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Max Patzner stands in front of the mural he made at the Souris Valley Animal Shelter. The artwork was commissioned by and sponsored by To start with Western Bank & Have confidence in. Folks adopting new pets at the shelter will have their shots taken in entrance of Patzner’s mural. Patzner also liked petting one of the puppies out there for adoption at the shelter on Tuesday.

When individuals adopt a new animal family member at the Souris Valley Animal Shelter in Minot, they will have their pics taken in front of a new mural commissioned by Initially Western Bank & Trust by Minot artist Max Patzner.
“I focus in drawing adorable little faces on animals,” stated Patzner, an active Minot artist and musician.
Patzner attended an party on Tuesday to rejoice the unveiling of the mural he produced at the animal shelter.
The mural capabilities sweet tiny animal faces on whimsical illustrations or photos. In a person scene in the mural, a cat and a puppy journey in a automobile. Somewhere else in the mural, a cat perches atop a home that reads “Furrever Home” and states “Meow.” In a further portion of the mural, another cat lounges in the branches of a tree to the aspect of the home.
Patzner stated the peek-a-boo windows in the house in the mural had been encouraged by his 1-year-previous son and the textbooks they examine jointly. His son laughs with pleasure when he opens up one particular of the home windows in a image book and sees the photos. Patzner claimed he desired to give other young children the similar delight that he has relished with his very little boy.
Two youngsters at the occasion, Kip Samson, 4, and his brother Hart Samson, 2, who attended the mural unveiling with their mother, Marcela Samson, were possessing a very good time on Tuesday morning opening the peek-a-boo home windows on the mural and pointing at the photos of the animals. They also relished petting the shelter’s adorable puppies.
Patzner’s new venture is an inspirational / educational plan for young ones known as: “The Small Why Not? Publishing Residence,” in accordance to information and facts provided by Initial Western. Patzner teaches learners how to write and illustrate their own publications and then turns them into hardcover guides that can be stored on the spouse and children bookshelf.
Patzner mentioned his children’s books, “Wild & The Animal Band,” and “Alpha, Yeah, Confident, You BETcha: The Nodak ABCs” can be acquired at Primary Street Books in downtown Minot. Far more info about his assignments can be found at www.littlewhynot.org or www.wildhandsnd.com
Pru Bray, the specific events coordinator for the Souris Valley Animal Shelter, said the mural commissioned by Initially Western Bank & Have faith in graces a wall in the entrance to the shelter’s veterinary clinic. It will also be the room for heaps of joyful beginnings of “fur-ever families” who have just adopted a new pet at the shelter.