caring neighbors

there are so many selfless and caring people in my neighborhood

I was walking around today and I stumbled upon this bottle
of mouthwash... set out by an incredibly thoughtful person

this magic liquid protects the health of your teeth
and provides crispy, fresh breath
whoever set it out knows this

a very, very kind gesture indeed

I only had to walk about three blocks before another shining example
of kindness.. a canoe!

it was sprinkling out and you never know what could happen

if tenth avenue flooded.. this little canoe would save a life or two

incredible forethought and a purely selfless gift

I feel really lucky to live where I do

to all my thoughtful neighbors
thank you for all the kindness

Saturday solo paint session at Madison Park

I sat on the steps right down by the water for a couple hours today

these little paintings were finished while dodging small rogue waves
and low flying crows, good times!

Retrofit Home (June)

Retrofit Home is doing an animal theme show this month
Narboo and I both have work up

... and it's all at RECESSION BUSTING PRICES!!!
(I stole that term from a gang of business retail kids that have been
running around my neighborhood. they've been throwing gang signs
and shout outs around like this a lot lately
CRAZY KIDS!! STAY IN BUSINESS SCHOOL!)

four brand spanking new little babies

painted during "elements of bass"

haunted doll parts.... FREE!

today when I was walking around
I found a whole shopping cart full of discarded haunted doll parts
FREE!!

if you feel like life is just a little bit boring right now
swing on by and grab a haunted doll

haunted dolls hellbent on vengeance are the perfect solution
to boredom, they'll make your walls bleed and fun stuff like that

good times!

go grab some before someone comes along and throws holy water
on all of them and gets rid of the evil spirits

using a measuring tape = accuracy!

usually when I hang a show anywhere I just "wing it"
and put stuff up wherever and it always works out

earlier this week I hung a show that is hung by wire from
above, no nails in the walls. I've hung shows like that in the past..
it's always kind of a challenge

this lil measuring tape made it super easy

it's just common sense that eluded me on this one
of course the measuring tape would make it easy


I was just so used to doing my way.. I never even thought about
hanging a show with this awesome little helping hand

thank you so much lil measuring tape!!
you made the set up of that show perfect and easy!


(the solution to every challenge in my life always ends up
being right in front of my face, good times!)

this year's newest #1 summer pastime

I was at the lake today and saw a guy really far out in the water
swimming laps

I came up with a set up for a situation like this
(entertainment purposes only)



#1 get a radio controlled motor boat

#2 get a corn dog and tie it to the front
(the corn dog can be substituted for other foodstuffs,
like a slice of pizza, a burrito or some delicious nachos)

#3 find someone in a lake swimming

#4 get that contraption into the water and out to your
swimming victim

#5 once the boat is in close proximity to your target,
engage a circle pattern around the swimmer..
make sure to keep the boat just out of reach

#6 sit back, relax, and laugh

#7 mission accomplished
pat yourself on the back


(I drew a harbor seal to substitute for a person,
I don't condone the teasing of sea life..
harbor seals are just really easy to draw compared to humans)