Vern Scharf Paintings from Santa Cruz, California

What do dogs dream about while snoring away in their snort fort? No one will ever know, but in this fine Bulldog’s dream, he’s hot-wired a 1970 Cadillac convertible and is heading for the beach with his board and blow-up beach ball for a day of fun in the sun. Driving is pretty easy with this car, it does everything but mix the Margaritas. This moment in doggy leisure was captured with the finest French acrylics over a stretched gallery wrap canvas by Santa Cruz artguy Vern Scharf, and coated layer upon layer with glossy varnish, making it bulldog-resistant and protecting this day at the beach for at least 700 dog years.

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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