Chirp Bird 2012

140 lb watercolor paper

Chrip Bird

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

I've been busy with my bone, but also enjoying the 70 degree weather this winter in Scottsdale.  You will see me soon walking the neighborhood and at the dog park, my favorite.  Everyone knows me there as I talk the entire time to every dog!

Favorite Cat

GERTIE'S DINNER

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

OH MY ! IT IS GOING TO RAIN AGAIN TODAY.  I LOVE THE COOL WEATHER, IT MUST BE BECAUSE I AM FROM IOWA. JUST AN IOWA PUP!

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

ANOTHER GREAT DAY ON THE PATIO.  I LOVE THAT WARM SUNSHINE.

Horses Holiday Card

This was a fun holiday card to do.  I love horses. It is watercolor, acrylic, and artist pen on 140lb card stock.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

WHAT A GREAT DAY, WARM IN THE UPPER 70'S NO RAIN AND SLIGHT BREEZE.  WHAT A LIFE!  FALL IS GREAT IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

GERTIE HOLIDAY CARD

Well this painting, a watercolor, acrylic and artist pen card has been done.  I expect she is saying HO HO HO! 

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

IT'S SUNNY AND VERY COOL TODAY.  NO CLOUDS IN THE SKY.  I THINK I'LL STAY OUT FOR AWHILE.

Bears Holiday Card

Just bears.  These were done in watercolor acyrlic and artist pen. The inside of the card has some watercolor holly and a Happy Holidays greeting.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

AFTER A WEEK OF CLOUDLESS SKYS, IT IS RAINING TODAY WITH THUNDERSTORMS PREDICTED.  THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE IS 55 DEGREES.  MT ELDEN IS 9200 FEET HIGH, AND SNOW IS PREDICTED FOR 9000 FEET.  THIS MOUNTAIN IS NEAR OUR ABODE.  WELL I'LL JUST REST TODAY!

Holiday Cards Penguines

I am starting to paint my Holiday Cards for this year.  I love the penguine theme. More to come.  Still working on the Gertie painting.

Penguin Holiday Card

I have begun working on my holiday cards.  This is the first one done in watercolor with acyrlic. 

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

TODAY MY BFF TOOK ME FOR A GREAT WALK. MY NOSE WAS OVERWHELMED!  IT IS CLOUDY BUT NO RAIN IS PREDICTED AND MILD TEMPERATURES. I'M JUST CONTEMPLATING WHETHER  I SHOULD GO OUTSIDE AGAIN.  HUM!

GERTIE TALKING TO EVERYONE

SHE WILL APPEAR SOON.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

AWH! JUST SMELLING THE FLOWERS THIS FALL.  WHAT A LIFE!  IT HAS BEEN NICE IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT IS GETTING A LOT COLDER AT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING, BURRRRR!

GERTIE THE WEATHER DOG

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DOG DAY IN THE PONDEROSA FOREST. COOL BREEZES, 74 DEGREES, WHAT MORE COULD A DOG WANT!

SUGAR THE POODLE AND SAMANTHA THE CALICO

THIS IS A WATERCOLOR DONE ON 140 LB PAPER. THEY ARE PALS.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

IT'S SUNNY WITH CLOUDS TODAY AND RAIN PREDICTED BY THE WM.  THE TEMPERATURE IS JUST RIGHT 74 DEGREES.  I'M JUST DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO GO INTO THE PONDEROSA FOREST.  IT LOOKS AND SMELLS INTERESTING TODAY.  I THINK I'LL GET MY BFF'S AND GO FOR IT!

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE PONDEROSA FOREST. I LOVE TO COME OUT ON THE PATIO IN THE MORNING. IT'S CURRENTLY 74 AND SUNNY.  IT IS GOING TO BE 82 TODAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. I'M LOV'N IT!

