Returning to the Animal Within

Dogs don’t wear Rolexes. They don’t drive Jags. They don’t accumulate frequent flyer miles or have share portfolios,
and they never read the real estate pages on Saturday morning.

Dogs love to go for walks and smell and taste the things they find. They love the way it feels when they stick their
head out the car window, or catch a dirty tennis ball for the millionth time. They love it when you rub their tummy.

Dogs don’t ask what something cost. They don’t ask where you got it from, or whether it’s the latest or the one that everyone’s talking about or whether you can only get it on special import or whether you can really afford it. They just ask how it feels.

So next time you’re waiting for the latest interest rate announcement, or walking around Ikea looking at bookshelves, or sitting in traffic, or working late again, maybe it’s time to start thinking like a dog.

Put down that iPad. Switch off your Twitter feed. And have a scratch. Or a sleep. Roll on your back in the grass. Stick your nose in something good. Have sex with someone you like. Stop living in the material world and
rediscover the physical world. Return to the animal within.

Gillie and Marc have learnt a lot from their Golden Retriever, Moby. He is a watchdog, a playmate for their children,
and a companion at home and in the studio. Moby only ever does what he feels like doing, and is happiest spending
his time with the people he loves.

Gillie and Marc feel the same way, which is why they paint together on the same canvas. Their art is an expression of their marriage, or if you include Moby, their pack. In this exhibition Gillie and Marc honour the spirit of the dog, and the way their love can show us a better way of being human.