Gil Jawetz, the painter of dogs whose work was the first to be featured at Canton's Yellow Dog Tavern when it opened last year, is back for another round.

To celebrate their first anniversary, the tavern, at 700 S. Potomac St., is presenting a new collection of work by Jawetz. The  show, "Human(e) Beings," explores the relationships between people and animals from a variety of emotions and perspectives."

While the earlier exhibit by Jawetz focused on big dogs, the paintings featured in the new one are  personal images of people with dogs, cats and other animals.

Jawetz, in return for the inspiration they bring him, will give 5% of the sales from the show back to the animals, through a donation to the Baltimore animal rescue group Recycled Love.

The show will be on display from July 1 - 28, with an wine reception on July 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.

"Some of the paintings are funny, some are melancholy, and some are ambiguous. Many of the paintings are very personal," Jawetz said.

"I used my love of Impressionist art and of contemporary painters like Lucian Freud and Malcolm Liepke to try out new things with poses, colors and atmosphere."

Jawetz studied at the Art Students League of New York and currently works out of his studio in Baltimore.

He was showcasing his work at this weekend's Parade of Pets at the American Visionary Arts Museum, when we ran into him again and snapped a photo of him at work on a painting of his own dog, Pete.

Jawetz, when he wasn't watching the antics on stage -- where dozens of dogs displayed their talents or lack thereof -- worked on the painting throughout the event.

The finished product -- or at least the point it was at when the event concluded -- is to the right.

"There are things about it that I would normally develop further and fix," Jawetz said in the email in which he sent the picture along to us.

"But I decided that since my goal was to paint for the two hours that the festivities took place that I wouldn't make any changes after the fact.

"So this is the finished piece: Two hours worth of noisy, crazy, distracted painting. Definitely a memorable experience -- and one that I hope to have again in the future."

To see more of his work, visit his website: www.buskerdog.com.