Bear's 1st Halloween

as a CAT!

* Happy Halloween *

Twas the Saturday before Halloween

Have Fun! Stay Safe! Collect Candy!

ps be nice to black cats

xo, A

Cute Animal Tote Bags

Baby Bird tote

I love the new style of tote bag being produced by Society 6

Here are my designs. Hope you like them as much as I do!

Dog tote

Happy Dog tote

Rambling Raccoon tote

Friendly Animal tote

I've also added Dogs, mostly to my pillow (& cover) collection

Halloween Costume Party and Trick or Treat Art Prints now available, too :)

Visit my Society 6 Shop if you'd like to see more.

Thanks for taking a look! 

xo, A

Hi October

It's October!

I painted If I Were A Toy store's door today to celebrate Halloween, of course!

That's right, it's a costume party.

Bat bird, cat-vamp, mummy bunny, ghost bun, pirate bun (lotta buns)

Devil dog, foxy bee, fortune teller, DJ, Harry Potter, witches, wizards, warlocks 

and more... drink potion, count candy and dance the night away.

I lost the key

I see black cats, jack-o-lanterns and lost treasure in your future !!

what is future?

:::

I know it's just the beginning of the month and you will soon feel,

if you don't already,

overwhelmed by all the decorations, costumes, candy, 

window displays,

candy,  

party favors and candy, did I say candy ...

You're welcome.

xo, A

I Love Saturday!

Why?  you ask. 

Saturday morning I sit and drink coffee as long as I want. 

I listen to NPR for as long or as little as I want.

I go out for as long as I want.

I play music as loud as I want (if my neighbors are out)

I paint pictures of anything I want.

I read blogs as much as I want. 

Finally, I anticipate the cocktail hour 

with the same enthusiasm I have for it everyday ;)

Here are my brand new pillow covers! 

Now available in my Society 6 Shop AllynHoward

You can choose between several sizes of covers

that come with or without the actual pillow insert.

I'm happy with these, so I hope a few will end up in 

a cozy cute child's room or nursery.

I've also added some more greeting cards.

These are 5x7 cards sold in sets of  3, 5 or 10.

Plus, please peruse the plethora of Art Prints available in my shop!

* Hurry * FREE SHIPPING * through tomorrow, Sunday *

Sept 22nd until Midnight Pacific Time :)

Best part about this Saturday is that my bathroom floor can't be

ripped up ((rotted wood, moldy tiles and all)) and replaced, until tomorrow! 

As Mark Twain once said -

"Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well."

If it were up to me, it would definitely be done day after the day after after that day after

and so on, but I know that's no good either.

I love Sunday, so I hope this doesn't ruin it.

:::

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a lovely day! xo, A

Animals with dreams, big and small

: Toby and a bird named Sue :

"The Question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me?" -Ayn Rand

: Claude cat and Lou, Louanne to be exact :

"Everyone should believe in something; I believe I'll go fishing." -Henry David Thoreau

: Bunny and Blue :

"Where there is love, there is life." -Mahatma Ghandi

: Holiday :

I painted this based on a 1959 issue of Holiday Magazine.

"It is not down in any map; true places never are." -Herman Melville

***

Prints of new work available in my shop - Society6.com/AllynHoward

Hope your September is off to a brilliant start!

xo, A

Back to School in Brooklyn

Weeeeeeeeeee! 

"I'm King of the World!"

These guys are on their way back to PS58 here in Carroll Gardens.

You're probably surprised by how many animals attend school,

but that's Brooklyn for you ;)

Oops, there goes lunch. Good thing it's all wrapped up,

most of it at least.

:: Full Painting ::

You looking at me?

Pizza Louie and Betty Cinna-bun wave good-bye and wish them luck!

"I hope it's not too hard."

:::

This is my seasonal painting on the front door of

If I Were A Toy store, on the corner of Court and Carroll Street.

I hope the kids have a terrific start back, this week for some

and next week in my neighborhood.

:::

Hope you enjoyed your Labor Day weekend!

Thanks for stopping by.

xo, A