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Cute as a Frug

Here is Zeke, a french bulldog-pug mix, available in Vermont.

I'm torturing myself here. All the cutest dogs are in shelters in another country. Darn it.

Cute as a Bug

Sometimes when I get to missing my dog Boris (who still lives in Seattle) I cruise the interwebs looking at the cutest of shelter dogs. Here's a Bug (Boston Terrier/Pug mix) in Idaho who is adorable as all get out.

Batly Toy!

I named my first dog after this guy. He's a character from a kid's TV show called Eureeka's Castle that I never actually watched. But I sure liked the toy.

What can I say? He's a four-eyed bat, too!

Baby Brown Hyena

For an upcoming show in Seattle.

More hyenas:

Hyena Valentine

Bible Hyena

Hyena Chasers #1 and #2

Maddeningly catchy song: Up Butt Coconut

A horrid little song that will eat your brain...

via Neatorama

Blast from the past

I just got an email from a guy who works at a famous toy store in Seattle where I used to work; they've started a Flickr account for pix of the place, past and present. Here's a shot of the bathroom I painted one summer; imagine a luridly purple wall and bright acrylic colors and you're halfway there. The overwhelming smell of hot fresh tar (the store was located next to a ship repair place) I leave to your imagination.

Art cliche # 2: Birds and Branches

Everyone's doing it, why not me? Birds and Branches are a hot trend in art and design. You see Birds and Branches everywhere. You can't get away from Birds and Branches.

Now, I like Birds and Branches as much as the next girl, but I hadn't gotten around to trying it myself. It's not as easy as just painting a Bird and a Branch. Oh, no. There is much more at play here:

Tentative, thin linework. Check.

Pale, pale colors. Check.

Branches must have flowers. Check.

"Off register" look to colours. Check.

Ripped off from vintage graphic source (in this case, a Nina Ricci scarf on ebay). Check.

Hey, this was fun! I can't wait to do Art Cliche #3; Little Girls and Deer!

Art Cliche #1: Kustom Kulture Kliches

see also: "Baby Art"

Ten Cute Animals: Signs Point to Yes

Here's a piece I did for a benefit auction for a gallery...back when I used to do benefits for galleries...and I liked it so much I ended up bidding on it myself. It was such a Morticia Addams moment.

I want a puppy!

Another picture from the Indus dog show, July 16. This was one sweet puppy.

Ten Cute Animals: Cock of the Walk

Rooster today, feather duster tomorrow.
---Proverb