A Western Oklahoma gal-from sketch~ To finished painting~ To art in progress video with music from The Sons Of The Pioneers~

(While Toad is in prison for stealing a motor-car, the stoats and weasels have occupied Toad Hall. Ratty, Badger and Mole come up with a plan of attack and are determined to win back the Hall for the not very worthy Toad). WHEN it began to grow dark, the Rat, with an air of excitement and mystery, summoned them back into the parlour, stood each of them up alongside of his little heap, and proceeded to dress them up for the coming expedition. He was very earnest and thorough-going about it, and the affair took quite a long time. First, there was a belt to go round each animal, and then a sword to be stuck into each belt, and then a cutlass on the other side to balance it. Then a pair of pistols, a policeman's truncheon, several sets of handcuffs, some bandages and sticking-plaster, and a flask and a sandwich-case. The Badger laughed good-humouredly and said, "All right, Ratty! It amuses you and it doesn't hurt me. I'm going to do all I've got to do ...

 Just a silly idea of dogs (and one smart cat)! playing Dungeons and Dragons based on the old paintings of dogs playing poker by Cassius Coolidge in 1894. The original painting by him~ My silly drawing~ My painting~ Art in progress video~