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Cooper's Caper

Cooper's Caper (Unfinished)

Here is one of three entries for the Canine Art Guild's all member show entitled "Puppies!"    The inspiration for this piece is my very own Cooper when he was about 6 months old.  He latched onto a roll of toilet paper from my upstairs linen closet and instantly became a puppy paper shredder.  He toilet-papered my studio floor, raising the bar for Halloween night pranksters.

My husband walked in on him and right away grabbed the camera.  I can't think of a better piece to enter into this show.  The painting is not finished, but worked enough to see how I plan on grabbing the viewer's heart.  I'll probably not post the finished piece until after the show goes live.

Woke up with another migraine and thankful to have some productivity in spite of it.  Before you pull out your sheet music to play your finger violin,  know that I also have my lower back giving me trouble.  Going to see my Chiropractor today, so by tomorrow should be back to jumping rope! 

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