Artist Feature: Kevin Sloan January 9, 2011

Kevin Sloan caught my attention with this painting:

 

I enjoy his imagination. I wish I could dream up paintings like this.

I like his use of bold colors, but in a darkened sense. I really enjoy how he portrays animals and nature.

 

 

I like the hummingbird and clock painting the best I think. Since they are such fast birds. It makes me think that they are trying to slow down time to enjoy things more.

 

 

Want to see more of his paintings? Visit his website: http://www.kevinsloan.com/index.php

Daily Picture – 12 July 9, 2010

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Bunny Honey

This is my bunny Nala enjoying some food, although she stopped eating because she was curious about the camera.

I like this picture because if you look at the deer’s face it looks like she’s saying ‘OH!!’, like she’s surprised.  In fact I can’t look at this picture now without it looking like she has her ‘mouth’ open in surprise.

Just fyi, yesterday was definitely one of the worst days in the history of the world ever. But! I got through it. I moped and pouted and slept. Today was better. Not good, but better. In an effort to make me feel better I’m being lame and listing good things from the last 48 hours:

A friendly cockatiel; small friendly kittens; the sound of a kitten purr; a 150lb great dane named Apollo and cleaning his teeth (it was calming, quiet, and he’s got sparkly pearly whites now); cat nap at work; fun clients; coffee; xrays turning out well; getting labwork done and organized; getting a paycheck (with bonus); a hot shower; not getting a major injury; my comfy bed; a good book; homecooked meal (japanese curry, jasmine rice, chicken, onions, and potatoes); air conditioning.

Ha…I was able to think of more bad things that happened and stress-related things then I was good things….but at least I have a nice list of good things. We’ll ignore the bad/stressful things for now and go to bed. Good Night.

Daily Picture – 10 July 5, 2010

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Happy Independence Day!

This is my favorite Butterfly Koi fish. I call him diamond head.

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Stunning Colors

It was a pretty good weekend. For the 4th of July I went to see the orchestra at an outdoor theatre. I was amazing! You wouldn’t believe the crowd that was there. I had pictures of it, and I was going to show you, but during the transfer from my camera onto my computer most of my photos got deleted. I’m a little miffed and annoyed, but they weren’t really important pictures to me, so I’ll get over it. I do need to back up my pictures though and be very careful about how I transfer photos again because this whole deleting thing is not going to fly.

I  met the boy’s parents yesterday. I think it went well, and I really did have a lot of fun. I’ve played most of the songs from the concert, so it was actually nice to sit in the crowd and listen to them for once. I feel I have a different appreciation for them. There were of course fireworks afterward. It was a great night.

Unfortunately today I did not feel good at all. Just much too hot, and I don’t do well when it’s really hot like that. I was supposed to spend the day with the boy because he got off of work, but I ended up just going home. I’m a little bummed about that.

I started watching Dexter. I finished season one. I find it interesting, but at the same time disturbing. I don’t know if I’ll watch the next season or not. Have you seen it? What do you think?

Well, off to sleep for me. I’m still not feeling well, even though it’s about 90% better then I felt before.

Pet Dream/Christmas December 28, 2009

I feel that this is a very appropriate picture for today. It has been snowing for days. It’s a beautiful snowfall, the kind that sticks to trees and you can makes snowmen out of. But the wind is brutal. Very pretty.

I think one of my favorite things is walking into a dark house after a long day, and the first thing you notice is the Christmas tree with it’s lights lit up, then you step in the door and the pine smell of Christmas just envelopes you.  It will never fail to bring a smile to my face. I love the sight, the smell, and the way it makes me feel.

So I had a dream last night. I dreamt that Zoe needed to go to the vet, and that I felt I needed to bring Nala too. Since I’m going I might as well bring both of them. Then I was very worried about my baby chamelion. It was yellow and scrivaled up….don’t mind my spelling…it’s been a long day… I knew I needed to take him to the vet, but I also knew my vet didn’t see reptiles, but I thought she might look at him for me. So I squirted him with a water bottle and he kind of swelled up a little bit. So I kept on squirting him and he got bright red and normal sized and seemed to be very happy. I also had a hedgehog, who was super cute, that had to go to the vet too. Unfortunately there was a red eyed snake (think red eyed tree frog in snake form) in the cage with him. I didn’t want to bring the snake, just the hedgehog and I had a terrible time getting only the hedgehog out because I didn’t like touching the snake and did not know how to handle him. To make a long frustrating story short…the snake escaped and slithered off…reappearing in my dream randomly. Finally the bunnies were packed up, the chamelion was watered, and the hedgehog was ready to go. I got outside….and dropped my hedgehog. I looked and looked and looked. I found many other cute hedgehogs, but not my hedgehog. I was very sad.

