Sirius

I was honored to have been asked to paint the portrait of Sirius, the yellow Labrador Retriever Bomb Detection Dog who perished in the World Trade Center  on 09/11/01 after the terrorist attacks. I actually painted and donated two portraits. The framed original watercolor, "Salute to Sirius" was donated on April 24th , 2002 to his handler, David Lim, and the framed oil painting on canvas was given to the NYNJPAPD in the memorial ceremony for Sirius that was held at Liberty Park, NJ. The original painting is hanging in the police headquarters building.

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"Salute to Sirius" in both watercolor and oil portrait versions are protected by Registered US Government Copyright to Debra S. Stonebraker. If you want to share this image on your own websites, please link back to me. Any use of the image for monetary gain is strictly prohibited.



If you are interested in owning a print of this image , the paper size is 19x23 1/2" and the image measures 16x20". This is a limited edition of 500 signed and numbered prints. The cost, including priority mail shipping, has recently been reduced to $50. I made this decision because there are still almost half of the prints available.

100% of the profit from the sale of the prints will be given to the Southwest Pennsylvania Retriever Rescue Organization (SPARRO) under the care of Joe and Barbara Maringo.

The prints are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. They are consecutively numbered and sold in order of sale. . You may either purchase online using PayPal to sparro.org@hotmail.com, or send a check or money order to
SPARRO
Joe Maringo
142 Stark Drive
Plum, PA 15239



In an effort to share this image with the public, and to honor Sirius as the unknown hero he was, I am now offering small, affordable gift items with my proceeds also going to the above charities at Sirius Gift Items

Thank you to the Port Authority for their blessings on this project, and to all of you who have shown interest in honoring Sirius.

God Bless.
Debbie Stonebraker

K-9's and Officers from all over the United States wait in line to file past the portrait and the urn containing Sirius' ashes.

Officer David Lim, Sirius' handler, artist Debbie Stonebraker and her son Cody, a volunteer firefighter from Foley, Missouri.

Thanks to my friends Carol Stevens "a digital moment", Robin Anderson, and Christing Eck
for photographing the memorial event for me. "The Promise"
Also thank you to Sandee Nastasi of Long Island Labrador Retriever Rescue for asking me to create the Sirius portraits for Dave Lim and the NYNJPAPD.

He sits beside the Heaven's Gate
And heeds commands to "sit and wait".
A promise, "I'll be back", was set
And in due time it shall be met.
And in due time..... it shall be met.

For Sirius and Dave and a promise across eternity.
Walt Zientek, March 20, 2002

Special thanks to Tom Kohler of Blue Horse Gallery for providing the framing on both paintings.