I am a self-taught artist residing in Tennessee with my husband, Ron, two fur children, Shotgun and Sweetpea and two sheep, Louie and Henri. While painting is my first passion, I also feel strongly about canine rescue. I help to support as many rescues with art donations as my time will allow.

We adopted Sweetpea, a senior, from Young Williams Animal Shelter late in August 2023. Our first experience with a Pitbull and won’t be our last! She might be quirkiest dog we have had. I have no idea what her life was like before, other than having a lot of puppies, but we intend to spoil her for what’s left of it!

Shotgun came from Another Chance for English Setters in 2019 at the age of 12.5 He is still here with us in 2024 at the age of 17!! He has to be the sweetest boy we have ever had. Our days are numbered but he is always full of surprises so we might just make it until 2025!

We adopted Louie and Henri in July of 2017. We specifically moved to another area in town just to have sheep, something I had always dreamed of! Of course we named them after French Kings but their true personalities are more like Thor and Loki!!

Willa was found in a Goodwill parking lot at the age of fourteen weeks and we ended up being her fourth (and last!) home. She was our most loving and empathetic dog and was quite the character as well! We called her our “bright light” and it was sadly extinguished due to nasal cancer in 2021 at the age of 13.

Annie “found” us in March of 2011. She was Heartworm positive and very needy. We treated the Heartworms and she slowly felt more secure and part of the family. We called her and Willa “the twins” because they learned so many things from each other that they acted alike. This is a rare photo of her smiling. We lost her in April 2023 to kidney disease.

Meet Bud a 10 year old Brittany! We adopted him in February 2016. He was a work in progress for a long time!! He came to us Heartworm positive and with horrible teeth. He finally got healthy and seemed 5 years younger! He was a joy getting to know and we were lucky to have 3 more years with him! He passed in 2019.

We adopted Tug in September of 2013. We lost Cookie in August of that year and I missed having an old dog to take care of. I really wasn’t looking for another dog yet but a photo of Tug showed up on Facebook and stole my heart. He was given up by ill owners at the age of 11 and had no where to go. Enter us! We had him transported from Florida and he became part of our family. He sadly passed away from lung cancer in January of 2016.

Cookie ruled the roost here for fifteen years. She was our only non-rescue dog and had been with us since twelve weeks old. She has certainly left a void in our household that can never be filled.

Sage was our first rescue dog. We adopted him in 1999 when he was seven. We had eight wonderful years with him and he was a true ambassador for the “rescue” breed. Champ came to us in 2009. He was dumped at the shelter at the age of twelve! We had three great years with him and we miss his big head and happy smile.

If you’ve never checked into canine rescue, please give it a try. There are so many things that can be done to help and you will be appreciated more than you’ll ever know!