Brande Arno Art

I know you thought of the other s word and to be very honest, I have found that in my studio too.  Courtesy of my little Snoodle, Cookie. In this case, look at the number of dashes- Opps! Three instead of two.  The s word is sheep.  I wish I had a barn so I could adopt a few.  Lucky me there are folks around here that breed and raise sheep so I have some sketches and photo's. Here is one painting, it's already sold but still can bring a smile to your day and I hope it does.

I have a more mature Bulldog to post.  But even though he is older, he still likes to grin quite a bit.  Sure to make you smile inspite of the harsh weather of late.  I just heard on the radio that our own NYS thruway will be closed from exit 33 - exit 24 due to the rising Mohawk river.  Sometimes there is a lot to think about.  Like the persistant flooding, hurricanes and  tornados hitting communities in various states.  The approaching 9/11 ten-year anniversary.  But there is also the true grit of the citizens of  the United States of America and the unconditional love of puppy-dogs.  My two, Cooper and Cookie fill my days with messy doggie kisses and wagging tails.   I love them and I love the USA.  Hope you enjoy today's painting.

If I was a faithful reader of my blog, I'd wonder if the author went to the moon.  I wish I could report enjoying a European cruise but I can't.  I didn't make it to the moon either.  I had a simple problem that I perceived as a mountain.  I had a bad printer problem. "Spooler Sub System Failure".  I spent hours trying to resolve this problem.  Talking for hours with a non-native English speaking technical support person.  I didn't know what I was doing to begin with, add to that not understanding the speaker, just made for frustration.  When I caught-on to the tech having me do the same sequence, I ended the call. Next, I tried spending hours with online msn help.  I used their toolbox and error wizard more than once.  I finally brought the printer and computer to a computer repair shop.  Paid 70.00 to find out they can't fix it either.  So I bought a ne...

Today is the 4th of July where we celebrate our nation's freedom from England.  The weather is perfect outside and I'm inside.  I don't have a good excuse but the excuse for today is the same since the middle of May:  The Casey Anthony Trial. As this trial was wrapping up, I wondered how I would flip back to my "normal" routine.  I haven't made any new paintings in over two weeks.  Yesterday, I starting sketching again.  I love to sketch my Mini-Schnauzer, Cooper and today came a few more entries. As today has unfolded, I feel ready to get back to my routine, to my studio to make art.  In the meantime, I offer another sketch of Cooper.     

Today is Mother's day.  I send out my happy Mother's day wishes!  I'm going to post some ealier paintings as I will not be able to paint for another week. Today is from Yellowstone. 

This is a painting I did from sketches and memory to fill in the blanks.  I know that's hard to understand, but color is what filled in the blanks.  I love color.  I have much to do today including tossing Cooper's tennis ball to him right now!

It's raining out again, dark and dismal.  So today I offer my rubber ducky painting for those who like me, are sick of the rain.  The model is part of a set of tubby toys I purchased years ago for my granddaughter when she was a toddler.  Now she's at the age where she'd never admit the ducky was once part of her nightly bath routine. This rubber ducky is very small, about 1.5" long and in height.  After several years of inspiring bubbles, splashes and squeals, she now is retired.