Boy was I productive

I took a couple days off from work last weekend and finally managed to get a couple of things done in the way of some artwork...yay!


I had started this one a couple of weeks back and then got side tracked...again, with the sparkly stuff and pretty butterflies.
This is a 4"x4" canvas.


This color combination is currently one of my favorites right now, as you will see. Must play with turquoise more often.
Another 4"x4" canvas.


Oh, the little bird is telling some of the dogs secrets and filling Ralphies head up. You can see Ralphie thinking of ways to get even with the dog, yes indeed.

This piece was inspired by two things, one of which was a post by Colorfuldayz called Pet Diaries which I thought was hilarious and ever so fitting.

This one is an 8"x8" Canvas.

I may be offering these up on etsy later this week or next.

In the Garden with Macro

I have to shamefully admit that when I first bought my camera "several" years ago I never bothered to read my manual ...at all.

A couple years go by and I'm getting by with my camera I start reading about this thing called "macro". Hey, I want macro! Sign me up, where do I get this thing called macro? All the other cameras have macro.

Okay, so I bought my camera as part of a package deal and I'm sure I paid way more for it that way and I know that it was totally bottom of the line and all but at least it should give me a couple of cool features...right?

I started checking online to see if my completely outdated little camera had this macro. I couldn't find too much info on it. Did I mention that it was outdated?

Hehe...yesterday I FINALLY found the macro feature on my camera!

Of course my battery just died but I did get a couple of, I think, great shots with it before it died.


Little Clovers
When I took this shot I had no idea I was going to get such a cool shot and especially with all those water droplets...I just didn't know, hehe.


Hearts


Watch Bun


Everyone gets such beautiful creatures visiting their gardens. I think that this guy is no different but I had no idea that I had so many in my back yard. You would think that in this heat they wouldn't do so well. I would estimate that there are over 100 back there. Breed like rabbits? I bet Mr Bun is jealous...



Little brother.

And finally a gratuitous shot of Howard just coming out of the shower.

Oh trust me...I know what you were thinking...*wink*

Etsy Love

Okay, I've been meaning to do this post for awhile now but my latest etsy purchase is spurring things along.
I just bougt this wonderful little card keeper from Colorfuldayz and right now she is having a little mini sale on items from her etsy shop.
Here's mine.

I also attended a little craft fair here in Vegas where I ran into a fellow etsy artist that I had previously "hearted" and ended up purchasing one of her cards that I had really liked from her shop. How wonderful was it that I ran into her there. Her name is Lynne Adamson and her etsy shop is adamsonart. Her artwork is amazing. This is the card I bought.


I just received two other pieces of art in the mail from two other etsy artists, the first is this piece:

This is "To Reach the Fairy House Before Dark...Run" by Miz Katie and that line alone is what attracted me to this piece in the first place. I miss dark scary fairy tales.

The second piece is from Rima Staines from the Hermitage and needless to say I've always been drawn, (hehe) to rat type characters.

Isn't he adorable?

And a finished one

This was sitting on my work table partly finished for awhile now and finally, last night, it went where it wanted to go.



Here's a close up of the Big Eyed Bird, just because he looks so happy to be home.


And I painted up some canvses for some decorating in my living room, I think these all look great together as a group and will mesh quite well with my blue walls.
Don'tcha think?

Actually, hehe, no, I bought these at a thrift store with the intentions of painting over them, great cheap source for nice canvases.
I do think I will find it difficult to paint over them though, at least at first.
Especially Sammi...poor guy.

In Progress

I'm really not sure how I feel about this particular piece yet. Been working on it off and on for weeks now and I'm just not sure yet.
Let's see what you all think of it.


She's a tall girl at 8" x 24" and tentivaley being referred to as "The Heart"

Amazing Dance Video

While I know that not everyone watches "So You Think You Can Dance" I do have to admit that I am seemingly hooked. This dance number is one of the reasons why. I just can't get this one out of my head so I thought I would share it here.

I am constantly amazed at how incredible these "kids" are and that's really all they are. Am I jealous? You betcha!



I swear, I'm off to do some artwork now. Been so long since I posted anything new.

See above for just one of the many reasons why...hehe.

Aliens

"Anything?"

"There's something."

"They're inside the house!"

"You're just reading me!"

"No no, it ain't you!"
"They're inside. Inside the perimeter."
"They're in here!"

"Stay cool."

"There's movement all over the place!"

"They learned. They must have found another way in, something I missed."

"We didn't miss anything!"

"I don't know, a nail hole, a gap in the caulking. Something under the floor, not on the plans. I don't know."

"They're right on us!"

"Can't be. That's inside the room!"

A soul wrenching nightmare image.
The inner sanctum is utterly violated....

Copiously, generously and ridiculously changed to suit my own ant nightmares from a scene from one of my favorite movies "Aliens". How fitting indeed.

And yes, they figured out a way to get under my wooden floor and came up through a seam. There is concrete under that floor and I layed the wood myself. I had glue all OVER that concrete and while granted, I did make grooves with the glue, these ants continually amaze me with their ingenuity.

I am off to buy some grits as that idea completely amuses me.

And maybe when I get back I will then amuse myself with some artwork...it's possible.