Recent Posts Tagged With 'snitterdog'

• Mr. Chicken Gets a Day Job...#15A

  Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 21:37 in painting, etsy, pop art, the office, dwight schrute, gouache, mr. chicken, snitterdog, that's what she said

  After the cancellation of his highly acclaimed PBS series, Mr. Chicken is distraught to the extent of wanting to hack off his ear. Instead of resorting to such drastic measures, he puts down the palette and opts to get a day job in a quaint little Pe...

• Back to Surrealism!

  Posted on Thursday October 22nd, 2009 at 11:12 in painting, illustration, watercolor, etsy, surrealism, snitterdog, fragility

  (And watercolors)...It's been a while since I've worked in watercolors, and as a result of the recent sales of two of my surrealistic watercolor pieces, I thought it would be a good choice to do something of the same genre....I'm calling this piece F...

• Howard Jones!!! It's not just a Hotel....

  Posted on Saturday October 17th, 2009 at 00:28 in retro music, 80's music, howard jones, snitterdog, no one is to blame

  I completely forgot about this song until I stumbled across it accidentally...I loved this song when I was a wee little thing...we had it on our family juke box when I was in elementary school and such...WAY long time ago, but the feeling the songs g...

• Adios Little Ones!!!! :)

  Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 08:54 in etsy, watercolor painting, selling art, gouache, savannah ga, city market, original painting, snitterdog

  The last 2 weeks have been rather fruitful-- 2 large paintings and one little one out the door, into the homes of 2 very cool people. Thanks Nila and Gary!!! :)...time to work on some more surrealism! I've started a new sketch...should be kind of fre...

• Mr. Chicken Paints Happy LIttle Trees...#14A

  Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 09:32 in humor, satire, etsy, cartoon, aceo, mr. chicken, snitterdog, the joy of painting, bobb ross

  Upon discovering his newfound love of trees, Mr. Chicken decides to pay an homage. He therefore pulls out the paints, does his hair in the style of lush shrubbery, and airs a highly successful painting show which obtains a cult-like status...In the a...

• Where is My Mind?...the Pixies...

  Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 22:42 in indie music, nirvana, the pixies, where is my mind, snitterdog

  More good painting music!...or creative endeavor music ;)...and of course, you can't go wrong with cute doggies, so this is all around good! (for lack of a better adjective :)...I was listening to this in my car, then while drawing...and then while m...

• 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...

• Free Shipping Sale!!!

  Posted on Friday August 14th, 2009 at 11:20 in etsy, free shipping, surrealism, snitterdog, aceo mats

  I don't know about you, but I love a good sale! (I'm guessing lots of us do-- yeah!!!) Anyway, I noticed there's some big world-wide free shipping sale going on this weekend on Etsy, so I thought I would participate. I've decided to offer free shippi...

• Mr. Chicken is a Tree Huggin Hippie...#13A

  Posted on Thursday July 16th, 2009 at 00:08 in painting, humor, illustration, etsy, bob dylan, gouache, like a rolling stone, snitterdog, mr. chicken hippie, rainbow gatherings

  After his recent aquisition of a bonzai tree, Mr. Chicken feels inspired to commune with nature. As a result, he decides to head to the nearest rainbow gathering, where he consumes mass quantities of granola, digs holes in which to deficate, and also...

• 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...

• Thee Painting Evolves....

  Posted on Saturday May 23rd, 2009 at 22:42 in oil painting, surreal, chronic pain, sadness, surrealism, art in progress, snitterdog

  This is actually a recreation of the last watercolor painting I created in college. It was a response to a car accident I was in shortly before September 11, 2001. As a result I created this piece, called "Comfort." (When you're in freakish pain you ...

• 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...

• Olivia was Adopted-- Yeah!!!!! :)

  Posted on Saturday May 2nd, 2009 at 21:10 in Dogs, animals, etsy, savannah, snitterdog, team efa, savannah humane society, shepard husky, doggie carnival

  I am so happy for her. What a sweet, gentle little dog-- I am so glad she found a great home!!! :) I spoke to one of her vet techs this morning and apparently Olivia's condition was genetic. It was not contagious to either humans or dogs, but she wil...

