Experience The Canine Creations of “Dog Artist” Skip Hartzell

Port St. Lucie-based artist Skip Hartzell is known locally as “the dog artist”. He is a longtime supporter of no-kill animal rescues and donates proceeds from the sale of his artworks to animal-rescue, no kill shelters. The artworks he creates are inspired from morning walks accompanied by a furry friend, figments of his artistic imagination and creative vision. Hartzell creates directly from his emotions and instincts, his work is inspired by dogs of all shapes, sizes and varieties.

Skip Hartzell in his art studio

Skip Hartzell’s art studio is crawling with canine-based works. Whether he’s painting or sculpting, Hartzell’s dogs have a wonderful quality of friendliness about them, and it’s hard to keep yourself from reaching out to touch. And that’s perfectly okay with Hartzell. He’s never been one to place a rope around his artwork.

‘Dogs of the Apocalypse’, Oil and Flashe on Canvas, 48 x 48 Inches

“The texture is so important because the tactile experience of sculpture is so primal for me,” he says. “You grab with your hands and just start to mush things together and get your fingers on the materials, and there is just such a richness to the feel.” He says whenever he’s doing a show, he is quick to hand his sculptures to the patrons so they can enjoy the feeling, too. And whether it’s paint on canvas or sculpture, the texture is one of the most captivating and inviting parts of experiencing his artwork. Hartzell may not set out to mimic the look of someone’s beloved pet, but he says his sculptures and paintings often evoke a fond memory of a furry family member.

Skip Hartzell Art Collectors, Art Palm Beach Fair

“If you love dogs, you are going to love Skip Hartzell’s soulful pieces. His work is representative of caricature features of dogs,” said J. Marshall Adams, the executive director of the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce where Hartzell has held exhibitions.

'Always In My Heart', Oil on Canvas, 48 x 60 Inches

“Although I love dogs, my art is about much more, it is about form, movement and mostly about the painterly expression and texture of the surface,” Hartzell says. The artist has held numerous solo exhibitions at notable art galleries and prestigious art fairs such as Art Palm Beach, A.E. Backus Museum, Paul Fisher Gallery, and Aqua Art Fair during Art Basel Miami Beach.

‘Big Pink’, Papercrete and Resin, 36 x 32 x 16 Inches

To learn more about this fascinating artist, for sales information, commissions, or general inquiries, please email: skipperhartzell@yahoo.com and visit www.skiphartzell.com

Meet “Dog Artist” Skip Hartzell & His Four-Legged Muses

 

Skip Hartzell in his art studio with his dogs

South Florida artist Skip Hartzell is known locally as “the dog artist”. He creates large oil paintings, works on paper and four-legged sculptures inspired by man’s best friend.

Small Dog Sculptures ("Furries")

His inspiration comes in the form of a morning walk, accompanied by a furry friend. The canine-inspired artworks that he creates are figments of his artistic imagination and creative vision. Hartzell creates directly from his emotions and instincts, his work is inspired by dogs of all shapes, sizes and varieties. He may not set out to mimic the look of someone’s beloved pet, but Hartzell says his sculptures and paintings often evoke a fond memory of a furry family member.

‘Toy Four’ (2018), Oil on Canvas, 60 x 48 Inches

“Dogs are always in the moment. Although nothing in life has held my attention longer or has been more fascinating to me than dogs, my work is about much more than that. It is about form, movement, color and texture. The dogs are a recognizable common denominator that allows me to communicate my joy of living, passions and sentiments,” explained Skip Hartzell.

Skip Hartzell Collector, Curator Dr. Milagros Bello
Curator Voice Art Projects (CVAP) Miami

Hartzell’s art studio is crawling with canine-based works. Whether he’s painting or sculpting, Hartzell’s dogs have a wonderful quality of friendliness about them, and it’s hard to keep yourself from reaching out to touch. And that’s perfectly okay with Hartzell. He’s never been one to place a rope around his artwork. “When you walk into Skip Hartzell’s studio you are greeted by hundreds of dogs in all shapes, sizes, textures and colors. There are dogs on the wall that create an intriguing color field installation. There are medium size dogs standing or sitting and hanging all over the place. And his large dogs just ask to be hugged,” said Rickie Leiter, Publisher of The Rickie Report.

‘Astonished’, Mixed Media on Paper, 24 x 30 Inches

“The texture is so important because the tactile experience of sculpture is so primal for me,” he says. “You grab with your hands and just start to mush things together and get your fingers on the materials, and there is just such a richness to the feel.” He says whenever he’s doing a show, he is quick to hand his sculptures to the patrons so they can enjoy the feeling, too. And whether it’s paint on canvas or sculpture, the texture is one of the most captivating and inviting parts of experiencing his artwork.

