Wake up - It's Monday!

Well, it's Monday morning, and Maisie hit the snooze alarm! It's a cold morning here (11 degrees) so I think she's not quite ready to face the day. Maybe someone needs to invent doggie coffee?

Sorry I haven't been around lately...seems the last two weeks have been a quick blip on my map! Actually, I've been taking a step back from painting and have been doing some research on a few changes that will be taking place at Abby Creek Studios. I'm thinking about a "new look" and a new website...all which as you know, take an enormous amount of time to produce. My gut has been telling me to do this for quite awhile now though...so it's time to jump in and follow through.

By the way...the Chinese New Year is almost upon us. Do you know what your animal sign is and what the Year of the Ox has in store for you? Figures, I was born in the Year of the Dog!

Have a great day! xox

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Lucy and Maisie

You probably remember the last photo I posted of Lucy and Maisie snoozing together?...well, here's another one for the cutie pie, priceless archives! The two of them wanted to demonstrate (via performance art) the phrase "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" as another good motto for the New Year. It means to avoid restarting old conflicts. Wow, the subtle creative ways of these dogs
never ceases to amaze me!

So the Friday after New Years, my friend, Kathleen and I went to a show at Visions West Gallery in Denver. I was particularly taken with the work of two amazing Artists that I'd like to share with you. Take a look at the paintings of Marti Somers and the sculpture of Brad Rude.

Brad's piece below reminds me of something Maisie would do! His work is so fun and whimsical.

"Renegade" by Brad Rude

"Birds Regard" by Marti Somers

Have a great weekend everyone!

Plug it in!

"Espresso Plug"
6.75" x 8" oil pastel on paper
2004

Happy New Year everyone! It feels good to be back after the holiday break. My new motto for this month as illustrated by the above painting is "Plug it in!" I'm going to embrace 2009 with lots of energy and mucho creative spirit!

Actually, "Espresso Plug" came to mind as a good image for my post today because it's featured on EBSQ's site as the Art of the Day today. In case you're not familiar with EBSQ...it's a great place for Artists to meet, learn and showcase their work. I've been a member since 2003 and have gained some great insight from the experience. Here is some info about the group in case you're interested in joining.

Hope you're all doing well. I plan to catch up on your blogs this week to see what amazing things you're doing already this year.

Back soon...Maisie says hi! xox