"I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." - John Steinbeck

"I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world." -Samuel Johnson

"For these, among other reasons I have been moved to paint dogs and other commissioned pet portraits. I find the same concerns as painting people but the subjects are more appealing" - Wm Lombardo