Studio Shenanigans

  Monday morning again...........The weekend sure does fly by doesn't it? I can't think of much I accomplished either. It was a very lazy weekend here in Ellen land and my little Treehouse studio.

  And speaking of Ellen land............I thought I would show off how very strange I am by posting a couple pics of the odd ball stuff residing in my studio. I will try to keep this prolix blog post from being too boring but keep in mind, lucky for you, you are here voluntarily.You can leave anytime. The studio door in unlocked. You won't hurt my feelings, trust me, I understand.

  First, this is Jarvis, my very quiet yet faithful, maulstick studio assistant. Yep, I name my inanimate objects. It helps when you spend hours everyday, alone in a 12 foot by 12 foot room to have someone to keep you company.  Hey.........after all, Tom Hanks had a relationship with a soccer ball remember? And no, the walls aren't padded, at least not yet. I'm not seeing white rabbits either.

  I embrace my weirdness, at least I keep telling my self that. I also have a studio audience. They cheer me on, what can I say. And talk about prompt, they show up every day and on time. I couldn't ask for more from an audience.

  And I can't leave out the worlds tiniest, hand blown glass hippo. He's so tiny, you may not even be able to see him. Regardless of his size, he has a huge personality and likes to travel. He has been my sidekick for years now.  Here he is sitting on a quarter, as he likes to keep "on top" of his money. He's very thrifty.

  So there you have it. An over view of some of my studio friends. See Penny, I do have friends! It's an inside, ongoing discussion that I have with a former boss named Penny. You would have to have been there to grasp it.

  And now, for what I am currently working on art wise. I am going to try to finish up a commission within these next two days. I'm almost there, just adding bits and bobs where I see it's necessary. I still have four ATC's that I am working on and.......I need to create more art for a show. Can't have an art show with no art to show, right?

  And since I have finally received my Pan Pastels,  Look how pretty they are!

I will break them in and start working on Captain Spaulding here............I inadvertently called him Tiny but my son corrected me. He is Captain Spaulding, not Tiny. Tiny is another character whom I may also draw soon.

  There, that wasn't so bad was it. I kept this blog post shorter than I thought it would be. Well my audience is getting restless and Jarvis is giving me the "stink eye" so I should go. I'll be back with more psychotic ramblings later this week. Hey, toss me that bottle of Thorazine on your way out the door okay?