Happy Skip Hartzell Collectors, Art Palm Beach Fair

The artist has held numerous solo exhibitions at notable art galleries and prestigious art fairs such as Art Palm Beach, A.E. Backus Museum, ArtHouse 429, Paul Fisher Gallery, Aqua Art Fair during Art Basel Miami Beach to name a few. He is a longtime supporter of no-kill animal rescues and donates proceeds from the sale of his artworks to animal-rescue, no kill shelters.

Sculpture 16 x 16 x 12 Inches, and ‘The Muse Returns’ (2018)
Mixed Media on Paper, 53 x 48 Inches

“If you love dogs, you are going to love Skip Hartzell’s soulful pieces. His work is representative of caricature features of dogs,” said J. Marshall Adams, the executive director of the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce. For more information about this fascinating artist, for sales, commissions, or general inquiries, email: skipperhartzell@yahoo.com and visit www.skiphartzell.com

Call to Glass Artists: Imagine Museum

Imagine Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida is seeking artists who work with glass to submit entries to their 2nd Call to Artists exhibition entitled OP ART/GLASS. 

"We are seeking submissions that demonstrate optical illusions or effect through glass sculpture. The juried OP ART/GLASS exhibit will showcase works of art, fabricated in glass, that explore optical effects through technique, movement, flashing or vibrating design, optical configurations or repeated patterns." 

The goal is to showcase the artist’s creativity as they explore visual illusions and perceptions using glass and its profound qualities.

Submissions begin September 7, 2020. Apply Here. Deadline: October 11, 2020. For more information contact Brianna Sharpe, Registrar at: bsharpe@imaginemuseum.com

The Bass is Calling All Miami-Dade Artists

 

The Bass invites you to envision New Monuments. Artists living or working in Miami-Dade County are encouraged to submit proposals for a temporary monument in Collins Park. The Bass will pay for all costs relating to the project and the selected artist will receive a $5,000 honorarium. The project is supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation through the museum's Knight Art Commissions Program established in 2019.  Deadline for submission is September 1 at 5 PM EDT.  LEARN MORE & APPLY

Call for Artists: The Hopper Prize Grant

  

The Hopper Prize is offering 5 individual artist grants in the amount of $1,000 USD awarded through an open call art competition juried by leading contemporary curators.

"The Hopper Prize was established in order to increase the recognition of artwork created by artists and photographers. Our aim is to advance artists’ careers by providing them with unrestricted financial support that is coupled with a platform for increased visibility. We accept submissions twice a year via an open call, and we are currently accepting submissions for the Fall 2020 grant cycle."

Program Highlights

Total Awards: $5,000.00 USD for visual artists

• 5 artists will each receive $1,000.00 USD in unrestricted grant awards
• 30 artists will have their work archived at hopperprize.org
• A selection from the submissions will be featured on our Instagram feed @hopperprize
• Additional exposure will be available to winners through our Journal: Insights into Contemporary Art

 

Connect with Curators

We collaborate with contemporary curators holding prominent positions at major institutions in order to select our grant winners. Our open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of these forward thinking exhibition makers. Jurors for the Fall 2020 awards are:

Christine Koppes

Curator & Director of Public Programs

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

 &

 Jade Powers

Assistant Curator

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

 

Jurors will be selecting 5 artists from our open call who will each receive $1,000. The jurors will also select a shortlist of 30 artists who will have their work archived at hopperprize.org.

Grant awards are unrestricted and may be used any way the recipients choose.

When submitting your work, you will have the option to opt-in to be considered for possible Instagram features @hopperprize, currently reaching an audience of over 46K. Editors will be featuring select submissions on a rolling basis prior to the application deadline.

 

"In addition to grant awards, our shortlist, and Instagram reach, we will be providing an additional platform for exposure via our online Journal Insights Into Contemporary Art. We launched this digital publication to give artists a new channel to amplify their voice while providing an in-depth look at their work, practice, and background. Grant recipients and shortlisted artists will all receive the opportunity to publish an interview to include any work of their choosing as a means of providing continued support beyond the open call."

 

Eligibility

The Hopper Prize is open to all artists age 18 and older working in any media. There are no restrictions on genre, subject matter, or media. We welcome entries in all media. "We are committed to supporting artists from diverse cultural backgrounds at all stages of their professional careers. All artists are encouraged to apply."

