Found in Circle Park

Art prints of my watercolor painting of Smokey, the TN blue-tick hound that is the beloved mascot of the VOLS! Smokey has been a part of the TN tradition as far back as I can remember. The tradition began in 1953 when the UT Pep Club held a contest to choose a coonhound as the school’s mascot. The winning dog, “Blue Smokey”, was introduced at halftime of the Mississippi State game, and when his name was called, he howled — a moment that sparked the crowd’s enthusiasm and cemented his place as the first Smokey