Recent Posts Tagged With 'art'

• Chickens for Sale!!!

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 09:51 in art, illustration, gouache, mr. chicken, snitterdog, art on sale, etsyholidaysale, etsyfreeshipping

  In honor of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and of course-- chickens-- I am holding a sale on Mr. Chicken Prints. The Supersized Chickens are being offered at a reduced price, and the little trading cards will have free shipping--yippie!!! The Supersized...

• Hey Man, You Can Be Girly and Badass at the Same Time...

  Posted on Wednesday September 2nd, 2009 at 05:43 in art, drawing, etsy, ink, butterflies, skulls, t-shirt design, snitterdog, tattoo desing

  Think skulls and butterflies...this is what I have been working on lately. It was a drawing originally intended for a t-shirt design, but I'm not sure exactly where it will end up...It almost looks like a tattoo design at this point...either way, it ...

• Here it is!!!

  Posted on Thursday August 20th, 2009 at 18:22 in art, relationships, oil painting, etsy, healing, spine, eye candy, chronic pain, art therapy, surrealism, rain drops, snitterdog

  The gigantic oil painting I worked on for about 5 months is now finished! Well, I actually finished it about a month ago, but I wasn't able to post it until now due to some camera issues...I had a basic vision of this one, but it definitely evolved o...

• Almost Done...

  Posted on Tuesday July 7th, 2009 at 23:26 in art, oil painting, etsy, chronic pain, sadness, alone, art therapy, surrealism, snitterdog zombies

• Here's a Good One! :D

  Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2009 at 23:43 in art, music, etsy, feeling, you tube, art therapy, nora jones, snitterdog, don't know why

  Let this blog not be strictly about visual art, cyberspace people!!!....I am a BIG fan of music...as are most people I am guessing. I love music. I love the way it makes me think, and the way it makes me feel. The way a song can "grab" you, you know?...

• Painting Update...

  Posted on Sunday June 7th, 2009 at 09:01 in art, painting, oil painting, etsy, zombies, surrealism, snitterdog

  The Painting gets greener!...nice and creepy... :D...

• Keeping on keeping on...

  Posted on Friday May 8th, 2009 at 20:33 in art, oil painting, etsy, art in progress, snitterdog

  I started oil painting in February. This is something I hadn't done in years...I completed a few chickens and told myself I woudl go back to the same old, same old (watercolor/mixed media) etc...But suddenly I am enjoying this oil painting thing..I a...

• Mr. Chicken is now Supersized...and in Oils...

  Posted on Tuesday March 10th, 2009 at 22:41 in art, illustration, oil painting, mr. chicken, snitterdog

  Yup, that's right-- Mr. Chicken is now being offered up in a "supersized" format-- thanks McDonalds! :O.....Uh, anyway. The Mr. Chicken series originally began as a bunch of artist's trading cards-- (you know, baseball card size art). I had a number...

• I've Started Oil Painting Again!!!!!

  Posted on Tuesday February 17th, 2009 at 22:10 in art, painting, oil painting, etsy, surreal, in progress, figurative, snitterdog

  Yeah!!! To tell you the truth, it's been years since I have completed an oil painting, so this is a bit of an experiment, if you will...For some reason, watercolor seems to click with me. I wanted to get back into oils though, as the color is so inte...

• So Long Decrepit Muse! :)

  Posted on Saturday February 7th, 2009 at 09:54 in art, painting, watercolor, etsy, mixed media, surrealism, sales on etsy, snitterdog

  I recently sold this original painting out of my studio--yeah!!!! Just in time to fix my car too-- excellent timing :) I think I will miss this painting. I'm definitely glad I sold it though. It's funny how we can get attached to our creations. I sup...

• Karate Chicken...#12A

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 23:55 in art, painting, humor, martial arts, illustration, cartoons, satire, retro, 1980's, karate, etsy, karate kid

  Today Chicken-san travels back to 1984-- a special time in our nations history, featuring feathered bangs and spectacular bands like Bananarama...Here Chicken-san prepares to dethrone the testosterone driven Cobra Kai-- a quaint little group of marti...

• Periods of Isolation

  Posted on Sunday December 21st, 2008 at 23:00 in art, College, you tube, alone, art therapy, solitude, isolation, uw madison, marcy playground, snitterdog, sherry fraser

  Ever had one of those? I have had a couple, (as I am a brooding artist type). I came across this video on You Tube tonight, and it brought back memories. Specifically, it brought me back to my mid college years when I began a self-inflicted period of...

• Vitruvian Chicken...#8A

  Posted on Sunday December 14th, 2008 at 21:54 in art, painting, humor, cartoons, etsy, gouache, ymca, davinci, the village people, mr. chicken, snitterdog, vitruvian man

  After taking a wee sample of his magical time traveling elixir, Mr. Chicken finds himself in the the High Renaissance...Here he meets a curious fellow who insists on his close friends calling him "Leo," and can't help but notice Mr. Chicken's "ideal"...

• I'm having a Black Friday Sale...Ooh! How exciting! :D

  Posted on Thursday November 27th, 2008 at 21:16 in art, consumerism, sale, etsy, prints, black friday, sales on etsy, snitterdog

  Here's to American consumerism at it's worst...or best? :) Hell yeah!!!!So I know this is supposedly the biggest shopping weekend of the year in this country...suposedly...So I went ahead and did it...I decided to have a sale. I am putting my 8 1/2 b...

• Well That's Cool! :D

  Posted on Wednesday November 19th, 2008 at 10:01 in art, painting, publicity, surrealism, talent database, snitterdog

  Life is funny. I think a lot of us artists have felt rather bummed out lately, with the economy affecting sales and all...but then when you least expect it-- something really cool happens! :)So I checked my email this morning, mainly to see if my Dad...

• I Present to You..."Pickle Head"....

  Posted on Wednesday October 15th, 2008 at 23:07 in art, painting, drawing, procrastination, etsy, mixed media, surreal, snitterdog

  Yeah!!! I actually finished it :)...and it only took me a month!For the record, finishing a surreal piece, for me, usually takes MUCH longer. I have been known to work on surreal pieces for months, even years. Often because I get frustrated and set t...