http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Melanie-Light-1356 The latest quality free reprint articles from Melanie Light at SubmitYOURArticle.com Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:44:13 +0000 Over the years, I've learned a number of lessons about Halloween Dog Costume Design. I've learned the hard way. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Melanie-Light-1356/halloween-9827.php Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Animals played an important role in ancient Egypt, and they were given rights equal to that of mankind. Sacred animals and often pets were mummified in order to preserve them for the afterlife. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Melanie-Light-1356/Ancient-Egypt-9415.php Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000 David Hockney, William Wegman, and George Rodrigue have all used dogs as a focal point, which shows that dog art is a powerful medium of expression that not only captures the art world, but mainstream art lovers as well. Through the Pop movement of the 1960s and contemporary art circles worldwide, these artists have used their pets as heartfelt muses that captivate and bring wonder even to the most stringent of critics. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Melanie-Light-1356/dog-art-8821.php Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Leonardo da Vinci had a great love for animals, and included them in many of his paintings and sketches. He was known to be a vegetarian, and he equated the killing of animals with murder. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Melanie-Light-1356/leonardo-da-vinci-8596.php Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 C. M. Coolidge, known for his "poker playing dogs", was a brilliant man with innovative ideas and an entrepreneurial instinct about art. Coolidge created 16 paintings of dogs - seven that portrayed dogs playing pool. The other nine were dogs surrounding a poker table. After his success with painting dogs, a new idea provided him a profitable income. He started the invention of Comic Foregrounds. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Melanie-Light-1356/poker-dogs-8236.php Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Leonardo da Vinci had a passionate interest in animals, especially horses. One of Leonardo' s projects was the Sforza Horse. He made a great number of preparatory drawings, including notes on how to cast it, and it would weigh 80 tons once complete! http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Melanie-Light-1356/Sforza-Horse-8597.php Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 In 1954, Andy Warhol, a renowned cat lover, published a series of 25 cat portraits in book form. He named his book "25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy." In the 1970s, Warhol 's interest with cats faded and his interest in dogs rose. He did a large number of paintings and drawings of his own pets and those of others. In 1976 Warhol's dog and cat series was shown with great success in New York and in London. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Melanie-Light-1356/Andy-Warhol-8225.php Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000