ANOTHER SLEEPING DOG SKETCH

This is what Happy looks like around 10pm.

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SLEEPING DOG WITH BALL

Here's my dog, Happy.



Here's a quick sketch in my notebook of her sleeping.



Here's the beginning stages of the watercolored aceo.



Then I inked it all up, to make it all HJoshy and stuff.



So, that's my dreaming dog, and the journey from a doodle to an aceo for sale on ebay.

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HAPPY DOG

As many of you know, I have a dog named Happy. Here she is:

As many of you also know, I am fiercely protective of her. Woe be unto the poor creature that so much as makes her yelp. Many woes. Like, 42.

My protectiveness does not preclude me from mocking her, however. She has crazy big ears, and she leaves her tongue sticking out for no other reason than she forgot where it belongs. She falls for all of my card tricks. "Hey, Happy! Wanna play 52 Card Pick-Up? Bwa ha ha haha!

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SNARK DOG

Sometimes, when I have painter's block, I just splat some paint on an aceo card. I then look for something paintable, sort of like finding images in clouds. This splat looked like a terrier-ish dog, so I "went for it," as some might say.

This one is a little on the "cute" side for me, I must admit. I know cute art is popular, but you must understand I have a reputation as a tough, manly, hard-nosed, toughy tough tough guy. At least, that's my reputation in whatever bizzarro world I live in. I can't go around, painting cutesy little doggies. The doggies ... er ... dogs I paint have to be fierce and maybe a little mangy.

What makes this dog listable for me is the expression - he's got a look that says "riiiight." to whatever nonsense you're trying to get him to do. Try it. Tell this dog to go fetch. His response? Riiiiight. He doesn't even bother looking at you. You: Shake paw, boy! Shake paw! Dog: Riiiiiight. You: Roll over, Rover! Dog: Sigh. My name isn't even Rover, moron.

What a rude dog.

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IF: SAFE

Only about 1/3 of bunnies born live until the next breeding season. Ain't Mother Nature nice? This is what pops into my head when people extole the virtues of "natural" things. If it's not cruel, violent, and unfair, it's not natural.

Happy-Daisy (HD for short), our dog pictured here, was abandoned for whatever reason at a park in Reidsville. Mother Nature had tragic plans for her. She was picked up by a kind individual, who gave her to us. She has cost us a lot of money and time. And yet, we consider her a family member. Our most recent common ancestor was millions of years ago - how un-natural is that? HD does nothing to ensure our DNA gets to survive another generation. We just enjoy her company.

Anyway, HD, you're with us now. You're safe.