Art to Save Animals

FEATURED DRAWINGS OF THE WEEK We thought it would be fun to show some of the favorite drawings from the past weeks. We are also offering a special. Just $30 plus sales tax for any drawing. $10 will go to the non-profit animal organization of your choice, $10 to the deaf artist that created the drawing and $10 to operate the business. Each drawing will be provided to you digitally so that you can use at however you want On a shirt, mug, stationary, even as a tattoo. Just go to http://arttosaveanimals.com/ and enter your request.

FEATURED DRAWING OF THE WEEK The picture of this tiger was taken at the Ross Park Zoo in Syracuse NY while our family was visiting there. We have to give a quick shout out to our daughter, Samantha (Sami). She did the digital line drawing. She will be arriving in Seattle in the next day or two to pursue her career in photography and art and will continue to draw for Art To Save Animals.... Some interesting facts about tigers: 1. Tigers have eyes with round pupils, unlike domestic cats, which have slitted pupils. This is because domestic cats are nocturnal whereas tigers are crepuscular they hunt primarily in the morning and evening. 2. The stripes on each tiger are unique, like human fingerprints. Just like housecats, the markings on a tiger’s fur are also found on their skin, so even a shaved tiger would still show its stripes. 3. Tigers can sprint at over 60km/h for short distances. 4. Unlike almost all other big cats, tigers are adept swimmers. They enjoy bathing and often play in the water when young. As adults, they often swim several kilometers to hunt or to cross rivers, and at least one has been recorded to have swum almost 30km in a day. 5. Tigers are the largest of all cats, but also have the most variability in size. The largest subspecies, the Siberian tiger, grows to over 3.5m long with a mass of over 300k. The smallest subspecies, the Sumatran tiger, is only around 2m long and 100kg when fully-grown. 6. In the early 1900s, there were around 100,000 tigers throughout their range. Sadly, today an estimated total of around 3,000-4,500 exist in the wild. Whether you help through Art To Save Animals or not, please consider helping them through some organization. They are magnificent animals and it would be a tragedy to not have them in the wild.

Very cool! Blue Whales are so rare and to have one pop up like that...Wish I was there! Talk about magnificent animals.

FEATURED DRAWING OF THE WEEK Bats have a scary reputation, but they are actually great for nature. Bats can eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes in an hour, and often consume their body weight in insects every night. Here are some more interesting facts about bats: -Bat can fly at speeds reaching 60 mph. -Bats can find their food in total darkness. They locate insects by emitting inaudible high-pitched sounds, 10-20 beeps per second and listening to echoes.... -There are 1,100 species of bats worldwide making up one-quarter of the world’s mammal population. There are forty different species of bats live in the United States. -There are only three species of "vampire bats" bats that live off the blood of animals. None of those species lives in the United States. -Some bats migrate south for the winter, while others hibernate through the cold winter months. During hibernation, bats can survive in freezing temperatures, even after being encased in ice. -Bat mothers can find their babies among thousands or millions of other bats by their unique voices and scents. -Austin is a seasonal home to North America’s largest urban population of Mexican free-tailed bats, which live beneath the Congress Avenue Bridge. Approximately 1.5 million bats reside there! -The world’s largest bat is the "flying fox" that lives on islands in the South Pacific. It has a wingspan of up six feet. -The world’s smallest bat is the bumble bee bat of Thailand, which is smaller than a thumbnail and weighs less than a penny. Art To Save Animals is a socially responsible company raising awareness of animals, money for non-profit animal organizations and supporting the deaf community through the support of deaf artists. You can learn more at http://arttosaveanimals.com If you like this drawing, you can purchase it through Art To Save Animals for $30 plus sales tax. $10 goes to the non-profit animal organization of your choice, $10 to the deaf artist and $10 to operating the business. We’d also like to give a shout out to our deaf artist, Samantha Liddick. Sami is moving from New York to Seattle, WA in early September. Sami is multi talented Photographer, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Logo Designer/Creator and more. You can learn more about her at http://samileeliddickstudio.com/

