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The baby for my Mardi Gras Surprise Boxes arrived today. So did a whole bunch of Mardi Gras masks, and I wasted no time in painting on them and making them look festive. I am so excited about how these boxes are coming along! Also, there have been more sales of Dogs with Bagels, andContinue reading “Painted Masks”

Can a socially distant Mardi Gras still be fun? I think we need to try to do make it really amazing! So I decided to make ten very special Mardi Gras/Valentine’s Day Surprise Boxes! These will each contain a copy of The Glory Days of Aimée Bonnard as well as at least two pieces ofContinue reading “Getting Ready for Mardi Gras”

I don’t usually care for memes, but the Bernie Sanders at the Inauguration ones are pretty funny. I even had to make my own. Other than that, it was a rainy day and I felt a bit lethargic and lost. I made a series of six small abstract paintings, kind of like a prayer forContinue reading “Where’s Bernie?”

In which Holly and I watch the inauguration. There might have been some tears!

Something was different about today. Maybe it was the nice weather. Maybe it was getting my boots resoled. Maybe seeing my friend again after a long time – or all of these things together. But today was a really good day. It had a good energy. And John and I created a really cool abstractContinue reading “Good Energy”

Today I drove down to Galveston to deliver a dog portrait commission and a bunch of books. Also to hang out with my friend. We had an adventure in mind, which involved a visit to the backyard of a beautiful old house. There we found an ancient orange tree – obviously not as old asContinue reading “In Which an Old House Gives Us Oranges”

The day started with unexpected good news. Also, it was sunny and warm for once. The dog and I enjoyed a longer walk than usual, and in one of our neighbor’s flower beds we saw bluebonnets! They’re early this year! Dare I hope winter will be cut short? Because winter mixed with the pandemic isContinue reading “Owls and Bluebonnets”

It’s been a week since the rat poison incident, and I’m grateful that my adventurous little dog is fine. I do, after all the research I’ve conducted on the possible effects of the poison, have a newfound empathy for rats. Though, frankly, I’ve always liked these sparkly eyed creatures and never understood why humans areContinue reading “A Newfound Empathy for Rats”

Today’s collaboration with John, which we painted over Facebook Live. Koi fish! I think they turned out colorful and pretty. And we had a fun show!

Today’s painting created with John. This was a lot of fun, and ended up being minimalist in a very cool way. Also, it sold! And we’ll be back at it tomorrow!