CA Boom Show in New Venue This Year

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHO95yn_jgFQ2XJQoUD2z9CQ_WFmFDFKd4ne5kfuBlxYYpyCKBaRvswCVjZBfE7Cd2JHOpedeZ3mmFSq6NqMRJ-ErInbGUZ4P6_MpM7zt0NXPxgyuSWtrOnNMGDNOefMW5v3sW-Y2xqiY/s1600-h/caboom09b_thumb.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352034745772772242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHO95yn_jgFQ2XJQoUD2z9CQ_WFmFDFKd4ne5kfuBlxYYpyCKBaRvswCVjZBfE7Cd2JHOpedeZ3mmFSq6NqMRJ-ErInbGUZ4P6_MpM7zt0NXPxgyuSWtrOnNMGDNOefMW5v3sW-Y2xqiY/s400/caboom09b_thumb.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" /></a><br />CA Boom Design Show #6 - 2009<br /><br />The CA Boom Show (<a href="http://www.caboomshow.com/">www.caboomshow.com</a>) 2009 takes place Friday, June 26 through Sunday, June 28 in the former Robinsons flagship department store on the corner of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards in Beverly Hills, Calif.<br /><br />A mix of contemporary & modern design incubating companies and products making their debuts, the show draws both the design trade and design savvy consumer. CA Boom combines everything relating to modern design under one roof, includes shuttle tours to never-before seen, stunning architecture in the Los Angeles area.<br /><br />Exhibit Admission is $20 per day in advance or $25 at the door, which includes panel discussions. Sunday’s “The Homes of the Hollywood Hills” tour costs $75 and includes exhibit hall admission.<br /><br />A Stahl House Fundraising tour includes special twilight tours of the famous Stahl House (Case Study House #22), and takes place on Friday and Saturday from the exhibit hall for $65. Each ticket contributes to the historic home’s preservation.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpftsA8HMTr7gddtqsd3NXzQALdHK3eazwAmhpLI4XMh4bh-7tpIZBSaCvgUm-Sdm3fg5XGiGHBHnoci0_LbpFzijcv1d1zXFHmNg2dlFsFJftgwqqFWllH2gV_ePCap_C1hSOLVzcsYOV/s1600-h/js13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352043810115551458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpftsA8HMTr7gddtqsd3NXzQALdHK3eazwAmhpLI4XMh4bh-7tpIZBSaCvgUm-Sdm3fg5XGiGHBHnoci0_LbpFzijcv1d1zXFHmNg2dlFsFJftgwqqFWllH2gV_ePCap_C1hSOLVzcsYOV/s400/js13.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 507px;" /></a><br />above: Julius Shulman's famous photo of the Stahl house<br /><br />Sunday’s “Homes of Beverly Hills” tour costs $75 and includes exhibit hall admission. Special twilight tours of the famous Stahl House (Case Study House #22), and takes place on Friday and Saturday from the exhibit hall for $65, which includes a $25 contribution to the historic home’s preservation.<br /><br />The Stahl House by <span class="entryBodyText">Pierre Koenig</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Rkgvt84mh-kG9QGL-g3_iCZ_-XI9HuoPd6dd8YaMemVEzkBF_olbSp1gOldOPHHkfqUA1zs9PnYukke08khnN2Z8QklV9DUH43dvAVQ0XqyQHuqDWOebcnpBi4TYlrC8bEwzFq9lSOWZ/s1600-h/StahlHouse_0026.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352042374735010978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Rkgvt84mh-kG9QGL-g3_iCZ_-XI9HuoPd6dd8YaMemVEzkBF_olbSp1gOldOPHHkfqUA1zs9PnYukke08khnN2Z8QklV9DUH43dvAVQ0XqyQHuqDWOebcnpBi4TYlrC8bEwzFq9lSOWZ/s400/StahlHouse_0026.