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Live from Kathmandu: Final Danger Dogs!!!

Laz is obviously a good AND handsome dog.   Here are 2 of his finals by Baba and Dilip Niroj.   Still one more choice to come.  

Here we have the Tibetan Terriers Hugo and Minnie by Hari Timesina and Sufraj Khadka.  I was very surprised to see how Sufraj handled the double dog portrait, almost like a film strip.   I like it.   It is especially diminutive compared to Hari's larger than life take on these cute dogs.   One more to come!

Sam and Pearl, a happy pair of Pitt Bulls, make their debut on the Danger Dog Blog in their portrait by Dilip Niroj.   Again, I find it interesting how the artists will take two photos of very different sizes and figure out how to make it work through perspective.   'Denger Dogs' indeed.

Daisy Blue and Bebe make a fine couple in this final portrait by Baba.   Daisy Blue is a Peruvian mix breed dog and Bebe is a Fox Terrier.

The next choice of Daisy Blue and Bebe is by Dilip Niroj.   I think this one is going to be a hard choice.   Again one more to come.

Dilip's take on the intent K-Lev Canaan Dog.  

Baba's portrait of K-Lev.   By the way, Baba has a new assistant who seems to have gone wild with the Baba Art stamp (lower left corner).   They will disappear, I promise.

Aubert the French Bulldog by Baba.

Aubert the French Bulldog and Enzo the Italian Greyhound by Sufraj Khadka.

When I picked up at Sufraj Khadka's this is the lovely hodgepodge I was greeted with.  Minnie and Hugo covort with the odd couple of Rocco the Cat enscounced in pink feathers and Coco the Bunny on her pink couch while Aubert looks on.  

Tune in tomorrow for the latest!

If you are lucky enough to be in Los Angeles before the end of December, you can see 60 Nepal Art Dogs at The Loft at Liz's Gallery at 435 S. La Brea LA  90036.   Part of an exhibit titled "Fair Trade", a total of 28 artists are represented in the exhibit so you can get an idea of their varying styles.

Also, at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, stop by the Gallery of Functional Art and see some Dogs!  

New Stone Age on West Third in Los Angeles also has a good selection.  

Or you could order your own pet......

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Time is running short!!!

Your pet can be immortalized on metal by struggling Nepali signboard artists whose hand-painted work is being replaced by digital graphics.   Find out how below.

Please check out the Nepal Dog YouTube Channel:   http://www.youtube.com/user/NepalDog

You will be happy you did!

 

Now is the time to order:   Be ahead of the Pack!   Orders now being accepted for November 2011 trip.   All signs will be ready with plenty of time to mail for the holidays.

 

HOW TO ORDER

1.   Please send me a medium to high resolution photo of your pet.   I will give it to three different artists, giving you a choice of 3 paintings and three people will get work.   Each painting is about one square foot and is on metal with synthetic enamel paint.   These can be hung indoors or out, be framed or unframed.

2.   Let me know what you would like it to say.

That's it !

Satisfaction is guaranteed as I accept no money up front.   If you do not like one of the three, you pay nothing, and the 3 artists are paid in full in any case.   Let me know what you want it to say and that's it!

Send your photo to ampage1@gmail.com or find out more at www.NepalDog.com.

Let's keep these artists painting.

American Dogs = Nepali Jobs.

Hello from Dogmandu!

 

 

Live from Kathmandu:

I got an opportunity to pass by Megh Raj's studio yesterday and he has started his work.   This is Giggles the black and white cat as a work in progress.

Here are early sketches of Karma the Shitzu and Sam and Wilbur, a pair of golden labradors.   It's a start !!

I dropped by to see Dilip, his wife, and Dipendra - Dilip's assistant (in background).   Their daughter was at school, so missed her.

Dilip told me that he has a Pug, a German Shepherd and a Doberman.   I'm going to encourage him to paint one of his dogs for a Beware of Dog sign.

There's a new Animal Clinic around the corner from Dilip's with a lovely sign.   Wonder who painted this sweet dog image?  

Hari Timesina is happy to be given his Danger Dog orders.   One of my most fanciful painters, I can't wait to see what he will come up with this trip.

Meanwhile, around the Boudha Stupa this morning,  I was delighted to see the aged Tibetan lady again giving bread and food to the street dogs of Boudha.   Every morning and evening this dimunative lady doles out treats to the dogs.  

It has turned cold in the last few days, and everyone is bundled up for the early morning chill.

My old friends Tyson and Bison frolic on the high road.   I am always happy to see my old dog friends here in Kathmandu.

