Combining her finesse as a painter with a deep-seated love for her four-legged subjects, Fluvanna Art Association member Susan Edginton creates striking, color-rich portraits of dogs that capture the eye and the heart.
Now, Edginton has used her artistic talent to design a fiberglass Labrador statue to benefit Service Dogs of Virginia’s Art Unleashed fundraising project.
Dedicated to increasing independence for people with disabilities, Service Dogs of Virginia (SDV) is the only school in the state training medical alert dogs.
Accredited by Assistance Dogs International, SDV places assistance and facility dogs across five program areas—including Physical Assistance, Autism, and PTSD—matching approximately ten new clients annually with life-changing partners while monitoring over 50 active teams…