FEATURED DRAWING OF THE WEEK Owls are such interesting creatures There are as many as 220 different species of owls. They have existed for at least 58 million years. They cannot move their eyes from side to side, but they can rotate their heads up to 270 degrees to give them an excellent range of vision.... Many species have asymmetrical ears, with one ear located higher on the bird's head than the other. This helps them pinpoint sounds. Art To Save Animals is a socially responsible company raising awareness of animals, money for non-profit animal organizations and supporting the deaf community through the support of deaf artists. You can learn more at http://arttosaveanimals.com If you like this drawing, you can purchase it through Art To Save Animals for $30 plus sales tax. $10 goes to the non-profit animal organization of your choice, $10 to the deaf artist and $10 to operating the business. We’d also like to give a shout out to our deaf artist, Samantha Liddick. Sami is moving from New York to Seattle, WA in early September. Sami is multi talented Photographer, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Logo Designer/Creator and more. You can learn more about her at http://samileeliddickstudio.com/

At the Zoo in Syracuse NY today and couldn't pass up sharing this picture of a Meerkat lounging in the hammock. What a rough life

Paws-2-Play, Art to Save Animals and the Liddick family are teaming up with the Tompkins County SPCA to help raise money for the SPCA. We are in the March For The Animals event on October 4. All proceeds go to the SPCA. It is a great cause. Please help us help the SPCA. You can click on the link below to donate.

FEATURED DRAWING OF THE WEEK This is one of our furry family members - Charlie Blue. Charlie is a beautiful loving cat. Our daughter, Samantha (Sami) who is also the artist used the drawing to have it printed on a nightshirt. She loves it. If you'd like a picture of your favorite furry family member, just go to arttosaveanimals.com and upload your picture. Along with receiving the digital drawing $20 of the payment will go to a non-profit animal organization of your choosing.

FEATURED DRAWING OF THE WEEK This is Kiki. A beautiful dog with great markings. Kiki has been a client of our pet sitting business Paws-2-Play for several years and is a joy to be around.

FEATURED DRAWING The Cheetah is a magnificent animal. It is the world’s fastest land animal and Africa’s most endangered cat. Uniquely adapted for speed, the cheetah is capable of reaching speeds greater than 110 kilometers (65 miles) per hour in just over 3 seconds, and at top speed their stride is 7 meters long. If you’d like to learn more, visit http://cheetah.org/about-the-cheetah/ Our son, Tyler volunteered at the Cheetah Conservation Fund org in Namibia for a summer a...nd it was the experience of a lifetime. Being up close with these big cats and helping them to survive is something he will always remember. Art To Save Animals helps to make people aware of animals and to raise money for non-profit animal organizations Both domestic and wild animals. As a special and to raise money for the Cheetah Conservation Fund, you can purchase a copy of the digital drawing above for $30. $10 will go to the fund, $10 to the deaf artist that did the drawing and $10 to Art To Save Animals. It’s a unique gift that you can have put on a shirt, mug, stationary, bumper sticker or use for a tattoo. If interested, just go to http://arttosaveanimals.com/ and place an order.

100 Page Likes! Thanks to everyone for your support. In honor of reaching 100, we are going to have a Name the Elephant Contest. Just post a name that you think fits our digital drawing of the baby elephant. The officers (CAO, CCO and CDO) of Art To Save Animals will review the names and select the winning name. The winner will receive a digital copy of the drawing to use any way you want. Good Luck!

FEATURED DRAWING OF THE WEEK Art to save animals is not just about cats and dogs (Though we love them). We also care about wild animals and want to help them as well. Besides, who can resist a cute baby elephant? Elephants, along with so many other animals are endangered. Every little bit we can do to help goes a long ways in keeping these animals on the planet. As a special offer, a digital copy of this drawing can be yours for $30 plus sales tax. You can use the drawing anyway you would like put it on a shirt, a mug, a pillow, stationary or even use it as a tattoo. $10 will go to the animal organization of your choice, $10 to the deaf artist and $10 to help operate the business. If you are interested, just go to arttosaveanimals.com and make a request.

Featured Drawing of The Week This is J'Nee. Such a cutie. J'Nee's owner won our Name the Officer Contest. Being a different company, we did not want stuffy old CEO. CFO, COO positions. So we have CAO, CCO and CDO. They are Chief Animal Officer, Chief Creative Officer and Chief Donation Officer. Great job J"Nee and owner:)