Normally I paint outside because I prefer working in natural light, but it has been so hot here in southern California that I decided to bring everything inside. The Santa Ana winds, seasonal winds that blow from the east to the west, have been moving through town and it is hot, hot, hot here. I [...]

This is actually an oldie but goodie of mine (circa early 2007). I had just read a report about how frogs in parts of Costa Rica’s rain forest were dying off in alarming numbers, a sign that scientists said was concrete proof of global warming. When amphibians start to disappear in large numbers, it usually [...]

I was beginning to worry in recent weeks that I was losing my mojo. Seriously. You know how it is, when all sorts of crappy stuff in your real life hangs over you and squashes your creativity. Uuuunnnnnhhhhh. Now, I could let it all get to me, but no way. As we worked to get [...]

A long time ago, a dude named Buddha asked a bunch of animals to join him for New Year’s. “Yo, like, there’s going to be a lot of good munchies and stuff to drink,” he told them. Being Buddha and all, he was pretty sure that the entire animal kingdom would show up. But only [...]

I warned you that I am a woman of my word. This new design is for my Republican friends.
It was surprisingly easy to find a good image of Mr. McCain for this design. The Economist ran an interesting cover story entitled “Bring Back the Real McCain,” and the profile on the magazine cover was perfect. [...]

What are these doggies looking at?

The Big Dawg, of course.
My friend Brooke’s father owns a very unique store, the Roundhouse Model Train Store in North Hollywood. Whenever I go there I buy miniature figures like these dogs (or the lovers). These are “HO” scale, so they’re very tiny. I think the little dog in the [...]