Horsin' around

New Horse art on Ebay!
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Blue Dog

Original Oil painting of a blue Greyhound I did for Central Ohio Greyhound Rescue in Columbus.

This is now offered on ebay as a high quality archival Print, 8.5 x 11

New Work ATC April 22

Tuxedo Cat chillin in the Hot Tub!


















Pomeranian and froggy now on ebay!























Pom and Heart
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Malaysia denies capturing baby "Bigfoot

Malaysian wildlife officials denied capturing a baby "Bigfoot," amid fevered speculation over the existence of the mythical creature in the nation's southern jungles.

The Berita Harian newspaper reported that a young Bigfoot was caught by a group of men thought to be from the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) near the southern town of Kota Tinggi two weeks ago.

The paper quoted local residents as saying they had spoken to men who described shooting the creature with tranquiliser darts. The locals then peeked into the back of the their truck to see a large, hairy creature.

But the department's director-general Datuk Musa Nordin denied the report.

"During the period reported, Perhilitan did not mount any operation in the area," Musa said in a statement carried by the official Bernama news agency.

Freddie Long, the Tourism and Environment Committee chairman in southern Johor state, said that if a Bigfoot had been captured, it should have been given to local authorities for research.

Bigfoot fever erupted last December when some workers claimed to have spotted three of the beasts, two adults and a youngster, on the edge of a Johor forest reserve.

The tale was given wide coverage in the national press which also carried stories of other sightings, some dating back decades, and printed photographs of supposed footprints -- vague impressions in the jungle floor.

Local authorities treated the claims seriously, with plans for an official expedition to track down the mysterious beasts, and setting up a telephone hotline to report sightings.

Suggestions that the story has been cooked up to lure tourists to Johor have been denied.

Stories of mythical ape-like creatures have been reported in wilderness areas all over the world. They are known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch in the United States and Canada, and yetis in the Himalayas.

PAAO theme week th letter H

PAAO stands for Professional Animal Artists Online,which I am a member of. Everymonth we have "theme" week and this weeks theme is the letter H.

Here are my entries for the letter H...

Happy Hound...a real bundle of joy! click here to view on ebay!





















Hungry Horse....Yummy Apples...and a "HorseBucks Hay Latte"

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Crazy Cat Terrorizes Connecticut Town

That Darn Cat!

Mar 29, 7:24 AM (ET)

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Residents of the neighborhood of Sunset Circle say they have been terrorized by a crazy cat named Lewis. Lewis for his part has been uniquely cited, personally issued a restraining order by the town's animal control officer.

"He looks like Felix the Cat and has six toes on each foot, each with a long claw," Janet Kettman, a neighbor said Monday. "They are formidable weapons."

The neighbors said those weapons, along with catlike stealth, have allowed Lewis to attack at least a half dozen people and ambush the Avon lady as she was getting out of her car.

Some of those who were bitten and scratched ended up seeking treatment at area hospitals.

Animal Control Officer Rachel Solveira placed a restraining order on him. It was the first time such an action was taken against a cat in Fairfield.

In effect, Lewis is under house arrest, forbidden to leave his home.

Solveira also arrested the cat's owner, Ruth Cisero, charging her with failing to comply with the restraining order and reckless endangerment.

Spring Dance!

More spring fun today! You can buy this print in my ebay store!

Spring is Here!

Happy first day of Spring!

Good Catch!

This high flying border collie may have jumped a little too high in his pursuit of a flying disk!

just listed on ebay and up for bid!
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Amazing Chris Bliss

Check out this juggling act by amazing Chris Bliss set to the tune of one of the best Beatle songs, talk about hand and eye cordination!

Click here for video and turn your speakers up!

Everyone is Irish today!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Spring Fever!

If your getting a little stir crazy lately, don't worry Spring starts March 2oth!

Fantasy Mermaid and MerHorse

With all the talk of Oil paints my Watercolor paint got lonely and insisted on getting a little workout. So to quiet the watercolors down, I got in touch with my inner triteness and did a lovely chanteuse haired Mer-gal riding her favorite steed under the sea.... click on the image for a larger view!

To view the 12 x 12 watercolor on ebay click here!