 

Recent Winners

"We support artists working in all media, from diverse backgrounds, in wide-ranging geographic locations." Recent grant winners include:

• Andrea Ferrero, Mexico City
• Christopher Desanges, Boston
• Dominic Hawgood, London
• Kira Dominguez Hultgren, San Francisco
• Vikesh Kapoor, Sunset Pines
• Adrian Coleman, London, United Kingdom
• Trish Tillman, New York, New York
• Nicholas Moenich, Brooklyn, New York
• Elena Bajo, Los Angeles, California
• Vanessa da Silva, London, United Kingdom
• Mark Baugh-Sasaki, San Francisco, California
• Genevieve Cohn, Bloomington, Indiana
• Sydney Cook, Baltimore, Maryland
• Jinyong Park, London, United Kingdom
• Isabel Yellin, Los Angeles, California
• Alex Callender, Northampton, Massachusetts
• Alicia Eggert, Denton, Texas
• Daniel McCarthy Clifford, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Juan Giraldo, New York, New York
• Maja Ruznic, Los Angeles, California
• Letitia Huckaby, Benbrook, Texas
• Tracy Kerdman, Saugerties, New York
• Lebohang Kganye, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Christopher Meerdo, Chicago, Illinois
• Erik Parra, San Francisco, California

 

Deadline

November 17, 2020

 

Simple Application

The grant application process was made simple to reduce the stress of submitting your work and save you time. The application is short and can be completed in under 20 minutes.

To apply for a grant, you only need to submit this information:

• Name & Email
• Instagram Username (optional)
• Up to 10 Image or Video attachments
• Artwork captions
• Artist Statement & Biography (optional)
• $40 submission fee

 

Apply Now

Submit your work at https://hopperprize.org

The Delightful Four-Legged Sculptures Of "Dog Artist" Skip Hartzell

South Florida artist Skip Hartzell creates unique art inspired by man’s best friend. He is best known for his unique sculptures recognized immediately by their distinct form and style only Hartzell can produce.

Renowned "dog artist" Skip Hartzell creates unique art inspired by man’s best friend. His inspiration comes in the form of a morning walk, accompanied by a furry friend. The canine-inspired artworks that he creates are figments of his artistic imagination and creative vision. Hartzell creates directly from his emotions and instincts, his work is inspired by dogs of all shapes, sizes and varieties.

Hartzell creates large paintings, works on paper and four-legged sculptures that capture the essence of “dog”. "If you love dogs, you are going to love Skip Hartzell's soulful pieces. His work is representative of caricature features of dogs," said J. Marshall Adams, the executive director of the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce where Hartzell has held exhibitions.

“Dogs are always in the moment. Although nothing in life has held my attention longer or has been more fascinating to me than dogs, my work is about much more than that. It is about form, movement, color and texture. The dogs are a recognizable common denominator that allows me to communicate my joy of living, passions and sentiments,” explained Skip Hartzell.

Skip Hartzell collector, Curator Dr. Milagros Bello of Curator Voice Art Projects (CVAP) Miami

The artist has held numerous solo exhibitions at notable art galleries and prestigious art fairs such as Art Palm Beach, A.E. Backus Museum, ArtHouse 429, Paul Fisher Gallery, Aqua Art Fair during Art Basel Miami Beach to name a few. Skip Hartzell is a longtime supporter of no-kill animal rescues and donates proceeds from the sale of his artworks to animal-rescue, no kill shelters. For sales, commissions, general inquiries or future show information, email: skipperhartzell@yahoo.com / visit www.skiphartzell.com

Artist Skip Hartzell: For The Love Of Dogs

Skip Hartzell Dogs

For South Florida artist Skip Hartzell, inspiration comes in the form of a morning walk, accompanied by a furry friend. Local “dog artist” Skip Hartzell is a longtime supporter of no-kill animal rescues and donates proceeds from the sale of his artworks to animal-rescue, no kill shelters. The artist creates large oil paintings, works on paper and four-legged sculptures inspired by man’s best friend. Skip’s inspiration comes in the form of a morning walk, accompanied by a furry friend. The canine-inspired artworks that he creates are figments of his artistic imagination and creative vision. Hartzell creates directly from his emotions and instincts, his work is inspired by dogs of all shapes, sizes and varieties.

