How A Pug Welcomes Spring

This is how a pug welcomes spring.  Seriously.  I was walking her and admiring the beautiful recently bloomed trees and then looked down and realized she was peeing right at the base of the tree.

I've been doing a lot of pen work recently and so it was a nice welcome change to add some color this time.  I had a split second of disappointment when I first started where I was upset I couldn't accurately capture how the tree looks.  Don't you hate it when you can't convey on paper what's in your head?  But I kept at it and ended up relatively pleased with the result.  But man painting takes up way more time!

Arizona Trip - I love cacti

I recently came back from a relaxing vacation in Arizona that ended on a not so great note with a cancelled flight (due to "Hurricane" Irene) and a rescheduled 5:30am flight.  I thought I'd do more drawings and paintings but I was too busy relaxing and vegging out.  It was awesome.  So this is the only one I did pretty quickly because it was HOT outside and I needed to jump into the pool.

Anticipated Store Opening

Did you know that 15 minutes before Costco opens people actually arrive early and then stand in front of the doors waiting for it to open?  No sale.  No grand opening.  No special event.  Just a regular day.