New Shop on the Block!

"Family"

Original is mixed media on paper
You can now purchase a print here

Just wanted to let you know that I've opened a second Etsy shop called, Abby Creek Dogs! I decided that my Dogs needed a separate venue from my Still Life and Abstract work for sale...so now they have their very own storefront.

I'm going to be adding lots more to the shop this next week, including some earlier works like mixed media dog drawings that I used to do. Be sure to check back to see what's new!

Below is a pic of Maisie taken this morning with her favorite toy, the stump. She brought this stump from our old house when we moved and it's still her favorite thing. She tries to bring it through the dog door which is a pretty hilarious thing to watch. My 89 year old friend, Miss Dottie now calls Maisie, Calamity Jane. I think that fits!

Calamity Jane and her stump

The Culprit!

Maisie, the masked Googler

So...I think I found the inspiration behind the comic in my last post. Lo and behold...I stepped into my studio this morning to find Maisie already at work. Up on the screen were Google images of bunnies....alongside another window with Google maps open! I've got to start keeping a closer eye on this girl.

On to some artsy stuff...one of my older paintings from 2004, "Which Came First" is featured as Art of the Day on the EBSQ site today. I used to participate in many of their themed juried shows...and this was one of them with the theme of "Chickens". I think I would enjoy doing that again one of these days soon. Being given a theme and seeing what you and everyone else comes up with is such an enjoyable experience. Kinda forces you out of your comfort zone.

"Which Came First"
12" x 12" acrylic and collage on canvas

Have a good art day! Keep an eye on your bunny chasing mutts out there!

New painting and a silly dog

"Last One From the Tree"
7" x 12" acrylic on canvas
available in my Etsy Shop here

Happy dance!...finally finished a new still life. This one took me awhile to complete. I changed the background several times until I was happy with it. I thought I was finished yesterday...but when James looked at it and said, "Hey, your new still life is really coming along."...I decided I'd better put a little more elbow grease into it. He always seems to be right too, dang it!

It was a beautiful, sunny day here. Maisie wanted to put a smile on your face...and let you know that spring is on it's way. Here's the little Diva herself...

Maisie stylin' in her Maui Jim sunglasses

Maisie's Halloween

So...I had about 3 minutes to take these pictures before Maisie and Lucy tore their costumes off! We had a little pre-Halloween party last night at Kathleen's house so Maisie wanted to show Lucy her dream bunny costume. Of course...our sweet little Maisie probably should have been the devil dog!

Have a Happy Halloween out there and a great weekend!

Bribes help to keep the costume on

Get this dang puff ball off my butt

A bunny ghost in the kitchen

The Maisie Chronicles

So little Miss Maisie got herself into more trouble on Friday. While I wasn't watching her for a whole two minutes...she managed to push her cast almost completely off her foot! As a result, she couldn't get up and walk on it so I had to scoop all 5o pounds of her up and into the house. I had to cut the rest of it off her foot and SOS James to come home from work so we could get her to the Vet. The above picture of her (at an unusually sedate moment) is with her new cast that now only has the hard part on the bottom and a soft wrap on the top. Our Vet decided it needed some dressing up too so wrote Maisie's name on it with a little flower to make her feel better. Sweet! Let's hope we can get through this week without another Maisie mishap!

I was recently tagged for a dog meme by my wonderfully talented friends, Melissa and Kate who are the moms of two of my favorite sassy, beautiful dogs; Emmitt and Lytton.

Here is how Maisie responded...

What are your 5 favorite songs?

1) Born Free (from the movie soundtrack)
2) Any Irish jig because my last name is O'Neill
3) Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
4) Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
5) Anything my Papa sings because it makes me cock my head

What are your 5 favorite toys?

1) I have a Kong I really like.
2) My other toys don't really last very long because I like to take the stuffing out and chew them up so only tiny pieces are left.

What are your 5 favorite things to eat?

1) Bully sticks
2) Ice cubes
3) Peanut butter
4) Bananas
5) Pretty much anything else put in front of my nose

What are your 5 favorite activites?

1) I'm kinda sad right now because I have a cast on my leg and my very favorite activity is to run and play with other dogs.
2) Car rides
3) Chewing on things
4) Sitting in the sunshine
5) Generally acting like a goofball

What are your 5 bad habits?

1) Stealing socks
2) Eating non-food items I shouldn't
3) I kinda like to dig.
4) I bark too much at things that aren't there.

I'm supposed to now tag three other people so think I shall tag Kim and her cutie pie dog, Junior...Jamie and silly sweet Fergie and Michele with her adorable Chloe.

Have a nice Monday! xox