Oil Paintings

I have decided to get back into my oil paints after a long absence. The last time I worked in oils
was back in my art school days and I stopped using them because I didn't like the smell and fumes of the turpentine . I also didn't like waiting so long for the paint to dry, thats when I started using watercolor and acrylic as I could work fast in these mediums. Now I have discovered fast drying oils called Alkyds, you can buy them at a reasonable price at art stores online. I use dickblick.com....goofy name but good art supplies. The oils are easy to work with and are reasonably dry overnight, I also discovered Turpenoid which is an orderless turpentine substitute, all my past beefs with oil have been resolved so I have dived right back into the oils. I think painting in oils gives the artist satisfaction too, at least it does with me knowing all the old masters that have painted in the medium.

I have also added a new ebay id, norton-fine-art, I feel when I do paintings that are a different subject matter then the dog and animal art I have been doing under Cleverpup that they will be listed under the new fine art id. I don't have anything going yet as I want to get 3 or 4 paintings finished before I list them under the new id. But I will let you know!

In the meantime, I just finished a little Yorkshire terrier dog on 5 x 7 inch canvas painted in the fast drying oils, she turned out pretty cute, although I know I am still getting my sea legs back in oil panting!





















Pretty in Pink Yorkie on ebay!













Sides of the gallery wrapped canvas (no staples) are painted so no need to frame!

Enjoy !

Don't eat the Brown Snow!

Storm drops dark brown snow in Colo.

FRISCO, Colo. (AP) — Snow that some residents described as dark as chocolate brown was reported across parts of Colorado Thursday, a result of a wind storm in northern Arizona that kicked up dust that fell with the snow overnight, officials said.

"It's pretty much statewide," said Ethan Greene, director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. "We've had reports from the San Juans, Winter Park ... all over."

Greene said it's not unusual to see plumes of reddish dust from the desert Southwest drop on the Rocky Mountains in the spring.

Exceptionally dry conditions in northern Arizona contributed to the dust, Greene said.

Don Knotts RIP

Don Knotts Dead at 81

UPDATED: 3:44 pm PST February 25, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show," has died. He was 81.Knotts died Friday night of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, said Paul Ward, a spokesman for the cable network TV Land, which airs "The Andy Griffith Show," and another Knotts hit, "Three's Company."Unspecified health problems had forced him to cancel an appearance in his native Morgantown in August 2005.The West Virginia-born actor's half-century career included seven TV series and more than 25 films, but it was the Griffith show that brought him TV immortality and five Emmies.The show ran from 1960-68, and was in the top 10 of the Nielsen ratings each season, including a No. 1 ranking its final year. It is one of only three series in TV history to bow out at the top: The others are "I Love Lucy" and "Seinfeld." The 249 episodes have appeared frequently in reruns and have spawned a large, active network of fan clubs.As the bug-eyed deputy to Griffith, Knotts carried in his shirt pocket the one bullet he was allowed after shooting himself in the foot. The constant fumbling, a recurring sight gag, was typical of his self-deprecating humor.Knotts, whose shy, soft-spoken manner was unlike his high-strung characters, once said he was most proud of the Fife character and doesn't mind being remembered that way.His favorite episodes, he said, were "The Pickle Story," where Aunt Bea makes pickles no one can eat, and "Barney and the Choir," where no one can stop him from singing."I can't sing. It makes me sad that I can't sing or dance well enough to be in a musical, but I'm just not talented in that way," he lamented. "It's one of my weaknesses."

New Easter ACEOs

Just in time for Easter fun, new colorful ACEOs (trading card size)
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Easter Basket and Cocker Spaniel!

Spring is on its way!

Just listed on Ebay, this original 5 x 7 oil painting on high quality gallery wrapped (no staples on the sides)
of a clever white standard poodle enjoying the first spring flowers of the year!

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Spring Poodle!

Below is a side view to show the painted sides of the canvas.
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Record Breaking Snow Storm hits NYC

I don't think this guy is going to find a hydrant to pee on!

New Horse art on Ebay

Just listed on ebay, appaloosa horse ACEOs ( Art trading Cards) just in time for spring..(tell that to the Northeast!)

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