Millie and Henry

Millie (pictured on top) and Henry are two puppies that Bobby found and brought home a few weeks ago.  Millie was at the local Home Depot wandering in and out of the store.  Henry was found in a busy intersection over by the transfer station (dump). They are both great dogs and oh so sweet.  Henry is now in foster care with our vet.  We are keeping our fingers crossed for him, as she knows a family who may be interested in giving him a forever home.  One of their dogs recently passed away and the other dog they have has been grieving.  Henry is getting a trial run at their home this weekend.  We are still looking for a home for Miss Millie, although the longer she is here, the harder it will be to place her.  She is quickly becoming a member of the family.  So right now the count is 5 dogs and 5 cats!  Bobby always says out limit is 8, we just can't seem to stay at it.

 

 

The Backyard.

 



 

 

 

Happy Fourth of July!

 

 

Happy Summer to all.



 

While I was away....

 

 

Since the time I posted about Halloween (which is basically my last post) it has been very busy at the new house.  While work continues feverishly in the backyard, the front yard has been landscaped.  There is still more work to be done in the front and time needed for the new plants to get established, but it is starting to look very pretty. Bobby found the wrought-iron fence at a local salvage yard, had it cut down and installed and then painted it himself.  It really does look like it has been here forever.  To see where the front yard started, look down a couple of posts to the Halloween post I mentioned.  The yard then was a true fright.



 

Bearded Man Drawing

 

 

 

 

 

The Bearded Man Drawing hangs in my bedroom with some of my favorite things.

 

Bearded Man Drawing

The graphite drawing measures 29"W X 31"H. Matted under glass and in the black painted wood frame, the piece measures 40"W X 44"H. Pricing and shipping information is available upon request.



 

 

A Texas Halloween

 

 

 

 

Well, we are finally getting settled into the new house.  Halloween has come and gone.  Above are just a few pictures of the house all spooked up.  I really did go a bit overboard this year.  Unfortunately, I do not have any photos of it at night, all lit up.  It really was something else.  Also, there are no pictures of the cocoon men we made, but trust me, they were a bit frightening peeking out the window and crawling across the yard. 

Hopefully I will be better at posting now that my new computer (thank you Bobby and Richard!) is set up and ready to go and things have calmed now a bit.  Happy Holiday Season to you all!

 



 

Dallas, Texas

 

 

Well, we are all now in Dallas.  The photo above was taken on the plane we rode in three weeks ago from Fort Myers to Dallas.  We are all settling in and are finally, for the most part, unpacked.  The last three weeks have flown by and yet it seems like it has been months since we lived in Fort Myers.  The house here is beautiful, the neighborhood is gorgeous and the city is so much fun. Although we all miss our friends, regular haunts and the house, I do think Dallas may be a better fit for us all.



Portrait in Gold

I recently mounted, matted and framed in gold molding a portrait study that I did a number of years ago.  I have always loved it, but could never decide how exactly to frame it.  Since the piece is really a sketch done with paint, I decided to go this way with it.  I love the result.  The photographs of the piece were taken without glass in the frame.  It is normally under glass.

Gold Portrait

The mounted canvas on board measures 24"W X 30"H.  Matted, framed and under glass the piece measures 35" W X 41"H.  Pricing and shipping information is available upon request.