“When we tell people our dog paints, they say ‘oh that’s nice,’ but many don’t grasp it… until we show them a video of Arbor with a paintbrush and soon their reaction changes.”
No, it isn’t a live birth. Well, actually it IS a live birth, but not the animal-kind. Using forced perspective, the artist, Stefan Pabst, creates an illusion that may even stump another dog.
Newman’s mom had seen other dogs, in online and television videos, using their paws to paint. She wanted to see if it would be possible to take things one step further.
For the first 30 days after the unveiling, $100 for every print sold will be donated to four voter-selected pet-related charities.