'Bosco', Oil on Canvas, 48" x 48"

Hartzell’s art studio is crawling with canine-based works. Whether he’s painting or sculpting, Hartzell’s dogs have a wonderful quality of friendliness about them, and it’s hard to keep yourself from reaching out to touch. And that’s perfectly okay with Hartzell. He’s never been one to place a rope around his artwork. “When you walk into Skip Hartzell’s studio you are greeted by hundreds of dogs in all shapes, sizes, textures and colors. There are dogs on the wall that create an intriguing color field installation. There are medium size dogs standing or sitting and hanging all over the place. And his large dogs just ask to be hugged,” said Rickie Leiter, Publisher of The Rickie Report.

Skip Hartzell in his art studio

Whether he’s painting or sculpting, Skip’s dogs have a wonderful quality of friendliness about them, and it’s hard to keep yourself from reaching out to touch. And that’s okay with Hartzell. He’s never been one to place a rope around his artwork. “The texture is so important because the tactile experience of sculpture is so primal for me,” he says. “You grab with your hands and just start to mush things together and get your fingers on the materials, and there is just such a richness to the feel.”

Skip Hartzell Collectors Cristina Kepner & Quogue Gallery owner Christy Murray

Skip says whenever he’s doing a show, he is quick to hand his sculptures to the patrons so they can enjoy the feeling, too. And whether it’s paint on canvas or sculpture, the texture is one of the most captivating and inviting parts of experiencing his artwork. Hartzell may not set out to mimic the look of someone’s beloved pet, but he says his sculptures and paintings often evoke a fond memory of a furry family member.

Aqua Art Miami Fair solo exhibition during Art Basel Miami Beach 2018

Though he is talented and infinitely qualified to sculpt and paint any number of things, Hartzell continues to be inspired by the dogs who accompany him on his morning walks, share his studio space and offer love and loyalty. In effect, Hartzell lets them take the leash. “I love where they lead me,” he says of how the four-legged friends have helped him become known as “the dog artist.”

‘Astonished’, Mixed Media on Paper, 24 x 30 Inches

The artist has held numerous solo exhibitions at notable art galleries and prestigious art fairs such as Art Palm Beach, A.E. Backus Museum, ArtHouse 429, Paul Fisher Gallery, Aqua Art Fair during Art Basel Miami Beach and many more.

'Always In My Heart', Oil on Canvas, 48" x 60"

“If you love dogs, you are going to love Skip Hartzell’s soulful pieces. His work is representative of caricature features of dogs,” said J. Marshall Adams, the executive director of the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce. For more information about this fascinating artist, for sales, commissions, or general inquiries email: skipperhartzell@yahoo.com and visit www.skiphartzell.com

National Call for Artists: ViewPoint 52

ViewPoint 52

The Cincinnati Art Club announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, September 11-24, 2020 at Art Design Consultants in Cincinnati, Ohio. $3,000 first place, $1,000 second place, $750 third place, gallery contract and more. Juror: Patrick Lee. Open to all artists 18 years of age and older. Paintings and drawings of all media as well as sculpture. Only totally original artwork conceived and executed by the artist after January 1, 2017 will be accepted. All artwork must be for sale. Entrants are eligible for one award only. Excluded media includes photography, crafts, fiber, computer generated art, painting on photos and jewelry. See prospectus for complete rules and details. $50 for first entry; $25 for second; $25 for third; fourth entry is free. Deadline: July 14, 2020. 

More info./Apply Here
Email: viewpoint@cincinnatiartclub.com
Call: (513)241-4591

International Call for Artists: 10th Annual "Animals" Online Art Competition

10th Annual "Animals" Online Art Competition

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces an art call for the gallery's 10th Annual "Animals" Online Juried Art Competition, August 1-31, 2020. The "Animals" theme will be the artist's interpretation and depiction of animal art. Animal subjects include any living organisms, mammals, birds, insects and any animals that may also live in water. $14 for 1 to 2 entries / $24 for 3 to 5 entries. Early entry & art student discounts. Deadline: July 27, 2020. 

Apply Here

Email: info@lightspacetime.art

National Call for Artists: Fragments National Juried Exhibition

Fragments National Juried Exhibition

Arc Gallery in San Francisco, California announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, November 21 - December 19, 2020. 3 Juror's Choice Awards - $250, certificate & ribbon, copy of catalog. Juror: Jen Tough. Open to all visual artists residing in the United States. Acceptable Mediums: sculpture, painting, drawing, photo, printmaking, ceramics, assemblage, collage, mixed media, fiber art, glass art, artist book. $35 for 3 works. Deadline: September 14, 2020. 

Apply Here

Email: arcgallerysf@gmail.com