Just so you don't think I'm starving over here, here is a beautiful and delicious example of a home-cooked meal from a friend.   The Thai flavored papaya salad with lime, dried shrimp and curry paste was a knockout.

After the dust and many, many micro buses endured yesterday going from artist to artist, I treated myself to my favorite Tandoori dish - Paneer Tika.   With marinated paneer (fresh cheese) skewered with tomatoes, green peppers and Nepal's especially tasty red onions, it was a definite delight.

If you are lucky enough to be in Los Angeles before the end of December, you can see 60 Nepal Art Dogs at The Loft at Liz's Gallery at 435 S. La Brea LA  90036.   Part of an exhibit titled "Fair Trade", a total of 28 artists are represented in the exhibit so you can get an idea of their varying styles.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Your pet can be immortalized on metal by struggling Nepali signboard artists whose hand-painted work is being replaced by digital graphics.   Find out how below.

Please check out the Nepal Dog YouTube Channel:   http://www.youtube.com/user/NepalDog

You will be happy you did!

 

Now is the time to order:   Be ahead of the Pack!   Orders now being accepted for October/November 2011 trip.   All signs will be ready with plenty of time to mail for the holidays.

 

HOW TO ORDER

1.   Please send me a medium to high resolution photo of your pet.   I will give it to three different artists, giving you a choice of 3 paintings and three people will get work.   Each painting is about one square foot and is on metal with synthetic enamel paint.   These can be hung indoors or out, be framed or unframed.

2.   Let me know what you would like it to say.

That's it !

Satisfaction is guaranteed as I accept no money up front.   If you do not like one of the three, you pay nothing, and the 3 artists are paid in full in any case.   Let me know what you want it to say and that's it!

Send your photo to ampage1@gmail.com or find out more at www.NepalDog.com.

Let's keep these artists painting.

American Dogs = Nepali Jobs.

Hello from Dogmandu!

 

 

 

 

Sagar's Studio and Final Danger Dogs

You can see that the finals of the Black Cat Pachiko are going to be a hard choice.   The yellow background portrait is by Megh Raj Thapa, the cat at the seashore is by Sagar, and the kitty on the sidewalk is by Sufraj Khadka.   All very different, but the best test is which looks the most like Pachiko.   That is usually the final arbiter in these things!

By the way, I like the final Beaware of Dog spelling by Megh Raj.   Megh Raj and his son Anup use a dictionary to translate the English to Nepali, but not the other way around!

George the handsome Briard is represented here by Megh Raj Thapa, Indra Lama and Baba (clockwise from top left).   One of the best things about the Danger Dog Art Project is that rarely does one see how different artists portray the same photo.  Styles from art brut to amazingly detailed portraits are all represented with this Fair Trade art project. I'd have a hard time choosing with George the Briard, too!

Abbey the Graceful Newfoundland  by Baba, Sagar and Megh Raj.   Who could choose?   By the way, this portrait was won in a silent auction benefiting a new opera company in Los Angeles: Crescent City.   I wrote about it earlier here:   Industry LA   You can also go to www.theindustryla.org.   The Danger Dogs believe in giving back.

Imagine my surprise when I came to visit Sagar's studio and found these portraits of Joie the Black Lab and Pachiko the Black Cat.   Sagar has a mischievous streak and it certainly came out in Joie's portrait!   Pachiko has found her spot by the sea.  By the way, that dog photo peeking out from behind Joie is of Flick, a Danger Dog ordered by the same person who ordered Pachiko.   Apparently Sagar likes Flick enough to put him on his bulletin board.  

Sagar teaches art for his main bread and butter income.   Here he is working on a traditional style portrait of a Newari couple. 

And one not so traditional.   He is also working on this photographic portrait of an obviously romantic young Nepali couple.  

Sagar's studio is filled with the sounds of a bleating goat and those ducks and chickens next door.

Alas, you will have to wait until next trip to order your very own Danger Dog portrait.   I leave in mid-October 2011 and will be back in plenty of time for holiday gifts.

HOW TO ORDER

To order, please send me a photo of your pet.   I will give it to three different artists, giving you a choice of paintings and three people will get work.   Each painting is about one square foot and is on metal with synthetic enamel paint.   These can be hung indoors or out, be framed or unframed.

Satisfaction is guaranteed as I accept no money up front.   If you do not like one of the three, you pay nothing, and the 3 artists are paid in full in any case.   Let me know what you want it to say and that's it!

Send your photo to ampage1@gmail.com or find out more at www.NepalDog.com.

