Are you all tired of hearing “Toronto Swampy!” “Toronto Swampy!”

Ok, I’ll have to start referring to him as “TS” ok? ok. I’ll try to remember that. Why I make promises at midnight is beyond me. LOL

So here we go, I modified the page(s) for TS, to include all of the new photos, and split the final images from the work in progress. Please have a look, let me know if the links to the WIP page are clear and stuff aye? (Did I use that in the correct context?)

ok ok. Go look. I did a whole lotta little stuff today, like installing a new doorknob on the girls door (after I had to jigsaw the hole bigger since the other knob was too small..it’s always complicated!) and did some bird and squirrel watching and took photographs and stuff. Cableman, stuff stuff stuff…It was a day filled with I don’t know what, but it was filled. LOL!

Have a wonderful middle of the night and morning!

ooh, yea, the link: “TS’s” new pages

Toronto Swampy has been installed!!!!

Toronto sprays water now!

Kids enjoying Toronto, awww!!!

This is SO exciting..I am just…can’t..find..words…

Will add the rest of the pics in a little while!!
xoxoxoxo!!!

I’m alive!!

What a week! After finishing Toronto Swampy, my father-in-law came over and helped me pack the giant frog. The rest of the day Monday was just keeping busy stripping wallpaper in my living room until the trucking company arrived. I sent him on his way in the middle of the afternoon….in a giant truck! (Thanks, Roadway!!)

My niece came over Monday morning with my father-in-law, she’s been staying with us all week and it’s been a lot of fun! The girls helped strip the wallpaper, and once that whole thing got going it just catapulted me into redecorating mode. We used to have this nice nautically themed living room, but now, ooh-la-la, it is very nice! In fact, Here’s a glimpse, Mark’s portrait now hanging on the wall, and this is a sample of our new carpet that will be installed on the 15th of this month!

See, when I start a project, I can’t stop until it’s done!!

I picked up a couple of bargains, a new navy swag for the front window, a couple of new end tables that were a total steal and matched my mission style couch table thing.

Between stripping wallpaper, removing wallpaper adhesive, cleaning the walls, painting them, and keeping the girls entertained in the pool etc… it has been a crazy week! I think I’ve been on my computer less this week than ..um…I ever have been!

I did finish up the two kitty portraits, I was waiting for final approval to sign them so they are still a little tacky and I’ll ship them on Monday…er…Tuesday since the Post office will probably be closed Monday! Dagnabbit, I forgot about that. Dom will also be shipped with them, so I have some paperwork to do to get them ready.

I’m working on another website design too, which has been keeping my brain active and spinning. I ordered a bunch of canvas to go with my 42 new tubes of oil paints, and I am going to be painting new pieces like crazy! I am on a mission, I have a goal, so be prepared to come back often to see what I’m doing! I am going to launch with adding a couple of prints to what is currently available, and listing them on ebay – a couple of them will be limited edition.

To end the week, I lounged in the pool for 10 minutes! Woohoo for sitting still! ;D

Then I got out of the pool and took some fabulous pics I wanted to share with you! Ready? Here we go! I’m going to leave these full size for you, it’s just not the same shrunk down to nothin’.

Full Moon
Yellow Rose
Remember Me Rose
Jayden
White gerber daisy
Bug on my truck
The girls
Empty nest
Squirrely Eating

One more addition…the girls (Caitlin & Stacie) performed for you all…
this is a long movie, please keep that in mind on dial-up connections 🙂
Caitlin & Stacie as The Chin Twins

Aah it feels good to get all of those off my chest! I hope you enjoy them, I am having so much fun with my new camera!

I hope you all have a fun fun 4th of July fireworky type of day! Don’t forget to put your pups where they can’t hurt themselves, those fireworks really make them freak out!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!

xoxoxo

I just finished uploading his final images,

Go see the Frog!

😀

Hope you are all having a great weekend, I am going to run a couple of errands!
xoxo

Okee doke folks, I have completed painting him and the night-time flash photos just aren’t what I want them to be! I will take pics of him in the morning after he’s clearcoated.

So, there you go. Is the suspense killin’ ya? He looks gorgeous, I am so proud of how he turned out!

He needs to fully dry (overnight), and I will clean him and clearcoat him first thing in the morning. Then I will get those final pics!!

I’ll be back!

Ribbit, rib ribbity ribbit, rib rib ribbity rib, kwim?

😀

Ok guess what I did today. I’m only going to give you one guess. DING! Yes, you’re right. The Frog!

Started out the day with some swamp additions, then sketched out a few creatures, got to painting…did some administrative type things, back to painting, then in for the evening to get the girls all bathed and ready to go to Grandma & Grandpa’s for the weekend! I will be painting ALL day tomorrow to finish this fella. I have a few more things to do, each side of him will have his own swampy animal, and the swamp will also have some lily pads, lotus flowers, highlights and things to make it really very fun.

He is scheduled to ship on Monday, leaving here in the afternoon!

Honey’s portrait arrived at her home today, yahoo Honey! And thanks to mom for letting me paint her, she is a SWEETIE PIE!

After Swampy takes off I’ll be getting Rocky, Simba and Dom ready to go home, too. (Pouty face, I like their company…sniff…sniff…)

I also added links to Toronto on my home page, and on the wildlife artwork pages. It was a quickie logo insert, but my client wanted to make sure that anyone he sends here could find the progress page easily. Also, he’ll be sending me photos of Toronto once he’s in place at the waterpark! I am so excited I can hardly stand it, the way he described it makes me want to change our vacation route to swing on up across the border! It is going to be so cool! If any of you are in or near Aurora, Ontario, stop and visit him for me until I can get there, k? 😀

Ok go look at the frog!

xoxoxo

Just completed Simba, Rocky’s roomie and pal.

The frog arrived, got him unpacked and set up to start, I need to go hang sheeting around him under the carport so he’s protected from the elements while I begin to spray the first coat of enamel (it’s an adhesion promoter). By the way, Mom helped me clean out the garage yesterday so I could park Mark’s truck in there. I think this is the first time we’ve ever parked a vehicle in the garage! LOL! Yahoo! Thanks Mom!!! xoxo!

My new digital camera arrived too, have the battery on the charger already so as soon as that’s charged I’ll take pics of the blank froggie and get a page up for him so you can see his progress!

Here’s Simba… also 10×10 in oils…

I’m going to be working on Simba this evening, will probably post him tomorrow. I sent Rocky off to Mama too so she can have a looksee (and just in case you’re wondering, all of the P’s said it’s cool for you all to see their babies portraits!)

Also wanted to say a quick THANK YOU! to all my “new” friends and commenters! You guys are all so sweet! I am going to save replying & e-mail stuff for morning, it seems to be the best time for me to dig in on that before treadmilling. 😉

So ok, here we go. He’s a 10×10 Oil Painting (caution: wet paint!)

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed your pit-stops here to see some pretty eye-candies!

xoxoxo

Here he is! He is SO beautiful!! This is 12×16 in Oils. (by the way Honey the Yorkie is an india ink painting)

Well Dom, how do you like your portrait? If you wouldn’t mind asking your mom what she thinks too, that’d be swell! 😉