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh3Bt4O447pohgE6DjkuE5tgjdOx4tz9_1GsHTuG6snwM4UUQ4_uQ6KZWGoU2p-4MsOValr3j5yVkGSrn0wfjvssFG5GDHkPi2lhUE4oWVYqns0ACKYr4SF7LMiFF2ay9p385jNH-SQ3j/s1600-h/stahl+inside1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352043512124334290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh3Bt4O447pohgE6DjkuE5tgjdOx4tz9_1GsHTuG6snwM4UUQ4_uQ6KZWGoU2p-4MsOValr3j5yVkGSrn0wfjvssFG5GDHkPi2lhUE4oWVYqns0ACKYr4SF7LMiFF2ay9p385jNH-SQ3j/s400/stahl+inside1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" /></a><br /><br />Other homes on tour at CA Boom:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlnkGT1bY2H7GvbQAORRsMJlGoX-wuU5FKnqbKSC9GeT237KMZBLB6jQ5hwTXTD1AIEyoqKNOsRqw-Ras8PPOrdkoP138EmjsSVsYUUo99_RNItnYgZ6OkvSIOE4KoiR4wzx0Gq18u3xm/s1600-h/Picture+37.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352039538727708866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlnkGT1bY2H7GvbQAORRsMJlGoX-wuU5FKnqbKSC9GeT237KMZBLB6jQ5hwTXTD1AIEyoqKNOsRqw-Ras8PPOrdkoP138EmjsSVsYUUo99_RNItnYgZ6OkvSIOE4KoiR4wzx0Gq18u3xm/s400/Picture+37.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUZKcuRVAFrZKpjKH5hEeuwoFuZqML7OoDAQathGQ9YwOJf16ea8O9qKy3BgAYpZIYkqyE8E6k8HBOaw5x42GPuUQXAArRxtbWqeb_BKItDfNqWnOND1yFviJUDVbJ9QZwa9cQ5Yj2V0I/s1600-h/Picture+36.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352037057681745426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUZKcuRVAFrZKpjKH5hEeuwoFuZqML7OoDAQathGQ9YwOJf16ea8O9qKy3BgAYpZIYkqyE8E6k8HBOaw5x42GPuUQXAArRxtbWqeb_BKItDfNqWnOND1yFviJUDVbJ9QZwa9cQ5Yj2V0I/s400/Picture+36.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzE4J2t2LP0vgOOJ7GWCPfYcOUP8g9kt6jWeF2x-R8Q79rCBiNnkLjZZqSy4rAZb81tZ3Nlv4rBY6PLpzLXFggjZ0I9bJLMzddLx7IqLPdUkQyY8syiUUu_gK-m1xkyhP-m_s-qiEOv2V/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352037121529584354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzE4J2t2LP0vgOOJ7GWCPfYcOUP8g9kt6jWeF2x-R8Q79rCBiNnkLjZZqSy4rAZb81tZ3Nlv4rBY6PLpzLXFggjZ0I9bJLMzddLx7IqLPdUkQyY8syiUUu_gK-m1xkyhP-m_s-qiEOv2V/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 51px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Venue:</span> Former Robinsons Flagship Department Store - Beverly Hills, CA (9900 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />2009 Dates:</span> Friday June 26 to June 28<br /><br />The show has grown exponentially in its complexity and “hipness,” combining everything relating to modern design under one roof, including shuttle tours to never-before seen, stunning architecture in the Los Angeles area. This season’s impressive line-up will feature domestic and international designers, furniture and home manufacturers and architects.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who attends CA Boom?</span><br />* 58% Design Trade / 42% Design Savvy Consumers<br />* Architects, Interior Designers & Hospitality Designers<br />* Residential & Commercial Developers<br />* Contemporary Gift & Furnishing Retailers<br />* Lifestyle & Design Trade Media<br />* Entrepreneurs<br />* Savvy Design Consumers<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1myaDXiKK0oKt4fKCVJKauCTrVIhWEENj7gvd_inPTRHrqOYWSPvySkoFqYcUmlPyEOS2e7CGNNiFRGCnzYmbSIZLwpydjO7_Oky3sUE2zKeKq9Y1AdCiNq50JBVQiiBo-hnzgdXBWgtn/s1600-h/CAB6_logo_small_72.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352036153041721794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1myaDXiKK0oKt4fKCVJKauCTrVIhWEENj7gvd_inPTRHrqOYWSPvySkoFqYcUmlPyEOS2e7CGNNiFRGCnzYmbSIZLwpydjO7_Oky3sUE2zKeKq9Y1AdCiNq50JBVQiiBo-hnzgdXBWgtn/s400/CAB6_logo_small_72.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 139px;" /></a>

CA Boom Show in New Venue This Year

CA Boom Design Show #6 - 2009 The CA Boom Show ( www.caboomshow.com ) 2009 takes place Friday, June 26 through Sunday, June 28 in the former...

