If you're in the market for some dog art, or if you'd just like to browse a canine-oriented collection, you might want to head down to Solomons this month.

Artist Mimi Little, who specializes in colorful, vibrant and fun doggie depictions has an exhibit at Annmarie Garden through June 30.   

The artist will be there Friday, June 12 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Little has been working on the dog paintings for two years. She says they aren't exactly portraits in the traditional sense. She tries to bring the personality of the animal to life with unusual angles or by focusing on individual parts of the animal – beseeching eyes or “don’t bother me” body language.

She incorporates multimedia, collage, found objects and crystals.

Another of her series of paintings, influenced by shore birds in Florida, will also be featured in the show.

Little will lead workshops on Sunday, June 7, from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. That's short notice to get over there, but she'll do it again on Saturday, June 13 from 10 am to 3 p.m. Little will be teaching a looser way to approach painting using a variety of multimedia techniques and focusing on the composition of the painting to bring the work to life. The cost of one workshop is $50 or $90 for both days.