🍀Lucky Gus 🍀

 I follow many wonderful pet owners and animals on Instagram but recently, one account caught my attention. Pam is the caretaker of a wily herd of horses, donkeys and other animals. she has the biggest heart and the care she gives to her animals is phenomenal Not long ago, she rescued a baby donkey from a dire circumstance.  Gus came to Pam's attention unexpectedly one evening through an animal auction. She could immediately see that he was in poor health and wasn't being taken care of properly. She knew that if she didn't intervene, he likely would die from neglect. Gus was auctioned off for a bid of $75 and as is sometimes the case in animal auctions, he was slated to go to another auction house soon after. Pam quickly scrambled to track him down and was luckily able to rescue Gus from what surely would have been a bad situation.  But this was only the beginning. After bringing him home she found he had pneumonia and other health issues.  He had to be quarantined from the other animals and have specialized care for several weeks until he was healthy.  His care and road to better health has not been without a price though.  To date, bills associated with Gus's veterinary care, food and lodgings have totaled over $3000.  To help out with these unexpected but very needed costs, I am donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this painting to Gus! 

This painting is available on my Daily Paintworks site.

"Lucky Gus", 10"x10", Oil, Framed, $390

Purchasing details can be found here

About the painting: "Lucky Gus" is a 10"x10" oil painting on board.  It is framed and ready to hang. It is titled "Lucky Gus" for several reasons, the first being that Gus was so lucky to be rescued from bad circumstances. I've included other lucky imagery as well  Horseshoes have been hung in houses for ages (make sure it is facing up!) to bring luck. Shamrocks, the design on the cupcake wrapper are also a symbol of good fortune. Gus also has a back cat perched on his back. His name is Cinder and he lives and works on the farm where Gus lives.  Black cats often have a bad rap and can be hard to adopt out because of the myth that they are bad luck... but I think that is bollocks!  Changing the narrative, Cinder sits atop Gus as his protector and friend. Lastly, who doesn't feel lucky when given a tasty cupcake?  All together, "Lucky Gus" tells a story of hope and good fortune!  A lucky painting to have hanging in your home! :)

Please check out Pam's instagram page where you can follow Gus's progress as well as the antics of her other wonderful animals! Below are 2 posts from Gus's journey from the auction house to his new life.💚🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

Day 8 - Riley's World

Today's painting is in honor of a special woman and her menagerie of animals that I follow on Instagram.  I discovered her because she has purchased some of my artwork in the past and now I follow her because of her very big heart and daily, heartwarming posts.  She is the caretaker of a good many animals and it is apparent that she loves them very, very much.  This painting is of her Donkey, Riley who is a 23 year old white donkey.  I love seeing her daily posts about all of her animals and Riley is just one of them.  They all have awesome personalities and Pam has wonderful story telling skills.  Her creatures bring her a lot of joy, but, sometimes she describes hard days too, where the donkeys aren't cooperating, (or have attacked her dog,) or when they need to take medicine but give her issues.  And, as a non-sequitur, one of her horses loves Peeps and she keeps a jar of them for him... Currently she is fostering a baby donkey that she rescued from a bad situation who is now in need of a forever home. I'd take the baby donkey if I could, but.. alas, I have no pasture, barn or companion animal for him.  I hope to paint more of her wonderful animals but, here is Riley, a particularly handsome donkey who got to be first in line.  :)  If you are interested in finding out more about these wonderful animals, you can check out her page on Instagram here - @pamnoahandtheboys. And if you want to find out more about her foster donkey Gus, she has created a page just for him here - @adoptgusthedonkey

And bonus! scroll to the bottom for pictures of Riley and Gus :)

Riley's World, Oil on Panel, 10"x10", click here for purchasing details

A post from Riley's birthday

Gus the Foster Donkey