Great painting weather

So I might be a little under the weather but the actual weather is perfect for working on my mural at Play Dog Play. Below is sample of what you will see if you stop in this weekend. Not the best pic but you get the idea!



The above image shows about eight feet of the 97 foot wall. So stop by Play Dog Play this coming Friday night or Saturday and check out the other 89 feet of YellowDog Art! Food, drink, live music, pups and art....what more could you want?? Oh, I know! Nice weather so it can be outside! Well, so far so good. Keep your fingers crossed.

SOUTH END ART HOP

There is less than a week before the South End Art Hop. Less than a week!! Thank you Mother Nature *knock on wood* for the recent beautiful weather; it has really made catching up on the mural possible. I put in a solid 6 hours today and it felt great. I havent felt 100% lately but I finally got some black lines on the wall for definition and Im feeling much much better. My paintings for the Art Hop are almost all done. I have actually kept up on those all along.

I also have some new items to show at the Art Hop. Some Mail Art and the newest of new, cards! Both are on recycled products and each and every little piece is original art. No prints! Oh, and Moleskines! Who doesnt love a good Moleskine journal?! Now you can have original artwork on your Moleskine. They make for excellent gifts. Stop by Play Dog Play on Pine Street Friday night or Saturday, say hello and let me know what you think. There will be drinks, food and live music. If weather permits, we will be outside and your canine friends are more than welcome.

Blogger isnt letting me upload anything right now so I will try again tomorrow to give you a little look at what I worked on today. Even better, check out the Art Hop next weekend; I cant wait to see everyone!

Sunday was NOT a day of rest

I have been trying to post since last Sunday but Blogger wasnt allowing me to upload pictures. Hopefully better late than never!

The wonderful people at Play Dog Play asked me if I could do a couple signs for their fine establishment. When i met Masha at Play Dog Play for the first time, I was incredibly impressed. This is a very cool, very clean and very dog friendly place. You MUST check them out. Seriously, go now and come back and finish reading this later!

Masha also asked if I would be interested in taking part in this years South End Art Hop. I had always wondered about how someone went about taking part in that event so I jumped on her offer to host my work. And then she had one final surprise. She brought me outside to show me a blank canvas. A 12' x 95' wall in need of some artwork. Yup 12' x 95'!!! Check out what it looked like that first day:

Big, huh?! I couldnt say no. The wall had been sealed so first came the priming. Thanks to some major help, in about three hours we covered most of the wall with primer. Did I mention it 94 degrees that day?!?! We ran out of primer and neither my helper nor myself could reach the upper most corner even on ladders so that had to wait until next time. I forgot to take pictures of the primer stage. *sorry* You arent missing much.

Then after the realization I was not going to be able to tackle the last of the priming and the base coat of blue myself, my very busy but very very sweet brother, Randy, came to my rescue. Sorry ladies, he wouldnt let me take pics of him. My niece Sydney joined us and she kicked butt!! She can help anytime. It was in the 90s that day as well but this is what we ended with:

You cant really see beautiful the blue is in this pic but the important part is the wall is now fully covered, top to bottom, with the base coat. Oh, I forgot to mention the tons of other helpers we had all along the way:

Daddy long legs. LOTS of them. When we were priming, it was like they were falling out of the trees above us to see what was going on. While doing the base coat of blue, we didnt see as many but we saw enough. We did our best to not give them a base coat. We were partially successful. I have just decided to spare you the pics of the ones that didnt make it out of the way of our rollers.

Ok, NOW to the happenings of this past Sunday. I headed over in the ate morning to work on the grass. I thought it would be quick an easy but with the temps hitting 108 degrees near the wall, it took me longer than I planned. It is hard when your paint gets to the consistency of glue! But here is the final result and some of the company I had that day:

Oh, and how could I forget?? Here was my bestest buddy on Sunday. Meet Gus:

You cant tell by the pic but Gus is HUGE. He was the first dog to greet me that day and he reminded me very quickly that you should always greet a dog with your mouth closed. I know. Ew. But I never expected this big guy to raise up to be face to face with me to eagerly and so easily. I know, I am an idiot. But cute, huh!?!?

After a yummy milk shake from Champlain Chocolates and some very yummy (so I guess) treats from Pupkat Bakery for Jackson courtesy of Masha, I dragged my tired hot butt home. I unloaded some stuff from the truck and hung with Jack while he ate his treats but then I had to hit the showers.

I could not cool off or relax so I shut out the lights (you cant tell from the pic but it was really dark in there) and resorted to candles. I cant believe I am admitting this but sometimes I am a bit girly I guess. Anyway, then i realized I was starving and there were some booty from the Farmer's Market waiting for me.

My favorite; cucumbers, radishes, cucumbers, baby carrots, cucumbers, Cabot cheddar and did I mention, cucumbers? I added a glass of tea and it was all good. Consider the above the 'before' pic. And here is the 'after':

Yum. Nuff' said 'bout that.

And then I tried typing this blog entry. Blogger just wouldnt accept my pics. I was getting upset and glanced out my window to see this:

If you really look behind the tree in the center of the picture you will see a hot air balloon. NOT a common sight in my neighborhood. The pic stinks because I stood there in awe that a hot air balloon was floating down my little back street so close I could see the and hear the people very very clearly. Then I ran to the camera but the card was in the card reader trying to upload to Blogger. By the time I got back to the window this is all I could get as they were heading to safer areas. Crazy! Im easily amused.

As long as Blogger and I can learn to play nice, I will have lots of new stuff to show you. Mark September 11th and 12th on your calendars!! I hope to see you at Play Dog Play for the South End Art Hop!

