PORTRAITS BY RACHAEL ROSSMAN

Unique watercolor portraits and pet portraits as seen on dooce.com, marthastewart.com and The Pioneer Woman. Commissions gladly accepted.

Gray Ghost

The kids and I were at a garden party last week and the hostess had a new Weimaraner puppy. She said that Weimaraner translated to "gray ghost" in German, but since I don't believe anything unless I get it from the source (i.e. Wikipedia) I decided to do some research. Turns out, while "gray ghost" is a nickname for the breed, the real origination of the name is  from the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl August, whose court, based in the city of Weimar (now in modern day Germany), enjoyed hunting. I haven't painted one yet. Gray Ghost DSC_0511 DSC_0532 DSC_0530 DSC_0523 My daughter has become quite the shutterbug and took all of these photos, except the one she's in.

2 Comments on “Gray Ghost”

  1. I have a real soft spot for weimararners, they’re so beautiful and sweet! Your daughter takes great photos!

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