(Doh moment, calling them crocus)
On top of this fabulous purple growth in my front yard, did I mention I spied, with my little four-eyes, a robin last Friday? Here in the Midwest, that’s indicative of only one thing:
Dwarf Iris
March
7
2006
Chit Chat at the Feeder
March
5
2006
These birds were gathered at my feeder this morning. There was one helluva-hullabaloo amongst our flying friends over the inches of snow that dropped early this morning! With that in mind…
(As many times as you’d like, just for fun!)
CrunchyGOP : Blog Designs
March
4
2006
She’s Crunchy, and sleek, and carries a Blackberry and a Briefcase! Sunny ordered up two designs, and one custom illustration. I illustrated the girl on the main theme for her, and built the design around the girl. Whew!
You can flip over to her second theme, Crunchy Elephant, in the sidebar.
If you would like to inquire about a custom illustration, blog or website design, please place your inquiry/order through E.Webscapes. Thank you!
Springy Ding Ding
March
1
2006
You know spring is coming around our house when the black squirrels are hanging from the suet feeders.
You know it’s spring when you tap on the window to startle them, and all he does is stop for a moment to see where the noise came from. You know it’s spring when you have to open the window and threaten his little fuzzy life before he’ll leave the suet alone. (for 10 minutes. Seriously. Why do I bother?)
You also know it’s spring around our house when there are new birdies hanging around, new as in other than goldfinch, house sparrows, house finches, cardinals, chickadees, hummingbirds and nuthatches.
This is a Dark Eyed Junco, I identified him through eNature. He and his pretty little girlfriend have been hanging out here for a few days now, and I couldn’t be more happy to host them. They’re really cute! I’m waiting for the really unique ones to stop by, like that smores lookin’ bird I saw last year, the Eastern Towhee. Oh come on, doesn’t he make you hungry for a nice big chocolately marshmallowey smore? Me too. Or I suppose it could be that I’ve just been eating plain brown rice for too long.
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My Final Answers
February
28
2006
Crusty wants to know “how do you package your art for mailing/shipping?”
This one is easy. I keep a supply of 2 gallon freezer bags, peel & stick clearbags, and 8 1/2 x 11 precut cardboard mat in stock. Most of my paintings are small, and they go into the freezer bag. I keep and store the airbags from my art supply shipments, so I have plenty to pad my packages with. I really just make sure that my paintings are protected from water damage, pad them so they don’t shift in the box (or ship panels flat with extra cardboard on top & bottom). I haven’t had one painting damaged in transit.
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Eyewear : Part II
February
28
2006
The new frames (don’t laugh) are in. I picked them up lastnight, and although our 4 year old WOW’d when I put them on, our 9 year old was not impressed. “Did you do something to your hair?” She said. Thanks. Thanks a lot, kiddo.
So, what do you think? Do I look like a granny? I’m so “rectangular” now. Does that mean I’m one step closer to being “square”?
Answer #7 : A Veteranarian
February
27
2006
Jen asked:
I’d like to know the first thing you can remember wanting to be when you grew up.
Veterinary Medicine was my passion when I was a kid. “The science and art of prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease and injury in animals and especially domestic animals.” If you are looking for a great vet with amazing staff for your animals then visit Pharr Road Animal Hospital
Oh how I love critters! I want to hug them and squeeze them and love them and call them George.
It wasn’t long before I turned my first double-digit that I was smacked with the reality that not only would I get to handle critters that I love and help them, but I would also have to handle critters that I don’t like so much, that I’d have to put some to sleep, and that I’d watch some die on my table. I didn’t like that very much, so I decided I wanted to be a graphic artist instead.
I suppose you could say that was what turned me into a realist.
Since then, there have been many occasions that I know I made the right decision.
1. When I had actual bats flying around inside my house back in the early 90’s.
2. When I developed allergies to my two kitties and had to leave them at the no-kill shelter.
3. When we caught one of our bats and took him to the county animal control, and watched them drown it. (rabies, you know)
4. When I developed allergies to everything else animal related that touched my skin.
5. While watching Dirty Jobs, an episode aired on horses, and it had to do with putting your arm where the sun will never, ever shine, and my tummy did rather large flips, and a few flops.
I think that about covers it!
Shelli’s Sentiments : Blog Design
February
26
2006
Go on and say hello to Shelli, and don’t forget to take your pillow and blankie, it’s very cozy over there!
If you would like to inquire about a custom illustration, blog or website design, please place your inquiry/order through E.Webscapes. Thank you!
Answer #6 : What I Read
February
25
2006
Pamibe asked:
What kind of books do you enjoy reading, and why. If in fact you can find the time to read.
The latter part is correct – I don’t get too much time to read – books, that is. I do have an ongoing fascination with the Left Behind series. I’m all current on the 12 in the series and have the two prequels (at the top of that page) and finished one of them a few weeks ago. I really enjoy that series because on one hand it tests my faith, on the other hand they’re just really well written and very gripping. If a book can suck me in in the first couple of pages, I’m good to go.
I also have art books, but they aren’t really for reading, they’re more for instruction. Mastering the Art of Drawing is my most recent purchase.
The most recent book I’ve read? Body for Life. Obviously, it’s a self-help book, and I think it has had a huge impact on me. (Just look at my P2G log!)
I even purchased some classics last summer that I had intended on reading, and they’re still waiting for me. I guess I’m more visual than literary.
