Lofty Spaces For Wegman's Weimaraners

Photo of Wegman and his dogs by Brian Harkin for The New York Times

Very few artists ( or anyone else for that matter) have made a tidy living from their dogs, but William Wegman, the king of Weimaraner photography, certainly has done an admirable job. In all fairness, though, Wegman is an accomplished artist in other media, but is most well known for his Weimaraner photography.

This recent New York Times article (complete with slide show) allows us to glimpse the space where Wegman and his two and four-legged brood both live and work: 18,000 square feet, spanning two connected buildings in New York City's Chelsea district. The spaces are apparently extremely "dog friendly" with nary a carpet in sight-and their sofas and chairs are covered in Wegman's own, stain resistant fabric (canine motif, of course).

And his four Weimaraners, Bobbin, Candy, Flo and Topper, have the run of the place. "Their eyes are on me all day long," says Wegman. "I go into the painting studio; they're in there plopped down watching me paint. I'm listening to music in another room and they're listening with me." No wonder they've become his muse!

So how many of you get to live and work with your dogs? For that matter, how many of your dogs are your work? We'd love to know!

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