This painting is in thecollection of the American Kennel Club and is one of the earliest known paintings of wheaten Scottish Terrierather than West Highland White Terriers.

Lillian Cheviot (1884-1934)

Particularly noted for paintings of a Scottish Terrier with either a West Highland White or Sealyham terrier, Lillian Cheviot was another late 19th/early 20th century artist. She is recorded as living in Thorpe, East Molesey, in Surrey, England, and later in Kensington. She studied at Frank Calderon’s School of Animal Painting, South Kensington, and Mrs Walter Donne’s Life School.

While not as popular as Emms and Earl, Cheviot specialized in the portrayal of dogs as well as horses.. Her style was unique in that the dogs were often large in the composition

and their expressions were usually exaggerated to such an extent that the dogs appear to stare directly at the viewer (Note the light brown piercing eyes of the Scot). In contrast, the backgrounds of her paintings were effused with soft, pastel colors spread out by flowing brush strokes.

Like Fanny Moody Cheviot used dogs in World War I, patriotic art. The coloured lithograph “Wake Up England”, depicted bulldog asleep by a Union Jack. Another patriotic work published in 1915 by the sporting picture dealers, Arthur Ackerman & Son, titled “Come Over Here”, depicting the English Bulldog, Scottish Terrier, and Irish Terrier, standing by the Dover cliffs. “Scots Tried and True” depicts three Scottish Terriers, and another such work of a Scottish Terrier and West Highland Terrier seated on the Union Jack continued the themeiv She prefer to paint small breeds so Scottish terriers, west highland white terriers and Sealyhams were favorite subjects.

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Cheviot’s paintings are frequently reprinted and can often be found on note cards, and other useable items. Notice the similarities as well as differences in Cheviot’s portrayals of the two breeds. The top skull of the Wes tie is somewhat broader, the head slightly shorter than those of its relative the Scottish Terrier. Notice the slight bit of white on the Scottie’s chest, something that is allowed even today.She left a marvelous legacy of works. The American Kennel Club owns works by the artist, including champion Sealyham Terriers. We are pleased to own one of her works of art depicted on the left. The question we ask are they cairns or are they Scottish terriers?

Cecil Aldin (1870-1935)

Cecil Aldin (1870-1935) was a well-known artist who worked in England around the turn of the 19th Century from about 1885 until the 1930's. He was very prolific, and his works were sold all around the world, particularly in the United States. Aldin liked to paint what he saw and what he experienced. He loved the sporting world and was a talented master of the hounds. His renderings of the hunt brought him to prominence as an artist. But, at home, his love was his

terriers and dachshunds.

Aldin is best known for his chromolithographs but he also worked in pen and pencil utilizing soft washes and watercolors to enhance his images. Trained as an editorial cartoonist, Aldin’s work is more modern and commercial in quality than other artists of the period. Additionally, Aldin's renown is based on his charming compositions, with bright coloring and top-flight production. The playful scene shown here depicts his own dogs, Susan the Sealyham Terrier and Von Tirpitz the rough haired Dachshund, commonly known as Turps, along with his mother’s dog which was a Scottish Terrier. There is a delightful sense of humor in much of Aldin’s work. Aldin’s also was a frequent illustrator. His cartooning expertise served him well as the illustrator of Patrick Chalmers’ children’s book “Lost, Stolen or Strayed."

Reuben Ward Binks 1880-1950

Reuben Ward Binks , Lancashire, England showed promise in oil painting by the age of seven and began painting collies and retrievers in his teens. The royal relationship developed as he was commissioned to paint the famous terrier Caesar for King Edward VII, his Cairn terriers “Cora”, “John”, and “Hamish”, Labrador, “Glen”, for the Duke of York, (later King George VI), terrier, “Kris”, for the Duke of Gloucester, German Shepherds

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for the Duke of Kent, and some of the favorite dogs of Queen Alexandra and the pets of Princess Victoria. Ward Binks was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the Manchester Art School. Painting was at first a spare time hobby. He joined his father in the family business, but his enthusiasm, discouraged by his parents was in painting. On his first visit to America he worked for Mr. and Mrs. S Hallock du Pont of Delaware, owners of the famous Squirrel Run Kennels. During Bink’s 1931 visit to America, Mrs. Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, of Giralda Farm fame, was to become another great patron, commissioning over 200 portraits. Some of his paintings of the Giralda dogs were published as aquatints. In December of 1931 he held his only American exhibition at the Harlow and Macdonald Galleries, displaying over 80 works.

