David Hockney's Dog Days

Spotted: "Kazue Kikuchi" after Google Image and Pinterest search, 03 July 2018

"Dog days" begin in early July in the Northern Hemisphere, refers to the "hot sultry weather of summer." And David Hockney's Dog Days, the book published by Thames and Hudson, is a collection of the artist's paintings and drawings of his dachshunds; Hockney was born 09 July 1937.

As advertised on Amazon.com, Hockney remarked on this work, a labor of his love:

I make no apologies for the apparent subject matter. These two dear little creatures are my friends. They are intelligent, loving, comical, and often bored. They watch me work; I notice the warm shapes they make together, their sadness and their delights. And, being Hollywood dogs, they somehow seem to know that a picture is being made.

Coincidentally, July is Hot Dog Month in the US, designated by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.