Laughing Dog Arts

Still enjoying painting in this rather whimsical style I'm working in.  Here are some of the latest works. Above was a painting I made for a young couple who were getting married.  Their d...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/12/further-adventures-in-painting.html

My little found kitten is growing! Big round eyes! He is entertained by watching videos for cats on the computer screen. Cwtch is as big as Roscoe now, although still weighs l...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/10/cwtch-growing-up.html

I've done it.  I jumped on the eco dye bandwagon and love my results!  I've seen what others have done and wanted to try.  I watched this video on eco dyeing paper and thought, I could do tha...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/09/eco-dye-try.html

While walking in my back field about a month ago I heard some meowing.  I followed the sound and soon discovered a little gray kitten hiding in the grass in the now dry creek bed.  I'd guess he...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/08/meet-cwtch.html

I have fallen in love with creating these paintings and can't stop! Bone Charlie Hippie Hopper Lacey, dreaming Lizzie Party Llama Lucy Loo Pharaoh Pippa Papaya...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/07/more-pet-portraits.html

It may have been hot and humid in many other parts of the USA, but here in NW Oregon it has been quite cool and cloudy.  But finally the sun came out and my hay man, Ken, a neighbor, was able to...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/07/making-hay-while-sun-shines.html

I'm not actually painting my pets but am painting pictures of my pets in a whimsical style.  Having a lot of fun with it too.  I started with Roscoe.  I worked on two at once so one could b...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/06/painting-my-pets.html

Living out here in the west Coast Range mountains, we heat with wood which of course means putting up firewood every year, usually about 6 or 7 cords.  Luckily, Chain saw man loves working his c...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/06/working-in-forest.html

I'm participating in this challenge for the second year in a row.  You can check it out here: ICAD at the Daisy Yellow blog.  Here are my cards so far, not in order. FLY WILD LIVEL...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/06/icad-or-index-card-day.html

I placed the scroll (that I showed in my previous post) in a bee loud glade in my forest.  Not sure if this is where it will stay, but it is there for now. That little black spot in the backg...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-bee-loud-glade.html

Sharing more books I have made recently.  This first one I used lots of papers that were used behind other paintings.  I love the wide variety of abstract marks that show up on these papers and...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/05/more-book-making.html

Since the nice weather has arrived I've switched from making quilts to making books.  Today I shall show you some of them.  Please do remember that you can click on the picture to see it larger...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/05/making-books.html

Did you know I have llamas?  Did you know I recently acquired a new one?  It's true, I did.  Here she is the day I got her. I took her on because my friend who had her was moving and couldn...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/05/llama-llove-xs-4.html

Do any of you save stuff like this:  Rusted bits and sticks and bark,  feathers and broken bits of pottery found along the river, just interesting "stuff".  Of course we can't fo...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/04/beads-and-bones-feathers-and-fibers.html

Today we spun last fall's honey out of the honey comb.  We had two of these boxes, called supers, each with full trays of honey comb.  You can see all the residual wax along the edges of the...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/04/honey-spinning.html

Fooling around with little bits and bobs, stitching on these mini dooleybobbers. Adding a couple new ones today, 5/27/2018.

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/03/minibobbers.html

Finished another quilt last week.  This one is from the Stack the Deck book and is titled Razzle Dazzle.  It measures about 58"X70".  I've started cutting another one out but today the sun...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/03/latest-quilt.html

While wandering around in my woods I discovered this guy: (after posting this yesterday I found some people couldn't see the face in the picture above until I pointed it out.  I see a face ...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/02/green-man.html

I like this quilt much better now that I have added these changes.  I purchased a Laurel Burch Embracing Horses panel from ebay.  They are out of print but still plenty for sale in various c...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/02/better.html

This post is showing some of the quilts I have made over the last couple of years. Above is the latest quilt top, it isn't finished yet.  Not sure who will get this one. This is the ...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2018/01/this-post-is-showing-some-of-quilts-i.html

k I wanted to make a quilt using some pretty horse related fabrics I have been saving (hoarding) for years now.  Above shows not the main fabric, but a secondary one.  I love the color...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2017/12/quilting-my-style-lazy.html

Today I'm sharing some self portraits I have made over the years.  The one above is one I created in a Laly Mille class I took online this year. I used the same self image that I had used ...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2017/12/self-portraits.html

 On my morning walk today I found this offering in the middle of the path.  They are hawthorn berries.  Very pretty I think.  The cows and calves were enjoying the quiet morning.  I ...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2017/11/come-with-me-on-walk.html

I'd like to share some pictures I have taken from around the farm.  Above is showing a footprint I spotted at the river side.  It is a beaver track.  I was surprised at how large it is. ...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2017/11/around-farm_10.html

I haven't published a blog post in over a year!  Not sure I even know how anymore with the changes to blogger since then.  Thought I'd give it a test drive today, see if I can get some photos p...

https://laughingdogarts.blogspot.com/2017/11/calendar-pages.html