Vernon Stokes

Other notable artists of the late 1800s included Vernon Stokes who portrin this lovely watercolor. Notice the detail in which the dog is portrayedScottish Terrier looked a great deal like today’s Scots with a rectangular tail, and relative short back and off square body. Unfortunately, little is

Fanny Moody (1861-1948)

An under rated artist of the same period was Fanny Moody (1861-1948). She utilized many different mediums in her work. Pastels and watercolors were favorites. Shown here is portrait of a Scotty and a Wire Fox Terrier. Her works have recently been featured at the popular Dogs in Art auction held in conjunction with the Westminster Dog Show at the William Doyle Gallery. Notice the modern grooming on the show ready Scottish Terrier depicted here.

Marguerite Kirmse (1885-1954)

One of the best known artists of Scottish Terriers was English-born Marguerite Kirmse. Best known for her etching, Kirmse was a versatile and dedicated artist who worked in pencil, pastel and oil. She also produced a series of bronzes (only 30 out of each mold) which are now extremely rare. A native of Bournemouth, England, Kirmse completed her education in London where she studied art and music. She was an accomplished musician and she used this talent to support herself by playing the harp. However, she soon realized that her

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true passion lay in drawing and she set aside the harp and picked up the pencil instead.

Kirmse's love of animals led her to the London Zoo and she spent many hours there to practice drawing anatomy. Eventually, the London Zoo was replaced by the Bronx Zoo as she made her home in New York. Kirmse became a superb draftsperson and her animal portraits are imbued with elegance. It was a natural evolution for her to apply this creative talent toward a career as a canine artist. Kirmse’s first etching was executed in 1921 and she typically produced two collections of prints each year, namely a spring and fall series of five or six images. Kirmse also illustrated many books including Rudyard Kipling’s Collected Dog Stories and Dorothy L’Hommideua’s MacGregor. Drawings from these books are often available through on-line auctions.

Kirmse’s interest in the Scottish Terriers began in the early 1920s. She co-owned Tobermory Kennels with animal artist Edwin Megaree. Later she married George Cole who was also active in the breed, having served as President of the Scottish Terrier Club of America in the early years. The print shown here has been hand printed in color from the original plates. The printer applies the different colored inks to the plate, following the original patterns and directions as given by the artist himself. Eberhardt’s original copper etching plates still exist and so it is possible to get a modern print. The signature of the artist obviously makes earlier prints more valuable. Inspiration for her etchings and drawing, The American Magazine of 1929, quotes her as saying,

“Sometimes I will be working in the garden and one of my puppies will assume an amusing position. Or I may wake.”

Although she produced a limited number of bronzes, etchings were Kirmse’s forte. Records indicate she executed more than 80 different titles, the majority of which were Scottish terriers but many were of other dog breeds. While it is common practice today for an artist to sign as well as number etchings, none of Kirmse’s works are numbered. They are signed, however, if they are originals.

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Franz Livemont (19th/20th Century)

Not a well known canine artist, Franz Levemont was born in Belgian in the late 19th century. The picture shown here is entitled Best Friends, Two Scotties and was painted in 1922. Of particular note are the rough and tumble look about these two Scottish lads. Notice the lack of furnishings. And yet breed type still endures with the pointed ears, piercing eyes and long head. Clearly these two Scots were not pampered indoor canine companions but more of the working variety

Marion Rodges Hamilton Harvey (1886-1971)

Of Scottish descent, this Scottish based animal artist specialized in pastel studies exhibited six dog pictures at the Royal Scottish Academy exhibitions between 19exhibitions at McClures Gallery in Glasgow and was well known for her paintingrendition of the Scottish Terrier in detailed pastel. Notice the keen expression andset.