COMING SOON

New paintings, new pics, new projects, new shows, new mediums!
I just wanted to post a quick hello and let you know there are many new things to come very very soon!

For now, mark September 11th and 12th on your calendars. I will be at Play Dog Play for the South End Art Hop. If weather permits we will have an outdoor show with live music, food and ofcourse, lots of new art. BIG new art! Sneak peeks coming soon...

YELLOWDOGART AT DEALER.COM

Chris Conn from Dealer.com Cafe invited me to fill his walls with new work. I jumped at the chance and made almost all new pieces for display. Here are a few quick pics I took just before leaving the day I did the first full installation. I have been back a couple times as pieces have sold and I needed to do some swap outs. It has been fun and everyone I have met through this has been great. Please excuse the quality of the pics. I happen to take them at a time when the sun was bursting through the windows. It is Vermont so I am not going to complain about the ...even if it did ruin my shots!


The above pieces are the only pieces that were not painted just for this event. Oldies but goodies. 'Rabbit Ears' is no longer available but if you are interested, I dont do prints but I do make 're makes' or 'do overs' as I call them of my most popular pieces. I can make one to fit your size and color needs. I can also make one with cats instead of dogs!


I LOVE the colors on this one. The background color is much brighter and bolder than it appears in my terrible digital image here.


The pieces above are three new pieces from my Twilight series. They are available separately but if you are interested in all three, I will give you a SUPER deal!


I like the background color on this one much better in person too. I stink at taking digital pics!


This one is a biggie. It is 36" x 48" and is on sale! Contact me for more info.


This piece is titled 'Bad Boy'. You cant see it great in this pic but that is a little heart shaped tattoo on his arm. Err, I mean, leg.

More pics from the HSCC Walk and more news!

Here are some more pics from the HSCC Walk for the Animals this past June. What a blast. Prefect weather, friendly people, super hero HSCC staff assistance...what more could I ask for?! Even the scary storm that scared us to end very quickly just gave me motivation to pick up fast and get home.

Above you see my humble set up. I went for fewer super huge pieces and focused on lots of cute little guys as well as some new media. The little 3" x 5" paintings were the biggest hit and I have to admit I love them too!

Here is a pic of my newest huge piece. This piece is called Tulip Field, 48" x 36" and still available for $175. It is currently up and part of a show but email me if you are interested at yellowdogart@aol.com!

Above is a sample of my newest media. These are 100% recycled Kraft colored mailing envelopes. I used oil pencils and created what I call Mail Art! These were popular too at only $3.00 for a piece of original artwork to keep or send to a friend! I had a ton of fun making these! If you are interested in seeing more or having a quick custom envelopes made, email me!

Ahhhhh, I might sound like a dork but I am crushin' on these. These are moleskine pocket journals with original art done in oil pencils. I hate to get rid of these but I bought more to work on to soften the blow.

As any of my readers know, my digital picture taking skills are not always so hot. Above is a small sample of my newest 3" x 5" pieces. I think the little easels really help with the cute factor. Most of these sold but I do have a few left as well as a few in the works so contact me if you would like to check out what I have available.

A couple more of the 3" x 5" pieces. I can see 8 more little canvases from where I am sitting just waiting for me to tackle them.

In other news...

I am currently displaying lots of work at Dealer.com on Pine Street. Specifically in their Cafe. With a special reference from the always kind Cecilia, Chris Conn was kind enough to give me a call and has allowed me to fill the walls of his Cafe. I filled the place with all new pieces!! Oh ok, a couple were not brand spanking new but MOST of them are. The people at Dealer.com have been so nice and receptive of my work. I am having trouble keeping the walls full! Pics of these new pieces tomorrow.

I got some very very good personal news this evening so I think I might be able to breathe easily and maybe even sleep for the first time in a couple months. I wish all of my readers the same wonderful feeling....

News , news and more news!

I have been terrible about blogging. Anyone that knows me or has tried to follow this blog in the past knows that is par for the course with me. But I have so much stuff going on I have to post!

The HSCC Walk for the Animals was this past June. BJ and Katey and company were kind enough to invite me again. I tried my hand at some tshirts!

The image above is the sample image. The shirts were a super cool green and blue. You will see them on people in later pictures. Looks for new tshirts next year!

The HSCC asked for some signs so I gave them signs!

Unfortunately I did not get a picture of my favorite sign which was for the water station. I will try to visit the HSCC and get some pics of a couple signs I missed over the years soon. The signs were both harder and easier than I thought. They were a ton of work but so much fun! You will see more signs in the future too!

The Walk was amazing. The weather was great, there were tons of wonderful people, so many people stopped by, my Mom came to help (thank you so much, Mom!) and ofcourse there was a lot of four legged inspiration. I will post many pics of the walk soon.

At the Walk I met Masha pf Play Dog Play. A relatively new business lcoated on Pine Street. Check out their web site (www.playdogvt.com) or stop by. It is a very nice place with excellent service offerings as well as pet food, pet treats, toys and all kinds of good stuff. Masha was kind enough to ask me to make some signs for Play Dog Play. They are a project in prgoress but I will show you pics when they are done. Masha also surprised me and offered to host my work at the years South End Art Hop. Isnt that amazingly nice!!? Im am very very excited. There will be a huge surprise so defintiely stop by September 11th or 12th. When I say huge I mean HUGE.

More news in my next post. Cant give it all away at once!

WELCOME TO YELLOWDOG ART

I just wanted to drop a quick hello to all the people I met at last weekends Walk for the Animals. ONce again it was a very successful walk. Thank you so much to everyone and I hope to work out my issues with with Blogger and get some of the many pics from Sunday online asap. This is actually serving as a test upload so wish me luck!