The acrylic painting to the right is entitled, "One Nation Under Dog" and is the work of a pop-artist, Nathan James.

He painted it after hearing so much news about animal abuse, particularly that of Michael Vick and his dog fighting exploits. The dog in the painting is that of a pit bull, which James meant to portray as a gentle, and sophisticated breed...

The painting, reminiscent of monastery icon artwork, depicts a saintly mutt deep in reflection, adorned with a glowing halo, sacred bone, and holy garb. ... I think we would all be much better off if more people possessed the same innocence and love that I often see in dogs.

Of course, there's the long standing joke that "God spelled backwards is dog", which James' title seems to play on.

But then again, if the evolutionary scale had wolves evolving into intelligent beings with "opposable dew claws", and monkeys simply remained as monkeys, then it's likely they would be keeping monkeys as pets, and wishing they were more like us.

I agree with him though, there is so much unconditional love being wasted these days. I mean, we've got people claiming to "humanely euthanize" in the name of Love.

Visit One Nation Under Dog online...
http://www.poparf.com/bp_nation_under_dog.html

Labels: Dog Paintings