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Dandelions & Dogs

09.12.2019 by Barbara Grant //

A big treat for Roxy & Ringo is to visit the doggie park, but it’s a bit of a drive so it doesn’t happen as often as we’d like. When we get a couple miles away they know their dream has come true; they can smell it! I love watching my pups run free and play inside a fenced and safe environment.

  • Roxy & Ringo at the Doggy Park
  • Roxy & Ringo at the Doggy Park
  • Roxy & Ringo at the Doggy Park
  • Roxy & Ringo at the Doggy Park
  • Roxy & Ringo at the Doggy Park
  • Roxy & Ringo at the Doggy Park
I made this painting referencing a photo I snapped of them playing in the snow last winter. I was longing for spring, so I transformed it into "Dandelions & Dogs" with lots of green!
Dandelions & Dogs

I made this painting by referencing a photo I snapped of Roxy & Ringo playing in the snow last winter. I was longing for spring, so I transformed the white into “Dandelions & Dogs” with lots of green!

Categories // Creative Process Tags // dog park, happy pups, painting of dogs

Whirlybird

04.11.2019 by Barbara Grant //

Whirlybird

My friend Marilyn is a talented watercolor artist. She’s sort of a perfectionists, though, and sometimes when she messes up she throws her paintings away. I’m the type who saves everything just in case I can make it into something. So I tell her, “Don’t throw away that good paper; give it to ME!” Well, this is one of her throw away birds. I cut up the paper around the bird and saved it for the center of this piece. I think this red bird is adorable! I can’t take credit for it’s body – that’s Marilyn’s work. (*See more of her wonderful paintings here 🙂

Categories // Creative Process, Limelights on my friends Tags // artist friends, Repurposed artwork, sharing, Whirlybird

A New Way of Walking

11.19.2018 by Barbara Grant //

Dreams can be so fascinating. I came across this page describing “The Ballet Feet Dream” from over 20 years ago. 

In case it’s too difficult to read my writing, I’ve converted to text here:

“This takes place in a small circle apart from a bigger group of people at some type of gathering.

A few people (including Dori who is laughing hysterically) are watching me attempt to stand and walk with my feet and ankles wrapped and taped up in toe-shoes.

I start off very hopeless – hardly able to stand at all – knees bent to keep my balance. But I begin to try to straighten up some, and it gets a little easier, and then as I walk and turn around and keep persisting it begins to feel fine, and I can balance with no problems at all. In fact, my feet and ankles are so secure that this binding around them and this way for walking seem like it’s permanent.”

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