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Shelby
is my muse. I am an artist and am certain this isn't the first time
in her existence on Earth that she has been around performing these
tasks. Put up for adoption
twice, she reached her destiny
with us 4 years ago where she's served as muse and flock-protector of
4 cats and 6 doves.
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Bearing a striking resemblance to the ancient Egyptian god, Anubis, I'm convinced she once posed for statues found in Egypt today. |
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La
Maja Vestida ("The Clothed Maja") painted by Francisco Goya,
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain.
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Then
there was her stint as model for the Maja for the Spanish painter, Goya,
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Leonardo
da Vinci (no doubt about the REAL Mona, now is there?),
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Drawing
at left by Leonardo da Vinci. Do you catch my drift????
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and
in a more contemporary lifetime, Blue Dog for Louisiana painter, George
Rodrigue.....
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Master
Bedroom by Andrew Wyeth
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Our
Bedroom
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...and
before Helga came into the picture (so to speak), as secret model for
Andrew Wyeth.
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Suddenly
she was my muse. Overseer of all that I do, from the construction project
of my studio floor to granting final approval on each of my cow portraits
as it leaves the studio.
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In fact, occasionally she may even pose for one!
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| Caught in the act of a yawn for which Shelby made her international debut on a BBC News website. Click here and see page 2 |
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Working
her many jobs as back seat driver and foreman on a construction project
(one always works while the other drinks coffee).
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HER
MAIN ROLE AS LOVE OF OUR LIVES
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