My 2nd Year of Painting One Door

* St. Patrick's Day Dance Party * Ireland 2012 * 

Bartley plays the bagpipes while Siobhan, shyest sheep in the herd, 

looks on with admiration.

Brendan badger does some "Step Dancing" with Fiona Fox. 

Liam, Ciaran, Conan & Clooney dance "Shoe the Donkey" "Stack of Barley" 

and other favorites with Brianna, Bridget, Claire & Neala. 

A Venice Valentine

I painted wall murals for If I Were A Toy store two years ago this month. 

Since then, I've returned each month, well almost, to paint a new scene on their glass front door to celebrate the changing seasons and holidays. It's a treat to do and I love that the store is here in my neighborhood of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. 

Santa Dog Reads his List

Here's my painted door ~ April 2011- March 2012. 

A Vegetarian Thanksgiving for Thomasina & Friends

Trick or Treat in Brooklyn

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me I Missed My Bus!

Westie at Sea

Hippity Hoppity

This is one of my favorite ongoing projects. Hope you enjoyed taking a look :)

Ohhhhh, Bartley ...

Have a delightful St Paddy's Day this year!

xo, A

Never Trust a Bunny that Can't Dance!

Some bunny had to get things started and

Disco Bun couldn't resist dancing to Shake Your Groove Thing. 

Tiny dog, Toby requested it, quite possibly his favorite song from the '70s!

Remember, "Groove is in the Heart" -- Deee Lite

Happy Sunday!

xo, A

Animals at work & play Sketches

Space Mouse or Rocket Mouse, as I sometimes call him, has been

an idea for a kids' book for some time.

My current children's book class at SVA has me considering several ideas 

that have been waiting in the wings, so to speak. 

Animals who dance, DJ, race cars, ride a scooter, practice yoga, bake and 

try to fly are story lines I keep coming back to for some of my characters.

Going into Outer Space or having the ability to fly are fantasies of mine. 

Most of my stories revolve around something going awry 

and the lessons gleaned from that.

I've worked on "Floaty, the Hovering Dog" and "Fashion Bear"

in two previous classes. Have I taken these to publishers? no. Will I ever? maybe. 

I really like these two dogs, Ruben & Cooper.

Confronted with a series of situations and decisions to make,

 follow Ruben & Cooper from page to page to see where each possibility leads. 

This bear is deep in thought, he may be experiencing writer's block.

Thanks for taking a look at my sketches. You can see finished work on my site :)

Have a swell week! xo, A

Je t'aime

Iconic Couples & Characters

* February 14th * Valentine's Day * 

Here are the iconic duos I've decided to toast this year, some have loved each other romantically, some as friends and some only on the Silver Screen. 

Cheers to Love of all types!

Diane & Woody from Annie Hall

Gena Rowlands & John Cassavetes

Anais Nin & Henry Miller

Paul & Joanne

David Lynch & Isabella Rosellini

Jean Paul Belmondo & Jean Seberg in Breathless

Audrey & George Peppard in Breakfast at Tiffany's

Burt Lancaster & Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity 

(I've actually never seen this film, just can't resist the scene)

Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort in Harold & Maude

Debbie Harry & Joey Ramone

Andy & Edie

Butch & Sundance 

DeNiro & Scorsese

Harvey and Jimmy Stewart

Laurence Olivier & Vivien Leigh (and cat :)

John & Yoko (marriage certificate in hand :)

Jack & Jackie

Queen Elizabeth and you know... that man... the Prince...

Alan Rickman & Kate Winslet in Sense & Sensibility

Jane Eyre with Michael Fassbender & Mia Wasikowska

My favorite version of Pride & Prejudice with Colin Firth & Jennifer Ehle

Midnight in Paris with Marion Cotillard & Owen Wilson

Well kept secret, Pee Wee & Regis

Mia & Cassavetes behind the scenes on Rosemary's Baby

What's Up Doc? Barbara & Ryan O'Neal

Ahhh, Daniel Day Lewis and Juliette Binoche in 

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

William Powell & Myrna Loy and of course, Asta 

in The Thin Man

Gregory Peck & Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday

Shampoo with Warren Beatty & Julie Christie

Jackson & Lee, sweet pic

A favorite photo of Sam Shepard & Jessica Lange

The quintessential romantic tearjerker, The Way We Were

Behind the scenes on To Catch A Thief  with Cary Grant & Grace Kelly

I wanted to end with Woody from Sleeper, for when all is going well 

or somehow goes wrong, it's always fun to laugh!

Have a Wonderful Valentine's Day! Spread the Love!!

xo, A