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"©

Afternoon Easel

Athena

I've been working on this portrait of our beloved departed Border Collie Athena, on and off, for a couple years. For some reason I just haven't finished it. So today while feeling more quiet than usual I work on the small details that need work... namely, that darn Mexican blanket she is sleeping on. I'm reaching for the place where there is detail enough to define pattern but not so much that it is photo realism, not that I think I would have the stamina for that any more, it truly doesn't suit me.

Athena herself is looking pretty good, more work to be done in her black fur and small nuances with her freckles. It's that darn rug! It may very well be another 2 years before I call it finished. It is a nice diversion from the landscape images which makes me wonder... is a figure far behind?

Lapse and play

There has been too much on the plate and loads of fun in the California fair, winter weather. Doggies have been busy playing and living it up, wishing for snow but accepting the sun.

Rain arrived this month, thank goodness, and we are all back in the studio for some long overdue work. We'll post more as things take off. Until then, woof and happy spring... which is nipping at our heels.

Wednesday Winter Worktable

It's beginning to look a lot like ...... snow! Winter! The season of white is here and there are high hopes for plenty of snow and rain this winter here on the dry coast of California. The animals are calling for it, the trees are desperate for it and the lakes are too low for comfort. Not to mention that the winter is such a delicious time of year, playing, cozying up to the fire and a good book, and doing indoor projects... like painting or making stamps.

First big snow in the Los Padres Forest

The dogs are in heaven.

So much fun to be had with plenty of powder.

 
News in the shop? .... The stickers have arrived and are now available in my Etsy shop. I'm smitten and I want to put them on EVERYTHING! Great for envelopes, packages, stationery, ummmm clothing. HA.

The elves are all bustling packing up stamps to get into the hands of holiday makers and gift givers. Two Dog gratitude and happy stamping.

 

To the Dog Park

work in progress

New Dogs

back scratcher ©2012

Golden Retriever Silhouette ©2012

My Skye in the snow ©2012

Not in the shop, not yet, but soon....

Ruffs - show and tell

worktable wednesday

first pulls, testing images

 

woodblock border collie

first stage of new terrier woodblock

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Finally, at last, wah hoo, I am back to work on new stamps and stamp collections. It's time to get more wee creatures into production. I'm ramping up for the new website, catalog and maybe, just maybe, some outdoor markets.

With a list like that it's time to get busy. There will be more dogs, certainly, a collection of cats, oh yes, some sea life, farm life and a crew of los padres forest characters. A big list, I know, but it IS the start of 2012, why not set some goals that would be worth failing at... no?!!