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Great artist + Great Subject = Karin Jurick's Show Opening Today

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRm3ktyzc17aDPCQb8NBVFfGFfDd6mdnoJnvMEiyaUh13u7vZdTgv5g3XE6h5vnnvsm9e0rWdYKcpnfxgzNst5H-Xi-cMwF6u-1r8Gis5RmBJP_ytFUmarMdbiPeukzg5cMNWMkVDQU1-b/s1600-h/patronsoftheavantgarde.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083133070375872754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRm3ktyzc17aDPCQb8NBVFfGFfDd6mdnoJnvMEiyaUh13u7vZdTgv5g3XE6h5vnnvsm9e0rWdYKcpnfxgzNst5H-Xi-cMwF6u-1r8Gis5RmBJP_ytFUmarMdbiPeukzg5cMNWMkVDQU1-b/s400/patronsoftheavantgarde.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 532px;" /></a><br /><i>Jurick's Patrons of the Avant-Garde (sold)</i><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />One of my absolute favorite artists, <a href="http://web.mac.com/kjurick/iWeb/ZemArt/Welcome.html">Karin Jurick,</a> has a show of one of my most favorite subjects; Dogs, opening today in Asheville, NC. In addition to her increasingly popular 'museum watchers' paintings, her paintings of dogs are getting scooped up before you can say "woof".<br /><br />Believe it or not, only ONE of the paintings from her Dogs Rule series is still available (see below) and the show hasn't even opened!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweLtdN1TvqB_xzH5QJH7zsW8RoeLe4kAi_U7V6AxWTv00ECV8WYoQcXkrt6G2vuGM7a4kKC3wsUxJOmBI6N7zEEadIQZP_HH3DS1XtqoDN1wzZ9WJNrHdTPzJ7hlnXJ6YtnJKG_dQel_5/s1600-h/dog8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083127452558649410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweLtdN1TvqB_xzH5QJH7zsW8RoeLe4kAi_U7V6AxWTv00ECV8WYoQcXkrt6G2vuGM7a4kKC3wsUxJOmBI6N7zEEadIQZP_HH3DS1XtqoDN1wzZ9WJNrHdTPzJ7hlnXJ6YtnJKG_dQel_5/s400/dog8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 522px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: 6" x 6" oil on masonite and framed in a black floater frame, A dog karin spotted in Decatur, Georgia.</i><br /><br />The rest are already sold (all are oil on masonite measuring 6"x 6" and framed in a black float frame). But, if you aren't one of the lucky purchasers, nor are you able to attend her show in North Carolina, enjoy them here:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gawHAxgxIr8g_gSBui2X5AScqj5CeQvVVXMGTyHWeciyki1L9T_kVEGSwq4LUSRa04EXtm0U2G8TxSd3AR0eV5d6ide70asy5_8VRDGuzo4XpfpxUyazgYAhqMk6T7JMFGUVfROeNlnu/s1600-h/dog1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083128255717533778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gawHAxgxIr8g_gSBui2X5AScqj5CeQvVVXMGTyHWeciyki1L9T_kVEGSwq4LUSRa04EXtm0U2G8TxSd3AR0eV5d6ide70asy5_8VRDGuzo4XpfpxUyazgYAhqMk6T7JMFGUVfROeNlnu/s400/dog1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 519px;" /></a><br /><i>"Chip"</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUiORdVneAdoaR-pa5OEaD9gruHxkioyY0Twf4OvcMWrAH3mbSAbcYd__-IukHYNDPPwwYdFFdMMb3PPwPX2kZUEJdwP94Q3P6o5ZKuRT7JgxgAVO9u-s0-2Ha4Ded22tN8qwkGLilqZt/s1600-h/dog2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083128522005506146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUiORdVneAdoaR-pa5OEaD9gruHxkioyY0Twf4OvcMWrAH3mbSAbcYd__-IukHYNDPPwwYdFFdMMb3PPwPX2kZUEJdwP94Q3P6o5ZKuRT7JgxgAVO9u-s0-2Ha4Ded22tN8qwkGLilqZt/s400/dog2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 