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Steven L. Miller Steven L. Miller is a Washington DC based photographer with nine images in The Smithsonian's permanent collection. 

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Brigitte Fontaine Brigitte Fontaine is an elementary art teacher by day, artist by night.

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Emma O'Rourke Her first work at the Ben Uri gallery at the tender age of 3, Emma O'Rourke has always committed herself to creativity.

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Jessica Blaszczak This Little Piggy hand-decoupages all of her ceramic piggy banks with premium papers from her little bungalow in Arlington, Virginia.

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Eli Halpin My name is Eli, short for Elizabeth. I live in Baltimore, Maryland in my house with my man Michael and my super large dog and 2 cats and 2 rabbits. My paintings are about food and sharing and living together and working together.

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Sukia The intuitive nature of my art makes it very difficult to categorize. Each piece is a unique expression of my moment by moment creative process. They begin, proceed and finish all in the same manner with no planning, simply a connection to my interior voice.

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Jacqueline Saunders Jacqueline Saunders specializes in watercolor and pen and ink figurative work.

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Michael Auger Michael Auger (last name pronounced: O-'zhA / rhymes with okay) is a full-time freelance artist based in the Washington DC area.

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Marsha Staiger Working with a number of paintings that have relationships to each other helps me work harder and find out more about an idea or ideas.

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Lisa Schumaier I was born and raised in Alexandria. I attended Public Schools in the 60s and 70s when the public and the Powers-that-Be still thought that art and imagination were important for developing brains.

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Len Garon Len Garon is an Alexandria-based artist.

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Katie Weaver Katie Weaver is a Washington, DC, artist specializing in acrylic painting and mixed media art.

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Michele Hoben michelehoben.com

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Nataliya Andreyeva Nataliya Andreyeva is a Washington D.C. artists who was born and raised in Ukraine.

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Deborah Colborn Deborah Colborn is an artist and occupational therapist living in the waterfront town of St. Michaels, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. She has been painting for the past 10 years.

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Karen Tarlton Karen Tarlton’s oil paintings express appreciation for the beauty of nature with an intimate simple elegance that conveys emotion, gentleness and strength.

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Cheryl Leibovitz Cheryl Leibovitz works in water-based mixed media, with a focus on collage and color. Many of her works are inspired by music.

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MM Panas Maria Margarita Panas, born in Munich, Germany, after living in Brooklyn, NY and Michigan, moved to Washington DC area in 1979.

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Megan Nolton Art Shark Designs is the online shop of artist Megan Nolton.

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Marcia Koski Finnerty After retiring from Marymount University as an adjunct professor Marcia became a full-time ceramic artist, living and working in Arlington, Virginia.

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Katie Hoffman Katie is a contemporary artist living in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Heather Schmaedeke I have always been interested in art, I love being able to completely immerse myself in the art of creation.

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Francine M. D’Antuono Francine D’Antuono was born in Montgomery County, Maryland and has resided in the Washington, DC area all her life.

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Lynn Putney Lynn Putney received her BFA with Special Honors and High Distinction from the University of Iowa in 1986 and has been painting and exhibiting in the Washington, DC metropolitan area since relocating here in 1987.

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Joel S. Rotunda Joel S. Rotunda is an Alexandria based photographer specializing in a variety of areas including pet, portrait, commercial and wedding photography. His work has appeared in a variety of nationally publicized books, magazines, and electronic media outlets.

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Rebecca Clark Rebecca Clark draws her inspiration from the natural world of her backyard in Hyattsville, Maryland.

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Carmen Uribe Carmen Uribe is originally from Mexico City, where she worked as an attorney and never found the time to explore her artistic impulses.

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Lisa Neher All things change. That is one of the essential elements of life.

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Ward Morgan Ward Morgan has been creating art for most of his life.

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Tom Wolff Tom Wolff studied painting at the Art Institute of Boston and Arts Students League in New York, studied photography at Geo. Washington University and Photoworks at Glen Echo Park.

We thank our wonderful artists, the 75 businesses that donated silent auction items, our wonderful planning commitee and volunteers, the 275 people who attended and our wonderful sponsors for helping to make PawCasso 2010 a smashing success - raising more than $20,000 for the animals of HT!

Look soon for a Save the Date for Pawcasso 2011!

Sponsored By

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  • Penny Eastman & Elgie Holstein

  • Friendship Hospital for Animals
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PawCasso is a unique and exciting live art auction event benefiting Homeward Trails Animal Rescue. Held at the newly remodeled Council on Foreign Relations, just blocks from the White House, the event will feature a variety of well-known local artists from around the DC area. The evening will host approximately 300 animal and art-lovers.

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 6 – 11 p.m.
Council on Foreign Relations
1777 F St. NW, Washington, DC

$50 per person,
includes a complimentary drink and hors d’oeuvres

Cocktail Attire

In addition to the live art auction, there will also be a large, upscale silent auction featuring more than 100 donations including massage certificates, vacation home stays, restaurant certificates, yoga classes, private airplane rides and much more.

PawCasso benefits the Homeward Trails Medical Fund- for animals who need surgery, special medication, rehab or behavioral training. Special needs animals are often left behind in shelters, but HT prides itself in finding homes for dozens of them annually.