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Wonders, my adopted Mom and real cheese

May 9, 2022

My adopted Mom’s favorite flower is the orchid. Both Dad and Mom enjoyed cats – even though sometimes the cats knocked over plants or books. So I thought those thoughts while creating a portrait of a friends cat. I’ve titled the finished painting “Wonders”. It joins the rest of my Odditerrarium series and is also…

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Professional dogs, new books with mac and cheese

September 19, 2021

All week I’ve been collecting photos of dogs from my friends and writing and rewriting the text for my newest childrens book project to be titled “The Professional Dog”. I’ve been thinking of the 19th century parlor game called The Minister’s Cat and have been updating that game idea with a variety of professions and dogs.…

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macaroni and cheese

Wonders, my adopted Mom and real cheese

Professional dogs, new books with mac and cheese