oops- Sorry about that.

I apologize if everyone got 3 posts earlier. I did.

Not sure what is going on with blogger. You used to be able to edit a post without it sending it again.

I'll be more careful in the future.

Chloe and My Blooper Reel

First, here's Chloe. She about an 7-8 week old Boxer puppy that came in for her puppy shot yesterday. She's not the healthiest looking little puppy. Her owner has had her for about a week. She's wormey, had lots of fleas on her.

She just isn't doing normal puppy things. Not wanting to eat very well. If is just the worms and fleas, she would be doing better, but that might take a few days.



I am sort of worried that she is coming down with Parvo or something like that. I did vaccinate her yesterday. So we'll see. Her stool is a little loose, but not bloody. yet. If she isn't better by tomorrow, she's going to have to hang with me here at the hospital.

My Blooper Reel of Outakes

As promised, and before I chicken out, here's the link to my blooper reel of outtakes with Tank from my Jerry's video. If you still haven't seen the finished video, there is a link in the sidebar at youtube.

It mostly me stammering over one word after another. Trying to remember to talk, think, wonder what Tank is doing, think some more, remember to look at the camera, wonder what Tank is licking, wishing I had hit the record button, etc.

One section was too dark, it looked okay on the monitor until it was played back. Some segments used the microphone on the camera. I don't have a wireless microphone. Yet. So I tried to use a wired microphone that would reach a few feet. Well it was closer to Tank than me, so all you hear in parts is Tank panting into the microphone, located just out of the shot, haha.

I wonder if Spielberg needs an assistant. . . . cuz I got mad recordingz skillz.

Here's the Link to the Blooper Reel. Enjoy.
And remember to watch the real video in the sidebar. ;)

Harley- Cocker Spaniel Puppy

Harley came in for his puppy vaccination today. He's about 8 weeks old. 5 lbs.

Got a little sleepy towards the end of our interview.

Y'all turn out the light when you leave . . . . Z Z Z Z Z . . . . Z Z Z Z . . .


Have a Nice Weekend, Everyone. Hope you win
lots of money on the Super Bowl.
Or figure out LOST . . . whichever.

Hooch Update

Hooch came in today for his last puppy vaccination. 5 months old, Boxer. Weighs about 30 lbs.

Out of 4, I only got 1 decent photo. But such is life-


At first, I thought, he hasn't changed much, but whoa, was I wrong.
Look at his introduction back in October. Click here.

Cosmos- Watercolor on Yupo

*Yawn*
Is it Spring yet? What is that saying- April Showers bring May Flowers? What do they say about Feb. showers? Mold and Mildew?

I was searching through the WetCanvas Reference Image Library and found this pic of a White Cosmos by Stephie from England.
Pretty, isn't it?

So, I decided to paint it.



5 x 7 inches, watercolor on Yupo board.

I tried to scan it, but scanning these white flowers lose something as the light or the reflection washes out some of the midtones. So I photographed it with my digital camera and it's a little better. The original has midtones that a little darker, and a little more grey in color, along with the yellow and purple shades as well.

The values and the colors are a bit off, compared to the original photograph, but I am fine with that, as there is some pretty color bleeds there.

$95 plus $6 for shipping
Ships flat in priority mail envelope

Jerry's Artarama- My ArtStars Entry

My friend Stella from California sent me a link on Jerry's Artarama website back in October. It was for a video contest they were having. Stella knows that I bought a video camera back in 2008 as I wanted to try recording a painting, and put it in a time lapse video. Mainly as a promotional tool . At the time, I also thought it might be fun to record a painting and put together a kit on dvd. Include the line drawing, a grey scale image, so people could follow along on dvd.

Well, I never got around to getting very far with that. I paint flat, so I can't point the camera at an easel. You oil and acrylic painters have it so much easier. :) I have to figure out how to suspend the camera over my painting table. And that involves wire closet shelving, a gorillapod to hold the camera, and 2 light stands to support the wire shelving. But I got it.

So back to the Jerry's thing.
photo from Jerry's Artarama website.

Two things popped in my mind when Stella showed me the link.

The first one was that I need to drop about 20 lbs. BEFORE filming anything on camera. *sigh* And if the camera adds 10 lbs. then I need to drop 30 lbs. to look like I lost 20 . . . *heavier sigh* . So I started eating a little healthier, a little more green food than brown (a salad once a week wasn't considered all the necessary vegetables for that week), and lost about 10 lbs.
Then came the holidays and gained back about 4. Damn pumpkin pie.
The deadline was the end of December. Who put the deadline during my holiday weight gain?

The 2nd problem was my going to be my "slight" Southern accent. It's as thick as Molasses and sometimes even thicker than that. Oh, what a blessing it would be to have a suave British accent at this time. Why couldn't my parents have moved to England during my formative years? We could have moved back by 3rd grade and I probably would have kept it. haha. But. . . NO . . . .


The requirements for the video were as follows.
1. It had to show an art technique. So I choose to demonstrate how I mount and varnish watercolor paintings. It's a question or email that I get asked a lot.
2. It had to talk about your painting background.
3. It had to show examples of my artwork.
4. And it had to be under 8 minutes long.

I heard last week that my video made it into the final round. It's up on youtube for 90 days starting today. So, enjoy. While it makes me cringe to watch and listen to it, I did enjoy putting it together.

If that Southern drawl makes your ears bleed, or
If you consider taking up knitting before I can finish a sentence, or
you wonder how does anyone insert 5 extra syllables into a 2 syllable word, or
you wonder if closed captioning is available for your monitor, so you can understand what the hell is being said, I apologize in advance.

You can blame my parents too. :)

My Video Entry on Jerry's Artarama channel at Youtube.

Dakota- Great Pyrenes Puppy

This is Dakota. She came in late Friday afternoon for a booster shot. She was given away at a convenience store. She appears to be about 5 months old according to her teeth. Her adult canines are just starting to come in.

The family that had her, lives above the gas station/ convenience store. Not sure what happened but they didn't want her anymore, or couldn't keep her, something- so a customer took her home with them.

She weighs about 47 lbs. She'll slow down on the growing soon.




She's a bit timid and quiet, but the person had just gotten her, so she's still adjusting.

We Be Ate Up with Cuteness this week. . . . .

This is Deuce, a 9 week old Pit Bull puppy in for his vaccination.


Smart AND Good Looking Too- Already housebroken, walks right next to the owner without a leash.

Is wanting to chew up furniture but that is the only "minus" or "con" so far.

And Full of Puppy Breath. That's a double "plus" that cancels out that little bit of furniture chewing. . . .

Sunflowers- Varnished Watercolor on Yupo

The last few days have been like this-

Cold. Grey. Rain. Repeat.
Rain. Grey. Cold. Repeat.
Grey. Cold. Rain. Repeat.

You get the idea.

So I was looking for something to paint. And it had to be something not Grey. Cold. Rain.
So how about Sunny Yellow Sunflowers instead?

Sunflowers. 5 x 7 inches. Varnished Watercolor on Yupo.

$95 plus $6 shipping

I have it listed in my Artfire Shop if you would like to purchase the original.
You can use Paypal, Google Checkout, or Amazon Payments at Artfire.

Click here to go to the listing.

Warning-

So Cute!!

Cute ALERT ahead!!!


Slow DOWN!!! No Right Turn!!!


This means you-









I do believe that

this is a face that could get away with murder. . . . . . . .


Bo is about 11 weeks old. In for his puppy vaccination.

edit- I was so overwhelmed by cuteness, I forgot to mention the breed. He's a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.