Fill'er up, check the oil, and some human hair please

When i'm pumping gas, and i suddenly remember i need some human hair, it's good to know there's a one stop shop just down the street. wait. what?

Rhodeersian Ridgebuck

This started off as a drawing of Louie sleeping on the couch - but as i kept working on it, he morphed into a deer. But i don't think deer have antlers, so rather he's a buck. what a dashing buck he is!

Happy Birthday Ami Sugar!

Polly Jean - there is no other

If i were to start a wish list, my first wish would be to be PJ Harvey for a day...or two.

I'm flying!

I can't take credit for this shot, ben took it. Izzy "flying" up the front stairs. I think I need to make her a cape.

Goauch-ing and Baseball Fields

Not sure if it can be used as a verb, but i’m trying gouache for the first time and loving it. Thanks to my dear friend, Justine, who bought me a brush, paper and gouache set for my birthday. What a perfect gift! I love the consistency, the ease, the opaqueness and/or translucence, the quick drying time and ability to bring the paint back to life. So cool! I’ve started a couple paintings, one in which i did today for Ben’s parents. It’s a thank you card. With a Rooster. And the Rooster’s name is Bob and he has a wish list. The other two paintings will be posted as soon as i finish them.













Bob contemplating.

As i’ve grown older, i’ve noticed the similarities i share with my parents. i usually have to smell my drinking receptacle before committing to using it. Which is what my dad did. He’d pull a glass from the cupboard, stick his nose into it, and take a whiff. Now i understand why he did that.

And finally, Ben and i went to the White Sox opener on Tuesday afternoon, seats in the sun, a perfect induction to baseball season - Yay for Spring! I took this shot as the White Sox clinched the win. How do they get such straight lines?!

Ah, this is much easier

Welcome to my new blog site - screw wordpress, not user friendly at all. Since i didn't get very far into wordpress with my blog, i'm going to basically copy what i had started and then start anew from there. First an introduction - my nickname is Pixie and my dog's name is Pixie. She's a rhodesian ridgeback and I also have another ridgeback named Louie, as well as a mini-daschund named Izzy and Cleo the cat. Yay for pets!














“Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry….” Who doesn’t love John Denver and a pup basking in the sun? I’ll always love Pixie but my childhood love for the country boy was shattered when i found out he mowed his lawn in the nude. Oh well, i always had my Elton John crush (!)