I always loved the ‘Dogs Playing Poker’ paintings. You know the ones I’m talking about. Imitated often over the years, the originals were commissioned by the advertising firm of Brown & Bigelow around 1900 and painted by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge. Prints of the the paintings have hung in bars and dens all over the country for over a hundred years.

I was thinking the other day that it would be cool to have a print of animals playing hockey to hang in my den. So I set about creating just such a scene. Today I released “Critter Classic: A Wilderness Smackdown”. A gathering of competitive critters mixing it up on a frozen pond as the sun sets on a beautiful rural setting. Perfect for the wall of your den, too.

“Critter Classic” is available as posters, framed prints, t-shirts and a variety of other gifts. It makes a unique gift for the hockey fan in your life.