In The Clearing Stands A Boxer.
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Evelyn McCorristin Peters has been painting since high school, when her parents signed her up for classes. “I have always considered myself very lucky to have had parents who support- ed my artistic endeavors,” said Evelyn. She never had a dog until, at the age of 40, she married her husband, who came with a Boxer named Frank. “I loved Frank immensely. But it was like a good woman loving a bad man, Frank could be a very bad dog. It was through Frank that I acquired my love of dogs, partic- ularly the Boxer breed and became involved with Boxer rescue and the res- cue community as a whole." Since Frank, Evelyn has had two other Boxers, preferring to adopt the senior dogs since they are so hard to find homes for. “My first was a nine-year-old named Tilly who was with us for two years. Next was my best girlfriend Abby. I lost Abby
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this year on February 28th. Losing a dog is a devastating experience, but the loss of Abby is one I felt deeply. It has taken months to recover. Always by my side, she was my studio muse. Portraits I painted of Abby have been published, and several have toured the country. She was my little pinup girl and I miss her terribly.” Johnny, a marvelous mystery mutt,
This issue’s cover artist Evelyn, and her dog Johnny.
wandered onto Evelyn’s property after the hurricanes in 2005. “Everyone around us fed him, but I did not. Then, one morning he was waiting outside our door in the rain. I brought him in.
He stole just one of everyone’s shoes.” She guesses he is a German Shepherd mix and around 15 years old now. “He is a dog who was born to drive. Nothing makes him happier than going for a ride. Johnny is my loyal companion, defender and supporter.”
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