I didn’t want to leave February without a post, thank goodness for that extra day!
My surgery went well and I’m as happy as a squirrel with a piece of buttered popcorn.
Dummy was a bit perturbed that I didn’t share his holiday greetings so…
Happy Belated Valentine’s Day!
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See you soon!
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2016
©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
Zeus is itchy.
It’s his yearly Autumn Itch.
So I bought him some itch relief stuff.
Let’s read the bottle..let me see..we have
Deep skin cleansing….splendid, that’s much better than shallow skin cleansing.
Complete body cleanser..even better, not much point only cleaning part of it.
Soothes ….great stuff, nothing better than a soothing soothe.
Clams.. sure a good clam is..What?…I mean..Pardon?
Hmmm..Yup that’s what it says..
Soothes and clams…
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I’ve never had my dog clammed before.
Shellfish of me I know.
I wonder if it’s good for his mussels?
Sorry I’ll scale back.
I know it’s getting ruff.
It’s load of carp really.
Llama get back to the point.
It’s not like this happens aviary day.
It’s dragon on…
No use hanging around.
Or lion..
I’m just kitten..
Sea ya!
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
“Hail the Monarch
King of the Flowers!”
He says to himself… Himself, that is.
“Bzz!” says the bee
“Buzz Off!
You Are Ruining My Photo Shoot!”
(Monarchs always enunciate and capitalize Their Words)
“Bzzz, the nerve!”
“I Beg Your Pardon!”
“Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!”
(Oooo, the mouth on that bee!)
“Hmph!
Now Where Were We?
Hmph! I Say Again.”
“Ah Yes, I Remember”
*whistles Mr Williams’ “Imperial March”*
“Hail the Monarch!
King of the Flowers”
He says to Himself.
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
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We recently saw a few of our reptilian friends at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.
This one in particular seemed glad to see us.
Such a nice smile!
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These ones were lazing about on the boat launch railings. I’m guessing they were trying to get somebody to take them out on the big boats. Turtles love yachting.
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These ones were having a spa day complete with mud baths and natural moss scrubs.
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This one appears to be stuck.
His friend seemed to find that amusing. Turtles are like that.
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This is a green sea turtle who was rescued. The blue bean bag thing is a weight pack/buoyancy device which helps her swim. She was hit by a boat and her back flippers are partially paralyzed.
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This is an octopus.
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This is a quickie sketch of a house in town. 4×6 inches.
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This an acrylic painting of a mason jar from a lesson in the book “50 Small Paintings” by Mark Daniel Nelson, a great book for everyone from beginners to professional and all in between. 4×6 inches.
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This is an acrylic of a farm near my house. 4×6 inches.
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This is Sammy playing Frisbee.
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This is the moon.
Because it’s time to say Good Night.
See you soon.
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
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There once was a cheeky squirrel
who was driving my poor dog mad
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He mocked and he laughed and he chortled
Oh! He was such a cad.
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He used diabolic acrobatics
To show me his tummy bare
Hanging about on the feeder
He masticated without a care.
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And yet he is saved from my revenge
By a fact of no dispute
Thief and bandit he may be
But aw look, he’s just so cute!
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
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Last week while we were still in the deep freeze I heard a knock at my window.
As I was on the second floor, I was a bit startled.
I looked around and there on the ground was a very woozy cardinal.
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Now I know, it’s not a good idea to mess with nature even if you mean well and normally a bird after hitting a window will be okay after a rest but it was so cold the cardinal was starting to stick to the ground so I had to intervene. (Now there’s a good example of a run on sentence. I haven’t written one in awhile, I’m so glad I haven’t lost my touch!)
He really didn’t seem to mind the open box with a hot water bottle in it.
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He stayed there for quite a while, I was starting to get worried.
Fortunately, he was just really comfy.
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After a couple hours, all was well!
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He’s still hanging around. I think he’s waiting for me to put the hot water bottle back out again. Maybe I should add a little bird spa to the front porch. I could call it “Chic Chicks” or “Pique Your Beak” or “Fly and Dry”. On the other had we already have many “Seed and Feed” franchises around the yard. No body ever pays but we like the company.
Here’s an ink drawing of a church in the woods. (thank you to the person who put the reference photo into WetCanvas, Reference Image Library). This is 3×5.
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These are all ATC”s (artist trading cards). They are 2.5 by 3.5 inches, the size of a playing card.
A blue heron in acrylic.
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A ibis in ink.
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A helmeted guinea fowl in ink and colored marker.
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A Somalian wild ass in acrylic.
(This is a terrible scan, it looks way better in real life)
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And a laughing zebra in acrylic.
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I hope you enjoyed your Friday the 13th and today’s Pi Day.
Have a happy Ides of March tomorrow!
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
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If you haven’t heard, it’s been a mite chilly out.
I know, I know, it’s shocking news.
I’m sorry I had to break it to you like that.
Personally I don’t mind the cold or snow.
Especially when a walk around my neighborhood looks like this.
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I must admit, it is a bit rough to have this much snow and a white dog.
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Of course when temperatures drop into the frostpaw levels, the dogs need to mostly stay inside.
Sometimes when I try to make them go outside even when it’s not that cold out, they simply vanish into thin air.
I don’t know how that happens.
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Hmmmm.
It’s a mystery.
I recently made a bunch of ATC’s of animals for a trade.
ATC’s are artist trading cards. They are 3.5 by 2.5 inches, the size of a regular playing card.
These are in acrylic.
They will most likely appear larger on your screen then they are in real life.
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And here’s a couple of ATC’s in ink.
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Have a good one!
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
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More prints to become available soon.
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The continuing story of a bird, another bird, a third bird, some other birds, many many birds
and a little bit of suet.
It was a cold yet sunny day.
The wily woodpecker whistled..
“Mine! All mine! The suet is all mine!
Yummy! Yummy! Yummy!”
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“Ahem” the lady cardinal quietly coughed.
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“Yeeeeeeees?”
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“Did you..you…eat…all..of the suet!!!!!” the vivacious vixen gasped.
“I did! I did eat the suet!” whispered the woodpecker as he bowed his head in shame.
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“But I Still Adore You!” said the woodpecker in an overly dramatic capitalized way.
“Please!” he continued “Eat The Rest!”
“Okay, mmph, mmph, mmph.” she mumbled with a face full of suet.
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“Oh no! Your boyfriend is coming! I’m outta here!”
“Heeyyyyyyyyy!” Squeaked the Red One.
“You Vixen!” he squawked.
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“Oh Dirk!” She sobbed.
“I’m leaving you.”
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Dirk looked around in confusion.
He appeared to be all alone.
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(cue dramatic music)
Dadada Dum
Stay tuned until next time.
When Dirk meets a suspiciously scurrilous sparkling sparrow.
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Will he survive the suspicious scurrilous sparkling sparrow’s speech?
Will the vivacious vibrant vixen vamoose?
Will the wily woozy woodpecker wallow wearily with wanton whistles ?
Stay tuned..
As the Suet Spins..
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2015
Happy New Year.
I cannot think of anything clever to add to that.
So…
Here’s a photo of a turtle.
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Have a good one!
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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2014
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