Diana Thorne (1895- present)

An artist who works gained prominence during World War I was Canadian born Diana Thorne (1895 - ). Born in Winnipeg, Canada, Thorne voyaged to Europe at a young age to study art in Munich and Berlin. The outbreak of World War I caught her off guard and she was briefly detained in Germany before escaping to England. There she supported herself as a reporter, librarian and writer. In 1917 she came to the United States where her artistic talents were immediately recognized. From here her career as a canine artist took off and her images of dogs and other animals became prized additions to print collections around the country. Thorne was also very much in demand as an animal portrait painter and she received commissions to paint some of the most famous dogs in America.

Thorne's love of dogs and animals is clearly evident in her etchings. The art of etching upon a plate from which images could then be subsequently printed is a linear art and quite difficult, allowing no mistakes, erasures or paint over. While not as prolific or well known as Kirmse, Thorne had a unique ability to capture the essence of "man's best friend" in clever portraitures. Pictured here is one of her most famous etching entitled “Junior League Committee.”

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Morgan Dennis (1892-1960)

American artist Morgan Dennis (1892-1960) was born Burt Morgan in Boston, Massachusetts in the 1890's. He studied art with W.H.W. Bicknell and early in his career established himself as a dog artist. Dennis' ability to capture the expressions and capers of his canine companions kept him in constant demand as an illustrator for magazines and periodicals. He also illustrated numerous children books featuring Scottish Terriers having various mishaps. These included Maida Huneker’s 1930s classics Jock, The Scot and Jock and Jill, The Tails of Two Scotties and James and Martha Tippett’s 1938 children’s book Sniff. Given his training and experience in commercial art,

Dennis’ art has a slicker, more commercial quality about them than those of his contemporaries His greatest success, however, came in the 1940's when he is credited with the creation of the "Black and White Scotties", an advertisement used for many years by the Black and White Scotch Whiskey Company. As a lover of animals, James Buchanan selected dogs as the trademark for Black and White Scotch Whisky. Older advertisements show a variety of breeds of dogs. However, a Scottish Terrier and West Highland White terrier eventually replaced other dogs in advertisements. Dennis drew the dogs Blackie and Whitey, who had many adventures in the BLACK & WHITE advertisements.

Lucy Dawson (aka Mac)

British born Lucy Dawson (who also worked under the name of 'Mac') was famous primarily for her portrait work and etching, but she also was one of the most talented and, until recently, under-rated dog artists of the early twentieth century. Lucy Dawson worked in pencil, pen, ink and oil, but was mainly known for her fetching work in pastels. Dawson lived in Bristol until about 1930, and then moved to London after the death of her husband. In the late. 1930s, she moved again to Hertfordshire, where she stayed until she died just before her 80th birthday.

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Noted for her ability to depict all breeds, Dawson produced a wide array of drawings which featured Scottish Terrier. The Scottish Terrier is featured in her 1936 book “Dogs as I See Them” and her 1939 book “Lucy Dawson’s Dog Book.” Her pastel portraits are simple, focusing upon the dog either seated or lying down. There is little clutter in the background which keeps the focus upon her canine subjects. While her work paintings are reminiscence of Lillian Cheviot, they differ in that Dawson’s dogs are drawn in true to life rather than exaggerated proportions.

Gil Elvgren (1914-1980)

Like his predecessor Morgan Dennis, Gil Elvgren was trained as classical artist at the Minneapolis Art Institute. Early in his career, he turned to commercial art, working first at Chicago’s prestigious ad agency, Stevens and Gross. In 1937, he began painting his famous calendar girls forLouis F. Dow, one of America's leadinpublishing companies. At the height of his popularity, Elvgren was wooed away by Brown and Bigelow

1944. The agency contracted with him to produced 20 paintings a year, at a then-staggering pricof $1,000 each. According to the contract, he would turn out twenty calendar girls each

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Henry Crowther (1905 to present)

