Thief!

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Somebody took something they oughtn't-a

Freeeeedrich

At last I have some time after a couple busy weeks to get back to some "serious" painting.

Friedrich

New in the shop: Snowflakes

Just added this print to my Etsy shop. It's a signed, limited edition of 200.

Snowflakes

Here's Bully!

Here's a quick one in a busy day. This is Bully. He has an affinity for cheese.

Bully

A manly man

Here's a fine fellow in his double-knit pants.

Doug is a very manly man.

Birds & blossoms

Here's another fabric design for the latest Spoonflower Design challenge. As the theme is Birds & blossoms, and my sister, who's in Japan on a teaching gig, has been posting delectable images of the Cherry Blossom trees there, I knew what must be done. Voting begins today, so go on and vote for your favorites here.

Cherry blossoms, y'all.

The Easter bunny truck

Did this actually happen, or did I imagine it? Happy Easter!

Did it happen?

Cabin Cruisers

For some reason I'm obsessing about vintage cabin cruisers lately. I grew up in a neighborhood that bordered on a creek and river, so many of my friends and neighbors had boats of all kinds. My family once owned a metal canoe. Not very exciting.

Lola and the Cabin Cruisers

And here's a little animation project

The Stinky Sock Factory

Horse and Dog statues

When I was a kid, my friends and I used to have collections of cheap china animal figurines from the drugstore (or as Grandma called it, the "Dime Store"). Sometimes dogs, sometimes horses. In my little crowd, you were either a dog or horse person, and your statues reflected your preference. It seems the girly-girls were all horse people, and the tomboys were dog people. I was a dog person, Kelly was a horse person, Anne a dog person, and boy was Jeannie a horse person. The figurines sometimes sat on a shelf, but mostly they were trotted around on the floor, horses and dogs rearing up and saying hello. Consequently, their legs and tails were always being broken off. But we were handy with our Elmer's, so most recovered nicely!

Horse statues & dog statues