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'My Shadow' by KLM Kathel. So named because he literally followed me around wherever I went. He was indeed 'My Shadow'.

The original photo was taken in September of '85 on a very hot Summer's day as can be seen by the opened mouth and panting, something older dogs will experience even if they are at rest. Shadow was a traditional tri-colored beagle and about 9 1/2 years old when the original picture was taken.
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Shadow was our very first family pet. Indeed he was our very first beagle. The original photograph was so bad that half his head was missing and I had to do a considerable amount of work to make this into a decent piece of artwork.

Shadow was born November 14, 1976 and died September 7, 1991. He was 14 and 1/2 when he died.

All of the Beagle Art work shown here was created by KLM Kathel a former resident of Brooklyn New York where I received a few art awards during my High School years. (Ah yes, that head shot you see---that was taken a very long time ago). I am not a professional artist, but Beagle Art and painting pictures of our Beagles has become a passion of mine. My in-home studio is nothing more than a foldaway table placed in the corner of our living room and dinning area. I starting painting in earnest a few years ago when surgery compelled me to start painting again. But this time I beamed all of my attention and focus on Beagle Art. Prior to that---for the past 20-25 years in fact I was preoccupied with studying Metaphysics,...