Barney’s Garden

brown and white hound dog resting on a blanket with my hand holding up an ink drawing of him in the foreground

My mostly companion, my best dogfriend Barney passed away last autumn, of old age, which is the best we can hope for, but that only makes it a little easier to deal with afterwards. I am glad I could draw him almost every day- he loved to pose, i.e. sleep! and so I decided to create a memorial site to share all these years of sketches, and new artwork I’ve been making in his memory. (At first I wasn’t sure if I would try to draw him from memory, if it would feel too painful and alienating, but I’ve found that it’s the only time I can feel him returning to life here in the room with me, and I’m thankful for it) So without further ado, let’s spend some time in the Garden with him: barneysgarden.com