OLIVER! “Oliver! Oliver! Never before has a boy wanted more.” — from “Oliver!”, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart Oliver is a handsome young Chocolate Labrador mix looking for more — love, that is. He’s a big, goofy guy who enjoys roughhousing and playtime with his canine friends. Oliver’s early days were unfortunately spent with a backyard breeder, so he is still learning his manners and needs guidance. But his antics will keep you laughing and, although he requires an adult-only home, with training and consistency he will blossom. To meet Oliver, visit the SPCA of Westchester at 590 N. State Road in Briarcliff Manor. Founded in 1883, the SPCA is a no-kill shelter and is not affiliated with the ASPCA. The SPCA is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. To learn more, call 914-941-2896 or visit spca914.org.
Courtesy SPCA.
PURR-FECT PAINTINGS BY ROBIN COSTELLO
PET OF THE MONTH
PET CARE
Fine art and pet lovers everywhere will delight in an irresistible new book featuring Impressionist masterpieces lovingly recreated with a feline twist. “Impressionist Cats,” (62 pages, 32 illustrations $12.95), which Thames & Hudson will publish June 2, is the latest in the “Cats in Art” series by painter Susan Herbert. Set up as a catalog for the fictitious “Fishbone Museum,” the book features page after page of Impressionist classics — with cats substituted for the human models. No matter who your favorite Impressionist or Postimpressionist painter is, you’ll be charmed by Herbert’s appropriations. Which will be your favorite — cats strolling in a field of wild poppies (Claude Monet); Tahitian cats sunbathing (Paul Gauguin); kitty card sharks (Paul Cezanne); a mother bathing her kitty (Mary Cassatt); fat cats bellying up to the bar (Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec); balletic felines at the Paris Opera (Edgar Degas); a catty blue-eyed selfportrait (Vincent van Gogh); or cats boating on a river (Pierre-Auguste Renoir)? “With their pensive brooding, or mischievous expressions, these cats convey the playfulness, melancholy and sheer vitality of the Impressionist painters,” the publisher notes. “At home or out dancing, bourgeois or intellectual, charming or steeped in despair, these Impressionist cats appear as if caught by
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Cover of Susan Herbert’s “Impressionist Cats.” Courtesy Thames & Hudson.
the artist spontaneous and unprepared in their favorite Parisian haunts, or enjoying everyday hobbies and activities.” Even finicky felines would have to agree that it’s the purrfect match of subject and artists. For more, visit thamesandhudsonusa.com.
