Pet Portraits

Here's a bunch of my past pet portraits. If you'd like to order one for yourself or a loved one, see HERE:O)

pet portraits

They wanted neon colors in this custom pet portrait I did... they got it!

Order's are starting to come in for pet portraits..if you want one, see HERE for 3 different sizes.

Follow Your Bliss

Here's a commission I did for a lovely lady for her daughter's room. I believe it was Joseph Campbell who coined the phrase, Follow Your Bliss...

Santa in a Box!

I'm so excited about this Santa that I made and the beautiful cedar box that my partner in crime, Felix Caruthers, made for him. The box can serve as a gift box to house Santa in, just tie a bow around it so no one peeks! It also serves as a storage box for when Santy has to go back in the attic for the season, because it's cedar it'll keep the moths from eating away his vintage Pendleton wool outfit (I also added a bit of pine tree oil to give it that Christmas aroma). You of course can do anything you want with the box. It's a light shade of warm green, distressed, with little red wooden feet and lined in a burgundy fabric. The lid is made from old picket fence. Felix makes things to last, so rest assured, this box will last for many lifetimes.




Santa was entirely hand sewn by me and his face is painted to look grungy and aged. He sports a rusty jingle bell (which he rings when he's feeling merry!) amongst a spray of vintage holly. Santa and his Box is listed in my Etsy shop HERE

Siamese Cat Original Painting

One of my newest paintings, features a Siamese kitty with a cardinal at night...in my etsy shop 3crows now!

Dancing Fox and Owl Painting

Yup, you knew the time was near, a dancing fox and owl, big surprise. The really big surprise of this 8x10 on canvas now for sale in my etsy shop AHEM is the color scheme. Observe the odd pairing of Burnt Orange and Eggplant Purple lightly joisting (or rather dancing as in this case) on a bed of fresh Parisian Green, garnished with a dollop of Mint and a smattering of a warm and fluffy Peach Sorbet and you have the makings for a totally new color combo. Feel free to ogle in wonder.

magic wand

i found this magic wand today, at the beach. i'm not sure what kind of powers it has but it's a really awful shade of beigey-pink. I wonder what that means. It looks multifunctional.

Dreamland

I live near an old amusement park that closes after Labor Day. An empty amusement park is a sort of bittersweet and beautiful thing. No more loud happy noises or mad shrieking, no more aromas of fried sugar waffles and french fries...just the rides, abandoned but still colorful and charming. The park I live near is called Sea Breeze but it used to be called Dreamland, which is what I named this painting.

20x26" acrylic on masonite.

Halloween Decoration

Hey I just realized that this stoneware plate I painted makes for a great Halloween decoration..black cat, check. Ravens, check. Orange, check...

Halloween Cards

BOO! Hey all, here are my newish Halloween cards, fresh for the season! Take a little VISIT to my Etsy shop card section to buy. Or you can click on each individual image for the actual listing:O)

Henwy

This is my Bubs Wubbles, otherwise known as Henwy....part Shar Pei, part Irish Terrier, Henwy comes from a broken Amish family from the dark backwoods of rural Pennsylvania. Rumor has it his kid brother was trampled by one of the cows there by mistake. Yep, life was hard back then. Henwy was three months old and beginning to starve to death when a kindly soul stepped in and got him and his remaining brothers out of there. Shortly after he came to live with me. He was small but already looked like an old man. One of my friends wanted to call him Benjamin Button, but my sister suggested Henry and it stuck, sort of, ya see, Henry is abnormally small for his age. His poor upbringing has stunted his growth and his Shar Pei features keep him looking quite youthful (well..he's only about 14 months as we speak) but...he's my little forever puppy. He's got a bad heart and some other tough issues but I gotta tell ya, this little guy is so full of life and personality and charm. And when he 'talks', he talks wike dis...whatrya gonna do?

the end IS near

Here's my latest in signs..well, they're kind of like signs, they are meant as wall art, this one is ironic (or apocalyptic depending on your faith). I've made some nice lyric ones as well. Sailing Heartships Through Broken Harbors is one. I also did: There's Nothing You Can Do That Can't Be Done and an Alphabet one and a Numbers one. It's really hard to show how cool these things are on the wall. They fit in tight spaces too, like above a door or window, or below a painting. In either case, they are a lot of fun. I'm thinking of offering house numbers (I did my own with a colorful painted stick or stick in the ground) or family name, or I can always do anyone's favorite lyric. If interested at all, let me know.

One of my latest commissioned pieces...they wanted something American Gothic-y and this is what came out...these really make fantastic gifts, I ALWAYS get very happy responses..HERE's my Etsy Commission page.

Mrs & Mr Owl

Aren't they sweet? Meet Mrs and Mr Owl...a new original in my Etsy Shop, you can find them HERE.

Nice feature on this cool blog.

15 Dogs here: 3crows.etsy.com

Wow, 15 dogs...all at once? Yup, all vying for your unmitigated attention but jeepers who has enough unmitigated attention to satisfy all these crazy pups? Not me that's for sure so I just put them all on this one painting and you can buy it and light a little candle under it and that'll be enough for a little bit at least, then you'll have to break out the scooby snacks..

Ebaaaayy

Pug in the Yard

This little cutie knows how to have a good time...hangin in the yard with the crows...doesn't get any better!!

See HERE for listing..

New..on Ebay

HORSE PARTY

Who let the horses out?! Oh great, it's gonna be a heck of a time settling them down after this...look even the crows are in on it!
8x10 on Canvas

See HERE for bidding..

dogs..taking a bath!

I know I've been avoiding you dear blog, it's just that I'm trying to figure out how to unlink you from my facebook page, which is also linked to my flickr and etsy accounts...things are getting a little redundant and something's got to give. I am offering up this dogs taking a bath painting in hopes of appeasing you blog gods...in addition, I am testing to see if this shows up on my facebook account...

new original in my etsy shop

Dogs need pets too. Everyone needs someone they can control I mean take care of. This dog here feels like a king because he found a dog much smaller than him wandering around his backyard the other day. He quickly captured it I mean the little dog came right up to him and hopped up onto his lap. Now the big dog has a pet he can torture I mean be real nice to.

8 Happy Cats

Newest original painting in my Etsy shop

commission

charlie cat and his pets...

another commission...

new original in etsy shop

This Way Kids!
Mama is teaching her pups how to get to the snack shop in the quickest possible way. She learned this difficult trick many years ago when a very wise Collie noticed that she was getting calluses on her foot pads due to her voracious appetite for potato chips and cottage cheese. Back and forth to the snack shop she'd run til Collie finally stepped in and showed her a new way. Ever since, she's been flying like an old pro...WHOOPS...hey Mama! Look out for that tree!!