I woke up worried about my bunnies and convinced I need a hedgehog in my life. I liked that dream, oddly enough. I just wanted to post it because I did not want to forget it.

My dad and I finished another puzzle. I really liked this one, although it was harder then I thought it would be.

Yes, it is a rooster puzzle. The background had sheet music and old maps though, I think that was my favorite part.

Christmas went well. I got a GPS so I won’t get lost anymore. I also got quite a few art supplies (SCORE!) , a table easel for painting on canvases, and a beading 101 book. I’ve suddenly gotten interested in jewelry making. Fun.

I’ve applied for quite a few part time jobs. I have all this time and I need to make some money for Japan. If you do not know yet…I bought a plan ticket to Japan!!! I am so excited it’s disgusting. 🙂

It was a nice relaxing Christmas filled with friends and family. My next week promises to be very busy and I have lots of plans for the new year. But I’m going to talk about that later. Right now I’m going to read about Impressionism Art and go to bed. Good Night

Good Weekend! November 16, 2009

I had a pretty good weekend. I worked on Saturday and it was a good day at work. The first time in a long time that I actually enjoyed work all day and I even left work feeling decent. Not like someone had run me over with a bus. At the end of the day a kitten was brought in with some very badly infected bite wounds. So we had to clean them out and bandage them, by the time we were done her legs were straight out and they looked very long. I named her Rockette.

After work I took a nap, worked on painting my organizer, and then I went out to Tremont. I really like that area, lots of fun. It was nice to go out with girls and not worry about anything. The next morning I slept in, worked on a puzzle with my dad, and talked with my mom. Then I went back to sleep, because I could. I woke up around noon, ran some errands, and finished painting my organizer. I like how it came out.

In the afternoon I went over Jessi’s house. I was a little nervous because I was intimidated by her dog. Whenever he came into work he was quite mean, but at home he’s just a big cuddle bug. I never would have believed it if I hadn’t seen it myself. Rockette was there, because she needed extra care, so I got to hold her and pet her. She never stopped purring. Except for when we had to fix her bandage…she didn’t like that and decided to bite me. Other then that she was super sweet.

We tried a cake, the ingredients included salsa….the first bite was odd…the second was gross. Declaring that cake a failure, we threw that out and made cherry cobbler. Which was delicious. She did a make-over for me and I decided I need to wear make up more often cause I look really good in it.  We watched Dr. Horrible’s sing-along songs which is as always, excellent. She also showed me how to make the necklace I liked so much.

I am now home watching UP with my family. I love that movie, Dug is just the best character ever. Anyway, I just realized what time it was and I need to go to bed, work tomorrow. Blah.

Kit-Ens! September 20, 2009

I got to take care of a litter of 5 kittens this weekend and I loved every moment of it! Okay..maybe not the 3am feedings, but other then that it was wonderful!! I had them for two days and they were a ton of work! Especially since they were mostly mobile. So I had 5 ten day old kittens going in seven different directions. They would also lay in my lap and sleep while I read. Adorable. Feeding time was a little stressful until I got the hang of it. Lucky for me they all took to bottle feedig pretty well.

My favorite was the runt of the litter. I named him Blackie. He opened his eyes first (kittens do not open their eyes until 10-14 days of age) and he was definitely the most mobile and adventurous.

I wish I had gotten a better picture of him. I can’t wait to watch them grow up! I have a few more pictures up on facebook, but they are hard to get pics of, believe it or not.

I also got all my errands done, did a major workout today (been feeling fat and cloths are a bit tighter…damn), and I’m getting ready for my vacation to Charlotte, NC. Soooo excited. I just realized that’s where the Carolina Raptor Center is. I’m definitely going, I’ve been wanting to go there since about four years ago.

It was an excellent day. I’m going to finish my art swap projects and read in bed.

RIP Emi September 11, 2009

Emi was a 21 yr old Sumatran Rhino who I worked with at the Cincinnati Zoo. Unfortunately, she passed away this past week. She was such a sweetie and  it is a major loss, not only for the zoo, but the world. (not to sound cheesy) Sumatran Rhinos are very endangered animals, there are only about 200 left in the world. Of that, there are now only nine in captivity…..in the world. Emi gave birth to three calves, which is very rare; she was definitely the first Sumatran Rhino to give birth in captivity in a century!!!

People don’t realize how special these animals are and that it is very possible we may lose them forever. I will miss Emi. She was an amazing animal.