On the fencing that encircles the Barnegat Light Dog Park are “ruffly” 16 commissioned pet portraits on 4-by-4-foot wooden panels.

“I’ve lost count,” said Houston, Texas-based artist, illustrator and muralist Bill Ferguson, who painted all but a couple of them. (Two were done by Barnegat Light fine and graphic artist Jordan Rich.) Ferguson is originally from New Jersey, and his family has always had a vacation home in Barnegat Light.