521px;" /></a><br /><i> 2 dogs she spotted at the Decatur Arts festival</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNwmR0oCFD2TGNZK3YmmW3JQd4coVASqBNT2BZUCHMAsDKLPnV6h7NqlmerPtanyjlLibyXTYAljZPzGb8Zul7tW3Qwd667L-r09wMWXJv-lXEc5ryAD-B7mss3uqoqqv1-fMmnJrrBHf/s1600-h/dog3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083128848423020658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNwmR0oCFD2TGNZK3YmmW3JQd4coVASqBNT2BZUCHMAsDKLPnV6h7NqlmerPtanyjlLibyXTYAljZPzGb8Zul7tW3Qwd667L-r09wMWXJv-lXEc5ryAD-B7mss3uqoqqv1-fMmnJrrBHf/s400/dog3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 520px;" /></a><br /><i> A pair of basset hounds in Manhattan</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUsAd3wmyGJjtMgHvFEbfKeMKVCNkauH1w1V2Vcmyi2Ubx6-AqVdhOK6iZcxipiFOO2C5pfS0k7mRD-5mkMDgSdwwzkmBCP7KEOtymhYDKNfXJcZ38NItHTWKF7-RqF_IC3V5VBsrxsbj/s1600-h/dog4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083129174840535170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUsAd3wmyGJjtMgHvFEbfKeMKVCNkauH1w1V2Vcmyi2Ubx6-AqVdhOK6iZcxipiFOO2C5pfS0k7mRD-5mkMDgSdwwzkmBCP7KEOtymhYDKNfXJcZ38NItHTWKF7-RqF_IC3V5VBsrxsbj/s400/dog4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 518px;" /></a><br /><i> The late and great Dewey, her friend's dog</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAET6AE0V7oJUTdqwEhsfkP-iwJjP9GvS3aN9NsHMG8kqgHXSdUmdiDf_1r_P0ixjrk13xoIVjpKHBiomiLxg0TwD0-rO8F39OqYY5C44po2EzXITeJAezN9GO6yo4LKkJJVVcZPvnC_Dh/s1600-h/dog5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083129441128507538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAET6AE0V7oJUTdqwEhsfkP-iwJjP9GvS3aN9NsHMG8kqgHXSdUmdiDf_1r_P0ixjrk13xoIVjpKHBiomiLxg0TwD0-rO8F39OqYY5C44po2EzXITeJAezN9GO6yo4LKkJJVVcZPvnC_Dh/s400/dog5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 521px;" /></a><br /><i> A red Hound found in Piedmont Park, Atlanta</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-2gvNvqHblNzccwV3dV7O0w4ShgqkxcMMXftNX6TzEx5o-k2s2YPAbNRjAdLMh3wiYU0xIrZxOCVD_aGYbWhK_TMCeUxBJEOPe8zh7i296h-lm4MxpHkEJLDo7OcTSayoh3fXzPS-XaI/s1600-h/dog6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083129831970531490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-2gvNvqHblNzccwV3dV7O0w4ShgqkxcMMXftNX6TzEx5o-k2s2YPAbNRjAdLMh3wiYU0xIrZxOCVD_aGYbWhK_TMCeUxBJEOPe8zh7i296h-lm4MxpHkEJLDo7OcTSayoh3fXzPS-XaI/s400/dog6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 520px;" /></a><br /><i> A Yorkie on Michigan Avenue, Chicago</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZQphNKAUBZy9oEpkNrpOQNN5-UVBIMEGrdxTU3mZltV3HN1OUUTbSxEt6n8rMgajowaTuEv4uKFir_1_2zi3n1zNrBVkyUlctxVd-OiU-ymy44m1RgrFZFrEsYC-GgD5-q9l8P1k6j9o/s1600-h/dog7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083130209927653554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZQphNKAUBZy9oEpkNrpOQNN5-UVBIMEGrdxTU3mZltV3HN1OUUTbSxEt6n8rMgajowaTuEv4uKFir_1_2zi3n1zNrBVkyUlctxVd-OiU-ymy44m1RgrFZFrEsYC-GgD5-q9l8P1k6j9o/s400/dog7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 522px;" /></a><br /><i> Karin's own adorable Petey</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5PKsqiQxqXSoXBvN5DU3_7gdeLzjHo6NKramxs8O8jC-61y0QxpLXTkkGh0SrNRhoClT0KGB0y0t8akhBR0tGvsj2UyJKRY5eFD-0EA1JPys7qyzOmymZd6i6HmxFRNpmYeQKQWFibv4/s1600-h/dog9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083130403201181890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5PKsqiQxqXSoXBvN5DU3_7gdeLzjHo6NKramxs8O8jC-61y0QxpLXTkkGh0SrNRhoClT0KGB0y0t8akhBR0tGvsj2UyJKRY5eFD-0EA1JPys7qyzOmymZd6i6HmxFRNpmYeQKQWFibv4/s400/dog9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><i> ...and