Meet the Artist! - Andy Mathis

And his work:

ANDY MATHIS is not "just" a wonderful artist, which is evident in his beautiful paintings, but he is also a Veterinarian working in Georgia. You could say he knows animals inside out. Andy has wonderful paintings in watercolor of his "clients" but he is also an accomplished still life and painter of floral subjects.

He has just released a video about one of his painting techniques and it is available to be viewed on Jerry's Art-a-rama site where a lot of artists purchase online supplies.

The link is below and can be shared with as many interested people as you know!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw8ZX9D7ecU

As you can see, he is very knowledgeable and very generous in his sharing of information, he has a most wonderful blogspot and posts many great pics of his furry patients. http://www.andymathis.blogspot.com

Andy has helped so many in so many ways, in so many areas of interest. He is a founding member of Art Helping Animals and is always finding new ways to help the artists help the animals with new venues and ideas.

We invite you to Meet Andy Mathis and share the links!

The Billings Gazette features Art Helping Animals and Rimrock Humane Society

The following photos are from the Billings Gazette article about Rimrock Humane Society and Art Helping Animals. click here for the article from The Billings Gazette

From the Billings Gazette: Sandy Church holds the painting of "Toya" by Vernita Bridges Hoyt.


From the Billings Gazette: Sandra Merwin holds two of her paintings for Rimrock Humane Society


The image of Toya directs readers on the Billings Gazette Website


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Her name is "Honey"

Honey and her kitten, Prince, were found by a good Samaritan who has given them a roof over their heads and is fostering them until they can be adopted to their FOREVER HOME!

Her foster Mom says that she loves to be loved and loves attention. It is believed that she has some oriental breeding in her heritage. She is long and sleek and has an angular face of a Siamese or Burmese with some calico markings on her head.

A real sweetie. Can you give her a home?

If you live in the Billings Montana area you might want to find out more about her.

Visit the website below for details.

http://www.rimrockhumanesociety.org/adopt.html

there are many paintings available to assist

RIMROCK HUMANE SOCIETY

currently available on the

ART HELPING ANIMALS

art blog.

http://www.arthelpinganimals.blogspot.com

Please visit ...every painting sold helps the rescue with a donation from the sale!

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AHA Press Release: Rimrock Humane Society and Artist Vernita Bridges Hoyt

Here is the Press Release that is going out to the South Eastern part of Montana.


"Toya" created by Vernita Bridges Hoyt

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For Immediate Release

RIMROCK HUMANE SOCIETY CHOSEN BY INTERNATIONAL ARTS GROUP

Roundup Animal Charity works with artists from 9 states and 2 countries to help local animals.

Art Helping Animals (AHA), an international group of artists who support animal charities, announced that Rimrock Humane Society (RHS) has been chosen as one of their official charities. Artists from 9 states and two countries create art and sell it with a donation from the sales going to support homeless animals. Although the artists paint all kinds of subjects, they often paint the charities' homeless pets as a way of gaining attention for the animals and hopefully assisting in a finding them a forever home.

Texan Vernita Bridges Hoyt painted Toya, a part Siamese cat who has been waiting for a forever home the past 2 years at the RHS in Roundup, Montana. “We are absolutely thrilled and honored to have been chosen by the AHA as a recipient of their generous charitable donations”, stated Sandy Church, President of the Humane Society. “Combining the creative spirit of these artists and the plight of our homeless animals is powerful and emotionally moving” she stated.


Professional artist Vernita Bridges Hoyt specializes in portraits of children and pets but paints other subjects as well. Her oil paintings have been described as Impressionist with a Texas twist. Vernita is one of the six co-founding members of "Art Helping Animals".


Hoyt and her fellow artists donate a portion of their sales to animal charities across the United States. Rimrock Humane Society was chosen because of their many unique programs such as the “virtual” shelter where all animals live in loving foster homes and not in cages or kennels, stringent adoption protocols and commitment to reducing pet overpopulation with an aggressive low cost spay/neuter program.

To view the art that is being sold for the animals go to http://arthelpinganimals.blogspot.com/

For more information about Rimrock Humane Society - http://www.rimrockhumanesociety.org/

For more information about AHA - http://arthelpinganimals.com/Welcome.html



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Welcome to the Rimrock Humane Society of Roundup, MT

Art Helping Animals welcomes a new charity:

Click Here to see the animals looking for adoption from The Rimrock Humane Society.