SUGAR AND SAMANTHA

MY NEXT PROJECT WITH WATERCOLOR IS OF SUGAR THE BLACK POODLE AND SAMANTHA THE CALICO CAT.  BOTH ARE ENJOYING THE BACK YARD SIDE BY SIDE.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

OH, HAPPY DAY!  IT'S EARLY MORNING ON MY PATIO AND I AM CHECKING OUT THE PONDEROSA FOREST FOR ANY INTRUDERS IN MY SPACE WHICH I TAKE CARE OF DAILY. 
IT'S COOLER THAN YESTERDAY, 61 DEGREES, BUT THE HIGH WILL BE 82 WITH MAYBE, RAIN! 
YESTERDAY I GOT TWO NEW TAGS, MY LICENSE AND A NEW NAME TAG WITH MY NAME AND MY BFF'S NAME AND PHONE NUMBER.  THEY ARE SHINNY!

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

JUST CHECKING THE PATIO OUT THIS MORNING.  IT HAS BEEN RAINING ON AND OFF FOR TWO DAYS NOW.  I'M GOING TO STAY OUT HERE AS LONG AS I CAN TODAY.  THE CLOUDS ARE DARK ON THE MOUNTAIN!  IT'S 61 DEGREES AND 87% HUMIDITY ; AND AS STILL AS IT CAN BE.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

TODAY IT IS SUNNY AND CURRENTLY 83 DEGREES WITH 30 % HUMIDITY AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  I'M JUST ENJOYING MID MORNING ON THE PATIO.

FLUFFY

FLUFFY WAS DONE WITH WATERCOLOR, ACYRLIC, AND ARTIST PEN ON 140 LB PAPER.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

TODAY WAS EXCEPTIONAL! IT GOT UP TO 80 DEGREES AND IT IS BREEZY.  I'M ENJOYING MY PATIO.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

IT'S A WONDERFUL DAY! 74 DEGREES, BREEZY, AND PARTLY CLOUDY.  I'M JUST LOUNGING ON MY PATIO AND ENJOYING MY NEW KNOCKOUT ALMOST WILD ROSE!

ARTWORK

I AM WORKING ON FLUFFY,  A LOVELY POMERANIAN PUP.

ARTWORK

THIS IS KEISHA.  SHE AND MY MOM WERE GREAT COMPANIONS. SHE IS A KEISH HOUND RESCUE DOG.  SHE IS DONE WITH WATERCOLOR, ACYRLIC, AND ART PEN ON 140LB WATERCOLOR PAPER. CHECK HER OUT AT RTIST.COM.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

HEY I HAD TO CHECK OUT THE RAIN TODAY.  LOTS OF DROPS STILL FALLING ON ME AND SEE THE PUDDLE DRAINAGE FROM THE MOUNTAIN.  WHAT FUN, I LOVE RAIN AND SUNSHINE.  IT IS CURRENTLY 57 DEGREES, ALMOST SWEATER WEATHER FORM ME!  IT IS SUPPOSED TO RAIN ALL DAY, HURRAY!

ARTWORK

BUTTONS, SHE HAS BEEN ENHANCED. I HOPE YOU LIKE HER NEW LOOK. NO LUCK YET IN PUTTING HER ON RTIST.COM.  IT IS SOME KIND OF TECH PROBLEM WHICH IS UNRESOLVED.

ARTWORK

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADD BUTTONS TO RTIST.COM, BUT AM HAVING NO LUCK, A TECH PROBLEM.  ANYWAY SHE IS THE LATEST THING I HAVE DONE, WATERCOLOR ACYRLIC ON 140 LB WATERCOLOR PAPER. 

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

GERTIE

IT IS A WONDERFUL DAY HERE IN THE PONDEROSA FOREST, LOTS OF SUNSHINE! WE ARE SPIFFING UP THE PATIO FOR COMPANY TODAY TOO. IT WILL BE 79 DEGRESS AND PARTLY CLOUDY.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

NO NO, I'M NOT PLAYING DEAD DOG!  THE SUN IS SHINNING THIS MORNING AND I AM GETTING MY SUNTAN!  NOW THIS AFTERNOON THE SUN IS GONE AND AGAIN WE ARE GETTING SOME RAIN.  I LOVE BOTH! IT IS 74 DEGREES TODAY.

