The Great Painted Paw Brigade Appears on Friday

The Great Painted Paw Brigade is the first public arts project of its kind in Rockland County.  Sixteen local businesses/organizations from Rockland County and the surrounding communities sponsored the purchase and painting of life-size dog and cat sculptures.  The sculptures will be unveiled on Friday, March 2 at the Haverstraw Arts Alliance. 

The sculptures were painted by a variety of local artists ranging from students and art educators to professional painters and illustrators. Each animal is a unique colorful interpretation of the artist and the sponsor’s vision. The sculptures will be on display at the sponsor businesses until May 25. On June 3, the sculptures will be auctioned to the highest bidder with from the sponsorships and sales of the sculptures going to the benefit North Rockland Rowing Club, Inc. and a portion earmarked for the Hi-Tor Animal Care Center.

The artists, their works and their sponsors are:

Diane Ballesty of Congers - "Celtic Cat"  
Masters Rowers of North Rockland Rowing Club

Denise D’Andrea of Nanuet - "Flor Del Perro"   
Union Restaurant, Village of Haverstraw, NY

Jackie Dodrill of Tomkins Cove - "Chase"  
Town of Haverstraw Supervisor, Howard T. Phillips

Sean Donnellan and Candice Mann of Los Angeles, CA - "Rock Hound"    
Dana Pest Control, West Haverstraw, NY

Andy Golub of Nyack - "Transformed Dog"   
Sun Mechanical Corp., Bronx

Adele Grodstein of Haworth, NJ - "Doggie Daydreams"   
Luke’s Auto Body, Village of Haverstraw

Donna Grosso of Blauvelt - "Nicole Alexandra"    
Bonny & Glenn Fedorek, Susan Filgueras, Maloney & 
Huff, and Linda Toneatti

Lisa Grubb of Piermont - "Happy Dog"
TD Bank, Stony Point

Sharon Klass of New City - "HistoRX"  
Stony Point Pharmacy, Stony Point

Fritz Krieger of Nyack - "Nyackee"  
First Niagara Bank, Nyack

Barbara LaBrake of Valley Cottage - "Lady Doga"  
Pamper Yourself, Stony Point

Danielle Lowe -Village of Haverstraw - "Spot"   
Village of Haverstraw Merchants

Carol A. McCarthy of Brooksville, FL -"Gogh Dog Go"   
The Rodriguez Family, Stony Point

Peggy O’Hara of New City - "Henri"
The O’Hara Foundation, Irvington

Jared Rodriguez of New York - "Champ"  
Jeff’s Auto Body, Inc. Congers

Amy Schuler of Stony Point - "Bubba Rose"
Bella Rose Café, Village of Haverstraw

The sculptures will be unveiled in a gallery event on Friday, March 2 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Haverstraw Arts Alliance, 91 Broadway in Haverstraw. The event is open to the public and admission is free.