The Rimrock Humane Society headed by Sandy Church. Rimrock Humane Society is entering their 9th year of helping animals in Montana. Helping the homeless and neglected animals is their number one concern. RHS uses foster homes and works to network with other shelters and rescues. Here is a little about the Rimrock Humane Society in Sandy's words:


It is all about the animals, people! We here at the Rimrock Humane Society like to think outside the "box". We are blessed that our concept of maintaining a "virtual" shelter works so successfully! But how could it not? All of our animals live in the care of loving foster homes and NOT in a cage or kennel. Their lives, while they wait for a new forever family, are stress free and healthy. When potential adopters want to meet an animal, they do so in the comfort of a loving home observing that animal in a relaxed environment (getting a good "read" on the true nature of the pet). It is a win/win situation in which the animals, our adopters and our donors appreciate!

RHS uses technological advances such as computerized record-keeping and microchip pet identification that enhances the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of our low end operations budget. The Society operates as an independent nonprofit organization supported by individual and corporate donations. RHS does not receive government funding.

RHS is at the close of our eighth year of assisting the homeless, neglected and abused animals of this area. 2009 has proven to be a very busy year for us with 89 animals coming through our program. Some were reunited with their families, others went into specific breed rescue and the rest found loving, forever homes through our stringent adoption program. Every animal that passes through our program only reaffirms our commitment to the care, rehabilitation and placement of these “innocents” who cannot help themselves.

Our Community Spay/Neuter Program (CSNiP), now in its fourth year, continues to grow leaps and bounds as owners realize that for a nominal donation, they can be responsible and have their pets altered. Since the inception of this program to date, the RHS has paid for the spay/neuter surgeries for 587 cats and 277 dogs! Those are numbers to be proud of; certainly putting a dent in pet overpopulation for this area. It is a fairly expensive program to keep afloat with vet expenses totaling over $14,000 this year already, however, we are undaunted in our mission to help control the influx of unwanted pets in our community.




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It REALLY WAS a Merry Christmas

!!!! UPDATE !!!!

HOLLY & NOEL

are adopted...

In the previous mailing we shared the post of the dog and cat who have been found wandering together in South Carolina...now they have been adopted to their forever home!!!!

Please read the note from Noahs Ark Rescue:

Thanks for everyone's help, this traveling pair has a new home. They were transported from Greenville, SC to Johnstown, PA to their new home in time for Christmas.

The new Guardians just adore the new members of the family and it is very apparent NOEL & HOLLY are making themselves right at home.

Instead of outside looking in, we will soon get a new picture of them inside looking out. Thanks for everyone's help with this traveling pair.


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Help these two... PLEASE!

Received an email for help with an adoption of a wandering pair of lost pets:

(courtesy post)

NOAHS ARKS RESCUE

This traveling pair have been seen wandering all over Winder, Georgia hoping someone would adopt them for the past two months.

How anyone could look out their front door, see these two and not let them in to stay is amazing to me. Just one look and they win me over.

They originally were seen separately and then they teamed up with the dog always following the cat. Never the other way around.

When we found out Animal Control was going to be called, we decided we just couldn't risk them being PTS.

We sent a wonderful volunteer to pick them up and transport them to our vet in Greenville, SC.

We have had them both fully vetted.

Holly, the dog, had to be spayed.

Noel had already been neutered, which we are very thankful for, since I bet he just loves to have a good time.

They are both as friendly as can be and would make the perfect ready made family.

It's Christmas time. Let's give them a present of a new life together with a wonderful family that will love on them as much as we do.

CAN YOU HELP?

contact: noahsarksrescue@mac.com

please feel free to pass this posting on to help this pair.

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And for the 13th & 14th days of Christmas ....

Artists

Patrice Schooley

&

Catherin McMillan

have finished our 14 Days of Christmas

ART HELPING ANIMALS

with

beautiful work for rescue!

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We Wish YOU A Merry Christmas and a Healthy Happy New Year!

Thanks for all the support and help with homeless animals

Though the purchase of our collectible fine art in 2009...

We go forward into the New Year with new work that will

Help Homeless Animals...

please join us and help us help the rescues.
PEACE

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And on the 10th, 11th & 12th days of Christmas...

the latest work helping homeless animals

14 paintings, 14 rescues, 14 days

OF

CHRISTMAS

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collectible Fine Art helping rescues!

view the collection here for available work:

http://www.arthelpinganimals.blogspot.com

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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AND...On the 7th day of CHRISTMAS ...

....the ART HELPING ANIMALS ARTISTS

continue to paint and create

ORIGINAL COLLECTIBLE FINE ART

&

all for our 14 Days of Christmas event!

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14 paintings, 14 days, 14 RESCUES...

all art sold donates a portion right to the rescue the Artist is representing.
Please continue to follow along with us as we complete our

CHRISTMAS MISSION

for homeless animals.

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