• I Started Volunteering at the Humane Society!!!

  Posted on Tuesday April 28th, 2009 at 19:47 in Dogs, animals, pets, humane society, rescue dogs, snitterdog, disabled dogs, savannah artist

  If there is one thing I may love even more than art, it is dogs!!! Seriously, if I had any skills in science I would have become a veterinarian or something. I just love doggies!!!! To get my dog fix, I decided to start volunteering at the local huma...

• Damn that's a good sweater...

  Posted on Friday April 10th, 2009 at 02:49 in music, etsy, nirvana, kurt cobain, grunge, unplugged, 1990's, snitterdog

  Oh yes...the formative years... :)...er...according to Freudian types- (think early to late teens)...I came across this video on you tube. I loved this one back in the day. When the 'rents weren't home I was fond of cranking this album (Nirvana unplu...

• Mr. Chicken Has His Beer...

  Posted on Thursday April 2nd, 2009 at 23:23 in beer, alcohol, oil painting, etsy, drunk, Humorous, mr. chicken, snitterdog

  I really like this one! :D...Here is the finished version in oils, measuring 12 by 16 inches...nothing like a drunken chicken......

• A Recent Watercolor Style...

  Posted on Thursday March 26th, 2009 at 20:49 in Nature, etsy, trees, watercolor painting, gouache, abstraction, rain drops, snitterdog, tear drops

  I have a tendency to work in a variety of styles...surrealism, realism..CHICKENS...and also-- abstracted nature? This is the best way I can describe this type of art I have been doing, (on and off), for the last year or two. I find it relaxing becaus...

• 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...

• Here's Some November Rain for Ya!

  Posted on Friday February 13th, 2009 at 01:58 in music, you tube, guns n' roses, november rain, snitterdog

  Another song/video I am rather fond of :) I really have absolutely no reason to post this video, other than the fact I really like this song-- it's good stuff!...yup, nothing like some good old G and R.... hope you like it! It makes me want to go and...

• 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...

• Back in Georgia....

  Posted on Monday February 2nd, 2009 at 22:27 in jewelry, fiber, etsy, macrame, friendship bracelets, snitterdog, pookietown

  I though I would celebrate this by making more friendship bracelets for my 3rd Etsy shop, Pookietown. I did a Christmas sale that wiped out my inventory, so now it's time to restock! Here is one of my latest. These things are pretty cool because they...

• I like this video :)

  Posted on Saturday January 17th, 2009 at 00:12 in you tube, Nostalgia, marcy playground, snitterdog, sherry frazer

  To be specific, I really like this song......

• Mr. Chicken Loves His Rubber Ducky...#11A

  Posted on Wednesday January 7th, 2009 at 22:01 in humor, illustration, retro, etsy, you tube, gouache, ernie, sesame street, rubber ducky, mr. chicken, snitterdog, illustration painting

  After a long and adventurous weekend, it is time for Mr. Chicken to take a nice warm bubble bath with his special friend-- Rubber Ducky!!! Not only he is cute, yellow, and chubby... he makes bath time lots of fun! WAK WAk!...This is the latest in my ...

• Fun With Recycling! :)

  Posted on Sunday December 28th, 2008 at 19:15 in Eco-friendly, recycling, etsy, recycle, snitterdog, handcut mat, aceo mat

  I first got into recycling back in Wisconsin, when we got those curbside bucket thingies :)...I eventually began recycling with my art. First with handmade recycled paper when I was a teenager, and most recently with my hand cut mats that I "screw up...

• An Unconventional Christmas Eve...

  Posted on Thursday December 25th, 2008 at 07:15 in beer, Bars, christmas, unconventional, christmas eve, snitterdog

  Being across the country from "home" I knew Christmas Eve was going to be a little different this year. I wasn't sure exactly how the day/evening would go, but it began with a little bit of artwork at my studio in the afternoon. Later I pulled a Mr. ...

• 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...