Basking

This is Antonina's dog, Jack, basking on the beach in Florida. I love how you can see the shadow of his fuzziness.

I brought the contents of my big change jar to TD Bank (where they have a FREE change counting machine and a bone shaped dish of treats for Ninos). Upon leaving the bank I promptly purchased three bunches of daffodils ($9.00), a California roll ($4.00) and three pieces of Salmon sushi ($7.50). Feels like free money.

Go on, now.

"In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb"

March roars in like a lion
So fierce,
The wind so cold,
It seems to pierce.
The month rolls on
And Spring draws near,
And March goes out
Like a lamb so dear

by Lorie Hill

Goodbye, March. Get outta here. Keep going.

Le Wow

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Noteworthy

1. I am wearing blue.
2. I am wearing RUFFLES. Ruffles. Ruffles!

Polly Jean Harvey

Tonight at Irving Plaza! I'm excited.

Is this really too much to ask?

A little house on the East End where I can host friends and family? Makes sense to me.
I hope visualization really works...

This is from my 2002 Archives. I am starting to do Pilates and Yoga again so it seems fitting...

Tulips + Roses

I have a lot of flowers right now.

Introducing Miss Marm

This is Miss Marm. She is an expert on grammar and if you are a high school student you can email her and ask her questions. Here is what I was told about Miss Marm so I would know how to draw her:

-Lives in Carroll Gardens, and dreams of moving to Brooklyn Heights
-Drinks red wine
-Doesn’t have a boyfriend
-Takes flamenco classes
-Owns a Jack Russell Terrier named Frank
-Doesn’t go out too much, but loves to entertain
-Is amused by shrimp, because they remind her of her favorite punctuation mark
-Wears a silk robe when she grades papers

Official Miss Marm link to follow...

I love how timeless this picture looks. Thanks, Cathi.

Thank you for this, Shawna.

Notes to self:
1. Get a spray tan.
2. Train Nino better.
3. Go to Italy.

I feel like I could sleep for a week.

March has definitely come in like a lion for me, and I am looking forward to it going out like a lamb.

Maybe I should draw that (when I wake up).

But do they bite?

I like it when my own drawings surprise me.

I'm free, I'm proud of myself, I'm sad, but I am moving on.

Let's hope they don't mess this up...

From the archives...

I miss my sister, Shirl, A.K.A. Kelly Arnold, who lives across an ocean from me. These pictures were taken on our three day whirlwind jaunt to Paris in September of 2007. The men pictured with us are waiters. I call the first picture: "You Don't Have to Get Any Closer, It's Enough I'm Wearing Your Hat" and the second one is titled: "Heh-Heh-Heh I'm Married See My Ring? Married!" Who says the French aren't friendly?

Crispin Lover

I have eaten a lot of apples in my day (and a ton of apples recently), and I have to say that the best and most memorable apple I have had in A LONG TIME was this Crispin apple. Go get one.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

This jaunty fellow was on the wall of Madeira Beach Elementary school. I regret that I did not get the artist's name to credit. My apologies.


Here is the whole bulletin board. Don't you miss bulletin boards?


Here is a picture of me drinking a Guinness at the Guinness factory in 2007. When in Rome!

Sometimes not even a huddled mass of puppies will free you from the blues.

It's around the corner

Forcing springtime

Tulips!


My little sleeping baby is still representin' at Target in Tampa, FL


Flora/Fauna illustration from 2001

Last Sunday at Madeira Beach

Katie, Jimmy and Jack found some sealife!


This is Larry. Larry's hairy. Katie made him a beautiful little temporary apartment in her snorkel.


And this is Mr. Krabs! Do you see his eyes peeking up at you? Holy Krabby Patties!

*At the end of the day Katie bequeathed our new friends from Under-the-Sea to some other kids still playing on the beach. She's a good kid, that one...

Illustrations for "P", 2003

Madeira Beach, Florida

There's a lot I like about Florida.


I love a tiny, salty house.


This is where Nino and I drank our iced coffees.


I loved my early morning walks.

Here's a very old drawing of my bear. Something about this makes me LOL.

Assorted things that make me happy

Jack asked me to draw bears doing various silly things, like wiggling their butts or looking at their belly button. He was delighted that I could fufill such requests, and he colored the bears with crayons. The fact that Jack is wearing pajamas only makes this scene extra cute.


Here is the final product. The big shapes drawn by Jack are BUTTS, in case you couldn't tell. He also drew his own versions of my little bear.


Katie and I did an "Exquisite Corpse" drawing exercise. I love that she gave it Nino's head, and that we both drew the same hairy legs, unbeknownst to each other.

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A Day at the Beach

Katie


Alli E.


Action Jackson


Jimmy

I adore my nieces and nephews.