EVER SINCE I STARTED PLANNING COOPER’S BEDROOM MAKEOVER… IT SEEMS..EVERYWHERE I LOOK I SEE…. BLACK TRIM ON WINDOWS…AND BIG WINDOWS WITH LOTS OF PANES OF GLASS! Not This is not to say that this is NEW…it is just that I am seeing it now…LIKE WHEN YOU LEARN A WORD…and then you hear it everywhere you… Read More CURRENTLY OBSESSED – BLACK TRIM
IN collaboration with UGALLERY – I painted a portrait of THE DOG WHISPERER CESAR MILAN’S DOG JUNIOR!!! The painting was shipped last week….. AN THIS PAST Friday….this popped up on Instagram! he ACCOMPANIED THE PORTRAIT WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL QUOTE: “The true measure of a person is the size of the smile on the dog… Read More CESAR MILAN AND HIS DOG JUNIOR
SEPTEMBER 11 It is impossible to separate the days… the day that was my baby’s first birthday… and the day the world changed forever… …..and it takes a special child to share his Birthday with a day that is mourned by so many… ….that Guy is Cooper Ellington DeVito…He is up to the task…he has… Read More HAPPY BIRTHDAY COOPER!
YESTERDAY was one of those days booked down to the minute…in 20 minute increments…and each “chapter” was great…but miles apart…just a busy day. Between “chapter” 15 and 16 got an email… …”saw you in the Huffington Post article….” Huh? so I typed over and saw super exciting…!!! love DOGS!!!!!…
“Maybe one day you will go to COLLEGE HERE!!!!” I WOULD SAY… ” WHAT IS COLLEGE?” THEY would ask..AND RUN OFF AHEAD…before I could even answer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN….THE CHANGE OF SEASON… YES, THE DAYS STILL HEAT UP…and the leaves are STILL GREEN… ….but the mornings ARE COOLER…..I can feel FALL knocking… Read More FALL IS IN THE AIR – “AUTUMN” COLORS
GINGER AND GUS IS THE LARGEST PAINTING I HAVE EVEN DONE…AND ONE OF MY FAVORITES. I HOPE ONE DAY IT FINDS A FOREVER HOME…
PICNIC BENCH MAKEOVER! Recycle the Old and Bring on the NEW!!! This WAS one of my MOST rewarding makeovers- EVER!!! AND BEARS REPEATING… (Truth be told…I am KNEE deep in a PET PORTRAIT commission that is like NONE OTHER I have ever gotten.) It is still top secret but in a matter of days….I will… Read More PICNIC BENCH MAKEOVER…REPEAT
I LOVE TAKING PICTURES….. I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY I used to want to be a photographer for National Geographic Magazine. I have loved taking pictures since before…well before EVERYONE took pictures. Before there were cameras in phones and before there were phones without cords… I LOVE FREEZING TIME…CAPTURING MOMENTS… I miss 35mm FILM but I… Read More TAKING PICTURES OF YOUR PETS
HAPPY #NATIONALDOGDAY!!!!!! I HAVE JOINED UGALLERY TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL DOG DAY BY DOING A GIVEAWAY OF A CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT! of course, around here EVERYDAY is DOG DAY…and CAT DAY …and KID DAY…..but I love any reason to celebrate my loved ones!!! HOW TO ENTER VISIT THE UGALLERY PAGE ON FACEBOOK IT IS SUPER EASY!!! Simply submit… Read More WIN A CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT! GIVEAWAY ON UGALLERY!
I DID IT!!! I got my firstborn son all GRADUATED AND packed and ready and MOVED INTO his NEW home….where he will share space with a great guy from Jacksonville! I have few words of wisdom…no major epiphanies. I stayed true to my intention which was TO MAKE SURE IT WAS HIS DAY…and not about… Read More I SURVIVED MY FIRST COLLEGE “MOVE IN” DAY
