6 Quiet Years

Miss Athena has been gone 6 years this week. STILL we miss her, still we remember her. Long live the queen.

Reflection 24x24" oil on panel ©2015

You can visit this painting at the upcoming show 50/50 at Sullivan Goss opening January 7th, 2016. 11 East Anapamu, Santa Barbara.

Dog Folly

Worktable Wednesday part Deux: 

On the easel today, more pet worship, is that so wrong....

Molly Swims 12x12"©

Summer Swim 12x12"©

la joie de chien 12x12"©

Cousin Cleo, the kind hearted

We had the pleasure of hosting Ms. Cleo for an extended stay while her people were off to South America . Cousin {once or twice removed, I can't remember} to Molly & Skye. We had a blast in the mountains roaming the meadows and were lucky enough to have a few early spring snow days.

two gingers in the meadow

always a nose for trouble

vying for the stick

showing her airborne abilities

and taste for snow

Inspiration on a Tuesday

Two dog blog

It's April. How did it happen? Three months behind us and the horizon in front. There is a whole slew of projects burbling in the studio. New stamps are slowly eeking their way into existence on the sidelines of painting for a new show that opens in September ... which seems far away, but not considering the speed that 2013 is deserting us. I think it will be here before I realize that summer has come and gone.

Spring Meadow 12x12" oil on panel ©2013

Wishing everyone

unleashed joy this holiday. May the new year be bright and merry, filled with health, happiness and loads of furry love.

Worktable Wednesday

New custom Rottweiler stamps being made for Matti!

Summer Swim

Skye in the drink.

Water Dogs

Snack?!

Summer Border Collie

Our little swimmer Skye

With dog as my co pilot

Ruffs - show and tell

worktable wednesday

first pulls, testing images

 

woodblock border collie

first stage of new terrier woodblock

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Shop news

whippet ©2012

The second collection of produced stamps is nearly complete. All the pieces are in my studio slowly getting assembled then making their way over to my Etsy Shop! I have a new stamp manufacturer in Missouri and the wood blocks come from Michigan... all small family run businesses right here in the good ole USA. Check out the growing selection of stamps in the category "stamp multiples" or if you're like me and love the hand crafted check out the new prototypes in the "original rubber stamps" section.

I'm working on some new collections now that these are assembled and filed awaiting new homes. Sneak peeks coming on Worktable Wednesdays.

Ms. Molly by Teresa Zepeda

Molly ©2012 Teresa Zepeda

{detail Molly} ©2012 Teresa Zepeda

Teresa Zepeda, artist extraordinaire. This is a silkscreen and more than that, a reductive silkscreen. Which means this, it is made from one screen, each color successively blocked out starting from white to black. Teresa uses this medium in a way like no other, using a small paint brush and her eagle eye to make all that delicious texture within the frame.

At the same time, her ability to be one with her subject and capture the expression of a beloved pet or the dizzying effect of a carnival ride. I'm smitten and ever grateful for this amazing depiction of my beloved Ms. {firecracker redhead} Mollykins.

See more HERE

Snow Dogs

New to you

Whippet ©2012

Whee! ©2012

Coming soon to the shop near you!

Coming Soon: Silkscreens

colorful new way to use my stamp images!