Vern Scharf Paintings from Santa Cruz, California

We all have our dreams. Same goes for French Bulldogs. In Frenchy's Dream he's at a fine French restaurant, beautifully turned out in his own Tuxedo, with a perfectly formed bow tie and Carnation boutonnière. Comfy red leatherette upholstery, a lovely painting, a wedge of cheese, fresh-baked Milk-Bone® and a glass of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1989. The question on his ever-quizzical mind? "Will there be kibble with this?" Painted with fine French acrylics over a stretched gallery wrap canvas by local artguy Vern Scharf and coated with lick-resistant glossy varnish, assuring that this dream day will be remembered for the ages.

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Born in the artist colony of NoHo, back when it was just North Hollywood, my Mom gave me a John Gnagy Learn To Draw book and I was off and running, drawing snowy mailboxes, dogs, you name it. I flunked Spanish 1 three times because I was busy illustrating the boring textbook, which they would take away from me at the end of every semester. Then I went to Art Center College of Design where they made you draw everything (and sharpen your own pencils). After graduating, I got a job in a big ad agency coming up with, and drawing storyboards on how to sell cat food. A Walter Foster Learn To Draw Book taught me how to draw cats after I got the job (two ice cream cones on top of a baseball to start). I like working on smaller canvases because they take up less...

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Santa Cruz, CA 95062
United States