Custom Painted Pet Portraits. Furby. Pomeranian. Modern dog portrait.

Launching custom painted portrait service on ETSY. You email me a clear photo of your pets face. I will paint it on a 12X12'or 20X20"canvas using my style and sprinkling it with his/her personality. In 2-3 weeks upon completion, I mail you a ready to hang work of art to your home! It's certainly a lengthy process to set up online but in order for me to get it right the first time I NEED to work like a sloth and focus like a hawk. I have a collection of portraits that I'm adding to and working on a commission art piece currently that I'm super excited about! Will include not only pets but other wildlife down the road soon too! I think raccoons are on my list. Another favorite animal! My style is modern folk art peppered with whimsy. I may come up with a better description later. But for now this is what I got. Stay tuned...
Furby. Pomeranian. Special personality. Modern dog portrait. Size: 30X40"canvas. Medium: Acrylic. 

Dick Blick art materials is having a pet portrait contest. Of course I've entered and of course I would love to win. So vote for me if you love dogs but if you love Pomeranian's in particular--then by all means VOTE for me. I would greatly appreciate it!
Here is the LINK to my painted portrait of Furby:

Furby. Modern Dog.

 Here is the link to the Dick Blick Pet portrait contest 2017. Anyone can enter!!

 http://www.dickblick.com/landing/petportraits2017

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Creepy coffee mugs available to gnaw on at Spookysfunhouse. 

 

Vintage Christmas gift tags found at summer garage sale

Collection of vintage Christmas gift tags

A lovely collection of vintage Christmas gift tags found at a neighborhood garage sale. I think I paid a dime or something ridiculous for the whole mess of them. My favorite holiday is Halloween but when I come across a feeling from my childhood, I can't pass it up. This is grade school feelings when innocent kids have no worries. The artwork reminds me of Rankin and Bass. Rudolf, Hermie and little drummer boy. Doe eyed children and puppies. Sweet Retro Christmas. A pile of Lovelies.

Vintage Kitchen and Bar Finds

My Vintage Ceramic Schnapps-O-Flex

It'll Tickle Yore Innards Mountain Dew Bottle

Vintage Made in Norway Viking Pewter Bowl on Pedestal

Oh the joys that vintage kitchen and bar items bring to me! All of these wonderful items were crafted in their native countries. Except the funny Schnapps o flex. Designed by some wacky fella in the forties or fifties who figured it would be a nifty idea to add some booze to this clever camera thing. Made in Japan where many ceramic home decor and kitchen items were from. 'It'll Tickle Yore Innards' Mountain Dew soda bottle made and brewed in the USA. That silly saying is written on the back of the bottle. And the lovely Nordic pewter bowel on a pedestal. Designed by the modernists of Norway in the sixties and crafted in the (MY!) homeland. These all serve a purpose by holding something. Whiskey, soda pop or fruit. You name it. I love them all.

Retro around the house

Chef Marc Red Tray

Sky Blue RetroTelephone

White Westie Ceramic Planter

Latest photographs of the vintage collection I'm building for ETSY. I can sell anything on EBAY, which I continue to do. But I need to be selective in the vintage products I will be listing on ETSY. Not only do they have to be built before 1996, but they truly need to be unique and the photos have to be very good. I LOVE my retro telephone. It's such a delightful phone! I call it a work of art for now. I'm not emotionally connected to him. I'm happy to sell it to the prefect person. I wish I could still spend the time it takes to dial up my friends and family on that phone. But seriously, nobody has the patience for that anymore.