Elvgren was obsessed with youth and freshness, feeling the perfect model had the face of a 15 year-old on the body of a 20 year-old. Elvgren’s models were not femme fatales. Rather they the freshness and naiveté of the girl next door. The risqué ness that so draws the viewer in irevealed in that fleeting instant when the young girl is caught unaware in an embarrassing situation. It may be gust of wind, a suitcase that bursts open, or a skirt caught in an elevator door or entangled with dog leashes. The elements conspire against her to produce a revealing momenin time. Noting the playful, independent nature of the Scottish Terrier

Henry Crowther is a 21st century artist who prefers to do portraits in namodern day Scottish Terrier scouting the landscape. What is particularldog is to modern day type. Parallel head planes, short cobby body. TailCrowther’s work is typically anatomically correct but lacks visual actioplayfulness and spirit of dogs. His work is important because it helps uScottish terrier.

CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS

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Marion Needham Krupp

Among contemporary artists, there are several of note. Marion Needham Krupp specializes in breed portraits and uses varied mediums including watercolor, pencil, pen and ink and is proficient in the art of etching. Regardless if the medium, Krupp has an innate ability to capture the distinctive soul of her subjects – particularly Scottish Terriers. Camera in hand, Krupp is a regular feature at Northeast dog shows and events. A Scottie owner herself, she has won numerous prizes at the Art Show at the Dog Show and the Dog Fanciers’ club annual show in New York City and the Animal Imagery show at St. Hubert’s. Regarding her work, she notes, “Before I start to do a painting, drawing or etching of dogs, I like be able to meet them, preferably, in their own surroundings. Since every dog is an individual, this helps me in my attempt to capture their personality and character on paper or canvas.”vi

Krupp is noted for the sensitivity and detail in her work Her watercolor portraits give great attention to depicting the sensitive personality of her subjects. Her paintings are realistic and yet warm, truly capturing the unique personality of her subject. . Favorite series include her Fala series which includes four renditions of President Roosevelt’s constant companion, Fala. A personal favorite features a windblown Fala riding in a roadster with Roosevelt. She has also done a series of patriotic dogs following 9-11. In Kith and Kim depicted above, Krupp depicts many of the great Scottish Terriers in breed history including Ch.Tiree, the first American champion who earned his title in 1998 (top third from left), Ch. Tickle ‘em Jock, the first Westminster winner in 1911 (middle right), Ch. Carnation Golden Girl, first all breed BIS wheaten (bottom left), Ch. Carmichael’s Fanfare, BIS Westminster, 1965 (bottom middle) and Ch. Gaywyn Likely Lad, 1973 (bottom right). One can trace the progression of the breed in Krupp’s historical true rendering.

Darle Heck

Canadian Darle Heck has spent her life in dog world, breeding, exhibiting, and showing Scottish Terrier. She discovered her passion for art late in life. Looking for low cost Christmas gifts for friends, Heck began drawing in December, 1999. Her first picture depicted a Scottish Terrier puppy playfully pulling the hair of a bearded collie which she drew and presented as a Christmas gift to the author of this article. Over the past four years, Heck’s work as become more refined in craftsmanship as well as diverse in subject matter. Heck’s work has won awards in the Dog in Art Show in Spokane, Washington. She has produced a portfolio of art

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work for the Canadian Scottish Terrier’s national specialty as well as for numerous other breed specialties. She also illustrated the Canadian breed standard.

Specializing in pencil sketches, Heck is noted for fine draftsmanship and attention to detail. Her renderings have an almost pointillism accuracy. The eyes of her portrait subjects are alive with mischief. Many of her portraits feature a Scottish terrier keeping a watchful glance over various critters (a squirrel, grasshoppers, a mouse). Among her most popular portraits is “Begging” which features the Westminster Best in Show winner Ch. Gaelforce Postscript. For the past three years, she has published a limited edition Christmas print and card featuring Scottish Terrier puppies in numerous playful poises. Once the set of cards is depleted, it is never produced again. Shown here is the first in the series entitled “Santa Scot”.

