My Dog Sighs (Paul Stone, 20th Century)

Painted Lady 5, circa 2015

Acrylic and spray paint on recycled aerosol can mounted on artist created custom frame

13-1/4 x 11-1/4 x 1-1/2 inches (33.7 x 28.6 x 3.8 cm) (frame)

Signed and titled on the reverse: Painted Lady 5 / MyDogSighs

My Dog Sighs's style is characterized by the combination of melancholic and often naive portraiture with the use of found materials including abandoned food cans.

My Dog Sighs work forms a narrative based on counterpointed poignancy that resonate with those that have the opportunity to find them. Moments of loss and then being found echo the materials used. Tin cans, once the receptacle of our sustenance, all too quickly rejected, thrown away, abandoned by a materialistic society keen to gorge on the new"