I am especially pleased to announce the addition of this information page and “Blog”. As some of you know, occasionally I have been sending out IngallsArt Newsletters but have found this to be extremely time consuming and expensive. This additional feature to my website will not only be a very economical substitute for the mailed Newsletter version but will also enable me to keep everyone more current with IngallsArt News, events, new artwork, etc.

I am excited to be once again participating in the America’s Family Pet Expo that begins Friday April 21 and concludes Sunday April 23 at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center, Costa Mesa, California. Look under Show and Event Information for show hours and my booth location. Also Visit www.PetExpoOC.com for more information about the animals, events, dog and cat shows and vendors.

You can find additional samples of my pet portraits as well as pet portraits of other artists on the Great and Small Gallery website. Click on Links, click on greatandsmallgallery.

For you Newfoundland dog lovers check the Show and Event Information category for a Newfoundland Dog Rescue being held May 13, 2006. I am offering a free pet portrait to the highest bidder to help the fundraiser.

Great Dane owners, lovers and breeders, thanks to our friends in Canada there is also information about a Great Dane Celebration being held in September sponsored by The Great Dane Club of Canada . I am donating an original 11” x 14” drawing of a Great Dane and her Pup called MothersLove.

3rd Annual Newf-Net fund-raiser for Newfoundland dog rescue: Long Grove, Iowa May 13, 2006.

Great Dane Club of Cananda : Vineland, Ontario Canada September 2006.

I support Friends of Cats Lakeside, California. For more information click on Links, Friends of Cats or email friendsofcats.org. Also, I support Friends of Orange County Homeless Pets in Santa, Ana, California. Their website is listed under Links.

                     

“Pet portrait of a Basset”: This original pencil drawing is currently still in my collection. A print was used by the Suncoast Basset Rescue, Inc. in Weirsdale, FL to help support their Basset rescue fund raiser in February of this year by auctioning off a free 8” x 10” pet portrait.

“Sebastian & Brandy”: This original pencil drawing was completed in December 2005 as a Christmas present from my client to her husband. He later said “Warren, I just love my Christmas gift from Donna. Your work is amazing". They later ordered greeting cards using reprints of the original on the front of the cards.

“Fisher”: This was another Christmas gift last year for a couple in Oregon. I got this email a couple of days after Christmas: “Mike just loved the portrait! He carefully wrapped the framed picture and we toted it to all of our holiday destinations so he could show everyone what I got him. It was his favorite gift by far.”