Kate Maynard

Another contemporary artist is Kate Maynard. A graduate of The Art Academy of Cincinnati, Maynard received a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Northern Kentucky University and a MFA in Printmaking from the University of Cincinnati in 1978. During her early years as an artist, she exhibited widely in the Midwest and was part of a PBS documentary, "Small Rooms." Maynard "retired" from the art world in 1980, choosing to spend the next decade as a machinist in the Norfolk, Virginia, shipyards. After moving to the Blue Ridge Mountain area of Northern Virginia, Maynard emerged from artistic retirement to pursue her lifelong interest in Scotties. Her current model, Kirmse, named for artist Marguerite Kirmse.

Maynard is noted for her lithographs of Scottish Terriers. They are detail oriented and exacting. However, more recent works have shown off the artist’s diverse talents in varied mediums (Oil, pastels, watercolors, airbrush, and mixed medias ) and themes. Primary bliss shows a reclined Scottish terrier sprawled atop a geometric backdrop of orange. A favorite of this author is the colored pencil work of a wheaten Scottie “Guarding the Toybox.” One of her most recent works is the oil painting Lady of the Loch. Shown below, it is noteworthy for the interest brush strokes and muted colorations.

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Laura Hills

Laura Hills is one of the most promising contemporary artists of Scottish terriers in the United States. We proudly the original of her Bonnie Hill Rover which pictures a dozen Scottish Terriers romping through the hills, chasing squirrels and looking of rodents in dens. It is the detail in her work that makes you come back again and again to take another peak at the work. She has also done paintings of single Scottish Terriers. Scotties Collectibles features her paintings and prints of her impressionist paintings.

Barbara Hands

Barbara Hands is primarily a breeder and judge of West Highland you love of dogs has allowed her to paint many breeds including oShe studied at the Preston Harris College of Art and the Manchestsigns all her work with the “nom-de-plume” of “Boz”, which is deof Boswell.

We love the realistic action in this picture as well as the lovely irismedium initially was oil on canvas, but more recently she has devwatercolor, fine enamel and jewelry work. The demand for Barbathe production of some of her paintings as Fine Art Prints and Lim

Constance Colema

An illustrator and painter, Constance Coleman makes beautiful greeting cards and detailed realistic works of art.. She uses giclee on her prints. I am personally impressed by the realistic settings in which her terriers (Scottish terriers, West Highland White and Cairns are depicted living the good life in their natural settings at home. By juxtaposing her subjects in their favorite spots or perhaps on a couch, an Oriental rug, or even in the back of a pickup truck, she creates the lifestyle compositions that are treasured by her clients.

Constance Depler Coleman studied at the California School of Fine Arts and at the University of Southern California. She has had special exhibitions in New York, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Toronto and Palm Beach,

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among other places. She has been the subject of many feature articles in over two dozen newspapers and magazines, ranging from the Los Angeles Times to the AKC Dog Museum News. She has also been featured on TV programs such as Disney Cable Epcot Magazine and the Mac & Mutley Show. Other contemporary artists of note are English artist Lynn Patterson, Mary Beacon who is noted for her paintings of all terriers but specifically fox terriers, and Kathy Waltermire. While there styles vary considerable, each artist has been able to capture unique aspects of the Scottish Terrier. Waltermire, for example, has a series of pastels which portray wheaten Scottish Terriers in simple scenes (carrying a stick, sitting atop a grooming table). Skilled in the medium of pastel, Waltermire’s work capture today’s Scottish Terrier. That is to say, the dogs have relative short backs, clean rectangular heads, tails up appearance.

i This articles was first published in the Scottish Terrier Club of America’s publication The Bagpiper, Issue No. 3, 2003 and updated in May, 2007 with some additional artists added. ii William Secord, 2000. Dog Painting: The European Breeds, Antique Collector’s Club Ltd.: Suffolk, pp 45-47. iiiWilliam Secord, 2001. A Breed Apart. Antique Collectors’ Club, Ltd.: Suffolk. p192 iv This information was extracted from Hamshere galleries website. http://www.hamsheregallery.co.uk. v Excerpted from the archives of AskArt.com vi Quote taken from the website of Marion Needham Krupp http://www.cyberscots.com/krupp/marion.htm