her happy dog, Jack</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8UoLnN82Q2izyzOti0w7FjK5wquYHgvTKKn9n1v8JHpN-0tyrGC5uIUEdSFV5lmsGN2tvNH1BaKt_y-dPsf_2rRx8OYx9Hy_uq7EHeHye57U3FduKblYoOWBLQ1t_RcqAFAFh4A67T2H/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083131056036210898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8UoLnN82Q2izyzOti0w7FjK5wquYHgvTKKn9n1v8JHpN-0tyrGC5uIUEdSFV5lmsGN2tvNH1BaKt_y-dPsf_2rRx8OYx9Hy_uq7EHeHye57U3FduKblYoOWBLQ1t_RcqAFAFh4A67T2H/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 260px;" /></a><br /><i> Above: 16 Patton Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina</i><br /><br /><b>where: <a href="http://www.16patton.com/">16 Patton Gallery</a><br />what: “The People I See”<br />When: July 5th - August 1st.<br /><br />Opening Reception will be Saturday, July 7th from 6-8 pm.</b><br /><br />In addition to being a talented painter, Karin is obviously a dog-lover. When I asked her if I could do a post on her Dogs Rule series and show, she replied humbly and added "i think i could paint dogs every single day and be happy."<br /><br />See her own 2 adorable pooches below:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFc7aSFxq2cxwQKWc4Gl9DQtRP2EcRWz1JjuoBfRRhEYElr-09gbc6RVAIqp4XCSMvt_nGUGgO8vWu1p_h2j2aK2ZQ4nrmqb-pe7MGz8ulyFmSYU8DIIuGhHAzXT9SiqEhS754N_SsRLIh/s1600-h/mycutedogs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083131455468169442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFc7aSFxq2cxwQKWc4Gl9DQtRP2EcRWz1JjuoBfRRhEYElr-09gbc6RVAIqp4XCSMvt_nGUGgO8vWu1p_h2j2aK2ZQ4nrmqb-pe7MGz8ulyFmSYU8DIIuGhHAzXT9SiqEhS754N_SsRLIh/s400/mycutedogs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 186px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: Karin's dogs; Petey and Jack</i><br /><br />For those of you who don't read this blog regularly I was the fortunate recipient of one of Karin's dog paintings in honor of my late companion, Abbey (see below).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexJe12JhtA52N8vaU6GEuqll98108dc3M3thesG2Ad70-uVw5h5RoAo5HwNX5lXHj_mMJ2WOphL7xmKioXbVPI7bBr_UVprJZAnkTB_68EfUSc1Z8L0ilBGrMWhMePV_L7x3O8-mL25uW/s1600-h/abbeyby+karin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083135587226708226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexJe12JhtA52N8vaU6GEuqll98108dc3M3thesG2Ad70-uVw5h5RoAo5HwNX5lXHj_mMJ2WOphL7xmKioXbVPI7bBr_UVprJZAnkTB_68EfUSc1Z8L0ilBGrMWhMePV_L7x3O8-mL25uW/s400/abbeyby+karin.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 529px;" /></a><br /><i> above: Karin's tribute painting of my late doggy, Abbey</i><br /><br />I have been collecting Karin's work for years now and have a fondness for her heart as well as her art.<br /><br />The show does not only have her dog paintings but also includes several other wonderful pieces. Go see it if you're anywhere near North Carolina this month. You won't be sorry.<br /><br /><a href="http://web.mac.com/kjurick/iWeb/ZemArt/16pattonjulyshow.html">Get a sneak peek of her upcoming show by clicking here.</a><br><br>

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