ARTWORK

THIS IS BUTTONS.  SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF AN ORPHAN CAT NAMED SAMANTHA.  BUTTONS WAS DONE ON 140LB WATERCOLOR PAPER WITH WATERCOLOR/ACYRLIC/#2 PENCIL.  PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO SECOND CHANCE CENTER FOR ANIMALS , IN ARIZONA TO BENEFIT HER. THE ORIGINAL PAINTING IS AVALIABLE ON RTIST.COM FOR YOUR DONATION.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

AWH, THE NECTAR OF LIFE;  RAIN WATER TO BOOT! THIS WAS ME YESTERDAY.  OF COURSE TODAY, IT HAS BEEN RAINTING ALL DAY AND IS 60 DEGREES!  MY BFF HAS TAKEN ME FOR TWO VERY SHORT WALKS, SO I DID GET OUTSIDE.  LOVE THAT RAIN AND COOL TEMPS.

ARTWORK

I AM STILL WORKING ON THE SEWING PROJECT, BUT HOPE TO START A NEW PAINTING TOMORROW.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

TODAY, FINALLY SOME SUN, IT CERTAINLY  IS ENOUGH TO SING ABOUT!  IT NEVER DID RAIN HARD TODAY, JUST SPRINKLED.  BOTH MY BFF'S STAYED ON THE PATIO WITH ME TODAY; I WAS A HAPPY PUP.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

IT IS STILL CLOUDY TODAY, BUT I HAVE SOME HOPES OF SEEING THE SUNSHINE.  THERE IS NO WIND IN THE PONDEROSA FOREST THIS MORNING AND IT IS 61 DEGRESS, I LOVE IT. NO RAIN YET.

ARTWORK

I DID REBOOT MY SITE AS SUGGESTED THIS MORNING. I WAS ABLE TO ADD PRINCIE AGAIN TO THE TOP OF MY PAGE BY USING THE COMPUTER, BUT IT STILL HAS MY PHOTO IMAGE URL AS INVALID.  I WILL KEEP THIS ONE GOING. I SURE WOULD LIKE ALL OF THOSE PICTURES RESTORED THOUGH THAT ARE MISSING.

ON TO NEW THINGS! 

Album Privacy - Public gallery URL

Album Privacy - Public gallery URL
ADDING THIS SITE HAS MESSED UP MY BLOG. SOME OF MY PICTURES HAVE DISAPPEARED. WHEN I TRY TO ADD THEM IT TELLS ME THE URL IS NOT VALID. IT WILL NOT LET ME ADD NEW PICTURES. I NOW WANT TO GET RID OF THIS PICASA SITE.

ARIZONAGALARTIST

Album visibility

Album visibility

ARTWORK

I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SEWING ART PROJECT. I WILL ADD SOME PAINT DETAILS TO THE FACES OF THESE CUTE PUPS.  THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE A TOTE BAG.  IT IS FUN TO CREATE IT. 
I STOPPED PAINTING TEMPORARILY BECAUSE I AM OUT OF GRAPHITE PAPER, AN ESSENTIAL FOR ME.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

I'VE BEEN SO BORED, IT HAS BEEN RAINING FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS, WHAT IS A DOG TO DO? THE PONDEROSA FOREST IS WET WET WET!

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

IT IS RAINING CATS AND DOGS TODAY! 

NAP TIME!

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

TODAY THE SUN IS SHINNING! I'VE HAD MY WALK AND NOW TO SUN BATH.  I DON'T SEE A CLOUD IN THE SKY.  IT IS CURRENTLY 65 DEGREES WITH SOME RAIN PREDICTED.

GERTIE THE WEATHER PUP

THIS IS THE ULTIMATE DOG WEATHER! COOL 70 DEGREES AND NOT RAINING.  I AM JUST DIGGING IT TODAY HERE WITH THE PONDEROSA'S!

ARTWORK

THIS IS BONAE.  SHE IS A PRECIOUS DOG, WATERCOLOR ON 140LB PAPER.  I ENJOYED PAINTING HER PICTURE.

ARTWORK

BOBO OUR TABBY CAT, TURNED OUT WELL.  I USED WATERCOLOR AS THE BASE WITH ACYRLIC DEFINING COLORS.  I HOPE TO DO MORE CATS IN THE FUTURE. THERE ARE MANY IN SHELTERS WHO NEED HOMES.  TO PURCHASE HIM GO TO RTIST.COM , ARIZONAGAL.  THE PROCEDES GO TO SECOND CHANCE CENTER FOR ANIMALS, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.