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Commission a Watercolor Portrait of Your Dog and Support Logan Circle Main Street

Commission a Watercolor Portrait of your dog and support Logan Circle Main Street!

Sign up to have your furry friend painted by @elizabeth_draws as part of the Dog Days of Summer Sidewalk Sale.

Watercolor portraits will be painted by Elizabeth Graeber on Saturday, July 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Joybird, 1328 14th Street. The cost is $75 (including a $25 donation to LCMS).

Elizabeth Graeber is a freelance artist and illustrator working with watercolor and gouache paint on paper. She is inspired by color and pattern and enjoys painting a series of things such as birds, plants, food and DOGS!  Her style is reminiscent of a delightful New Yorker cartoon. Elizabeth has created illustrations Alice + Olivia, Whole Foods, Warby Parker, Edible DC and the Washington Post.

The cost is $75 (including a $25 donation to Logan Circle Main Street). Donations will be used to support the Mid-City Dog Days Summer Sidewalk Sale which attracts 20,000 people annually.

The Custom Pet Portraits with Elizabeth Graeber is organized by District Bridges’ Logan Circle Main Street. District Bridges is a nonprofit organization with a mission to enrich neighborhood vitality by bridging community engagement and economic development opportunities so individuals, businesses, and organizations can thrive together. District Bridges offers a broad range of small business technical assistance, neighborhood development and consulting services.

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