Bzzzzzzzzzzz

September 19, 2014September 19, 2014 ~ thepurpledogpaintingblog ~ 12 Comments

Bzz!

Bzzz, bzzz, bzzz.

Bzzz!

Bzzz! Bzzz!!

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!

Bzzz!

Bzzz..la..bzzz..la..bzzzz.

Bzzz?

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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2014

Bzz Bzz

9/11

September 11, 2014September 11, 2014 ~ thepurpledogpaintingblog ~ 6 Comments

This is my mother standing on the World Trade Center’s 107th floor of the South Tower while it was being built. My father was an electrical engineer who worked on it and my mother bribed the construction workers to let her go up there.

While she was up there taking photos, I drew little square elephants on some of the girders that were waiting to go to the higher floors.

I know logically they were lost in the devastation and tragedy of that day and I know that it matters not a bit.

But somewhere in the back of my mind where I’m still a very little girl, I picture my elephants dancing and playing with the souls of the lost.

And while I grieve for all, I wish for them an eternity of joy and love.

And peace.
Always peace.

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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2014

Happy Labor Day

August 31, 2014 ~ thepurpledogpaintingblog ~ 5 Comments

Or Labour Day for my Canadian family, eh.

We don’t have any big plans this weekend.

We’re just going to be hanging around.

Enjoy the holiday weekend!

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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2014

Take me out to the Airshow..

August 15, 2014August 15, 2014 ~ thepurpledogpaintingblog ~ 8 Comments

Take me out to the airshow!

Take me out with the crowd!

Show me a bright orange plane

Flying high!

Look! It’s a parachute up in the sky!

And there’s three four AT-6 Texans

Leaving wide smoke trails..

For it’s a helicopter..

And a Zero

And a Heritage Flight

At the old Airshow!

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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2014

First hummingbird!

May 24, 2014 ~ thepurpledogpaintingblog ~ 6 Comments

There he is!

I’m serious there is a hummingbird in that apple tree.
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Can’t see it? That’s okay.

Sometimes things are hiding in plain sight.

Can you see it?

Come a little closer…

Too close!! Too close!!

Phew. There he is.

Mmmm, that apple tree smelled delicious.

This painting was for a friend. It’s 11 x 14 inches, acrylic on canvas.

And this acrylic, 4×4 inches is of a friend’s dog.

He made this face right after he nipped at my husband.

He’s working on not nipping and this face made me laugh!

Have a good one!

I’ll be back soon…I’m writing poetry again.

Mwah ha ha ha!! (that’s my evil laugh!)

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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2014

It’s May?

May 2, 2014May 2, 2014 ~ thepurpledogpaintingblog ~ 6 Comments

Hmm, somehow I missed April.

I think what happened is that the spring came and I lost my mind.

But I did take some photos.

This is the Lock and Dam No 15, on the Mississippi River.

It is the largest existing roller dam in the world. It’s nickname is the “Washing Machine of Death”.

dum dum da dummmm

Nothing like a nickname that sounds like some cheap knockoff wrestling name.

“And in this corner, ladies and gentleman…the Washing Machineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee of Death!!!!!!!!!!”

And the crowd goes wild!

It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places as “Lock and Dam No. 15 Historic District, #04000175 covering 3,590 acres (1,450 ha), 2 buildings, 9 structures, and 1 object.” I know where the two buildings and nine structures are but what the heck is the one object?

This is a water pumping station. (I think)

This was taken inside the car wash.

Because that’s how I roll.

And I made my own planet.

I saw a dinosaur.

I painted a few tiny geese, with watercolor.

(I’ve painted these before but not with watercolor)

These are all ATC/ACEO size. (2.5 x 3.5 inches, the size of a playing card)

And this is a sunset.

I’d like to claim that I meant to do that, but actually I was in a moving car.

And the camera was on the wrong setting.

Much like the setting I used to take a photo of the “Blood Moon” which incidentally is a much better nickname then the “Washing Machinnnnnnnnnne of Death!!!!”

The blue is the star Spica.

That’s alright, you win some, you lose some.

I also wrote a poem about squirrels which I lost.

I think the squirrels may have stolen it.

Oh don’t me give me that cute face..

Ah well, have a good one!

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©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2014

How to take a selfie.

March 22, 2014 ~ thepurpledogpaintingblog ~ 11 Comments

Zeus tells me that selfies are all the rage.

As he is so obsessed, I decided to give him a few guidelines.

Sit! Stay! Read!

1) Know your good side. Everyone has a certain angle that makes them look great.

But watch your expression, a little whale eye goes a long way.

2) The eyes are the window to the soul so work those babies.

3) Highlight your best feature. Zeus is unusually fond of his nose.

4) Use the cropping tool to make a dramatic yet strangely coy statement.

6) Add a filter. Resist the urge to overuse filters though. I know some people who use so many filters, that even though I’ve seen dozens of photos of them, I don’t actually know what they look like.

Well I hope those are helpful.

A final word to the wise, letting your furry pal borrow your phone for a few selfies is one thing but for the love of dog don’t let him download apps especially if they, like Zeus, are a bird dog and they find out about those games with the extremely vexed birds throwing themselves at thieving porcines.

Trust me, you will never get your phone back.

Sigh.

Have a good one.

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