The Barking Lounge is pleased to present:                       

 Tillamook Cheddar!

 No, not the cheese...the artist!

"Tilli" is a Jack Russell Terrier from Brooklyn, New York. Widely regarded as the world's preeminent canine artist, she has already had fourteen solo exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe, and has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN Sunday Morning, The CBS Early Show, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and is in town to appear on Northwest Afternoon!

What:  Short demonstration of Tilli's artistic abilities...book signing afterwards. 

When:  This Thursday May 17th, 7:30pm

Where: The Barking Lounge www.barkinglounge.com

Cost:  Nada

Other Info:  No dogs, please...it will distract the artist!   

Tillie is seven years old.  Her first official biography, Portrait of the Dog as a Young Artist by F. Bowman Hastie III, is published by Sasquatch Books (2006).  In July 2005 the artist gave birth to six healthy puppies.

The artist's primary process is a dynamic color transfer technique. In preparation for each of Tillie's works, her assistants assemble a touch-sensitive recording device by affixing pigment-coated vellum to a sheet of lithograph paper backed by mat board. The artist takes the prepared "canvas" in her mouth and brings it to her workspace. Working on the outside surface, she applies pressure with teeth and claws in a methodic ritual marked by dramatic shifts in tempo and intensity. The resultant sharp and sweeping intersecting lines complement the artist's delicate paw prints and subtle tongue impressions, composing an expressionistic image that is revealed on the paper beneath when she is finished. She works with shocking intensity, sometimes to the point of destroying her creations.

More about the artist on www.tillamookcheddar.com

We hope to see you there!

The Barking Lounge