DOG TIME

In DOG TIME, Barbara Cohen brings three of her numerous attributes to the page: the diversity and expansive creativity of her artwork, a sense of humor, and her love of dogs. This is no ordinary picture book. Each page emanates joy, as expressed through a myriad of situations and places relatable to dogs and their owners. Part of the book’s genius is the author’s vision to coalesce many different dogs into each scene. Not to anthropomorphize them, but simply for fun. I’m sure you’ll find DOG TIME nothing less than enchanting, and a book you’ll enjoy forever.

- Louise Taylor

In 1993 I moved to Provincetown. Its streets made lively subjects for painted Polaroids, which I showed at my pop-up stand in town center that summer. A two-week artist residency in the quiet and expansive Provincetown dunes with my Black Labrador Gabe inspired my first book, Dog in the Dunes. Shooting dog photos became an obsession, and over the years they began to populate collages. In 2020, Provincetown changed. Coyotes roamed the quiet streets. Dog parks became social centers. A pickleball craze began as we looked for new ways to have fun. I collaged dog photos into party scenes - thus DOG TIME was created.

-Barbara Cohen