Let's keep these artists painting.

ORDERS CLOSED FOR THIS TRIP ON JUNE 3, 2011.

American Dogs = Nepali Jobs.   Micro-finance through art patronage!

 

Goodbye from Dogmandu!

 

 

 

More from Artists in Nepal

Megh Raj Thapa is back in top form with his final portrait of the Black Cat Pachiko.

George the Briard, Abbey the Graceful Newfoundland look up to Pachiko while the cute puppy Scamper - a Norwich Terrier - peeks out from around the corner.  

Megh Raj's studio is just off a busy alleyway.   Note how nicely the ladies dress.   They love color and look good in it!

Sayuja is Sufraj Khadka's darling young daughter.   She is 6 years old and attends the Little Rose School.  

Went to an opening of an exhibit of Krishna Gopal Ranjit's art.   Ranjit is often called the 'Father of Commercial Art' here in Nepal.   Probably not coincidentally, he is also the father of Ashmina Ranjit, a fine artist in all senses of the word.   Held at the Fusion Studio at the Sagarmantha Bazaar on Mandala Street in Kathmandu's Thamel district, it was well attended.   The theme was Nature Rage and dealt with the environmental destruction happening in Nepal. That is the 80-year-old artist in green with his back to you.

Many mountains without their white caps of snow and tsunami images were included in this theme.

Then it was off for more art at the Lotus Gallery in Thamel.   Jim Aplington and his partner Santosh Gupta have walls of contemporary Tibetan Art and always have something interesting to see.   The painting on the stretcher low in the frame is by Tenzing Norbu Lama, a fantastic artist who was featured in the acclaimed film 'Caravan' (aka 'Himalaya') by Eric Valli.   Set in Dolpo, a far off (and far out) disctrict of Nepal, where Tenzing grew up, it should definitely be next on your NetFlix queue.

This painting is a particular favorite of mine as it includes Spider-Man.   That movie trilogy allows me to travel as I do and I truly appreciate Sam Raimi and his crew for letting me work on all 3 films.   If you need information on the art of Lotus Gallery, please go to their website at www.LotusGalleryNepal.com.  

Dan was out walking today and came across this lovely Nepali Rottweiler. 

This dog needs a better sign!   Like this one by Nara.   The Danger Dog portrait is of Moose, a particularly handsome Rotweiller.   It is still available at this time (June, 2011).

As you can see, this pre-printed beware of dog sign does not do that Nepali Rottweiler justice!

Alas, you will have to wait until next trip to order your very own Danger Dog portrait.   I leave in mid-October 2011 and will be back in plenty of time for holiday gifts.

HOW TO ORDER

To order, please send me a photo of your pet.   I will give it to three different artists, giving you a choice of paintings and three people will get work.   Each painting is about one square foot and is on metal with synthetic enamel paint.   These can be hung indoors or out, be framed or unframed.

Satisfaction is guaranteed as I accept no money up front.   If you do not like one of the three, you pay nothing, and the 3 artists are paid in full in any case.   Let me know what you want it to say and that's it!

Send your photo to ampage1@gmail.com or find out more at www.NepalDog.com.

Let's keep these artists painting.

ORDERS CLOSED FOR THIS TRIP ON JUNE 3, 2011.

American Dogs = Nepali Jobs.   Micro-finance through art patronage!

 

Hello from Dogmandu!

 

 

More from Megh Raj

I stopped by Megh Raj's studio last night and Joie the Black Lab is finished and Scamper the Norwich Terrier is a bit closer to completion.

 
George the Briard by Megh Raj is nearing completion, with Abbey the Newfoundland not far behind.   Joie the Black Lab peeks out from behind the two.

This adorable German Shepherd puppy couldn't help but catch my eye.    What a wiggler!   And those floppy ears.   He has personality plus.

HOW TO ORDER

To order, please send me a photo of your pet.   I will give it to three different artists, giving you a choice of paintings and three people will get work.   Each painting is about one square foot and is on metal with synthetic enamel paint.   These can be hung indoors or out, be framed or unframed.

Satisfaction is guaranteed as I accept no money up front.   If you do not like one of the three, you pay nothing, and the 3 artists are paid in full in any case.   Let me know what you want it to say and that's it!

Send your photo to ampage1@gmail.com or find out more at www.NepalDog.com.

Let's keep these artists painting.

ORDERS CLOSED FOR THIS TRIP ON JUNE 3, 2011.

American Dogs = Nepali Jobs.

 

Hello from Dogmandu!