"HAPPY NEW YEAR"

ALL THE BEST IN 2016!!

"JESS & MOM"

Jess riding on the 4 wheeler with her Mom!

Thanks for following and looking. MB

"JESS"

Here's what Jess's neighbor has to say about her(this portrait was 

a surprise for Jess's Mom). She was a border collie and german short

haired pointer. She was very opinionated, but lived to ride with her

mom up in the mountains on the four wheeler checking on the cattle.

Thanks for all the patience in lack of posts. 

I've moved to a new gallery and it's been emotionally and financially trying. 

 I will be at Circle 7 Fine Art for 3 months trying it

out to see if it fits. More on that later.

Thanks a bunch

"RING A DING DING!"

HO HO HO!

The best to everyone

MB

"REVIEW"

Here it is. Some of these are from the Plein Air event at

Steamboat Art Museum. The paintings were framed wet - the corners got damaged

I had to repaint the edges so I could frame them in floater frames.

If I didn't mention this, I gessoed my display boards black. The black is a

much better background than the original grey display boards I've had for years.

Only took me 3 years to figure that one out!!! go figure

Thanks for taking a look. MB

"LIGHTNING"

I love "Lightning"!  SOLD

Lightning is at The Center for Visual Arts for the month of 

December - after that he may be wheeling away we'll see

how that goes. More on that soon. Big changes coming if

all goes according to plan. 

Thanks for hanging in there in this crazy busy time!

Pray for snow.

Later MB

"DID YOU SAY BALL OR BUNNY?"

Sunshine's Aunt sent me this photo. It was a pixelated photo

without much definition but I've always wanted to paint a 

dog with a mouthful of toys. I gave it my best shot!

 This is going to be a crazy week for me. 

I'm not sure if there will be any posts - it's not for the lack of painting. 

Thanks for hanging in there and being patient.

Your buddy MB

"GIVE THANKS"

Wishing you all a great Holiday weekend!

"BOB'S DOWNTOWN CONOCO"

Bob's Conoco station is in downtown Steamboat Springs.

Bob just sold the Conoco station after running it for too many years to

count. I'm pretty happy for Bob he's the nicest guy you would ever want to meet

he deserves to retire and have some fun.

The new owner is going to keep it going - gas station and car repair, how cool is that?

Here's a quick story about Bob and the guys that work there.

Many years ago I had to drive to Texas to meet my husband.

He needed a ride home - anyway it was 104˚ in Texas that 

summer. A functioning air conditioner in my truck would be a 

nice feature. I had the truck packed - turned on the key and heard a 

thump!!! It wasn't a mechanical thump but the sound of a mouse

type thump. The first auto mechanic I went to had no time to look at my

problem(and didn't really care that I was driving into the inferno we call Texas).

I was desperate to find this poor mouse. I stopped at Bob's, the

guys dropped everything after they heard my story - they took apart the 

wheel cage under my dash and voila they found the mouse. 

I was on my way mouse free with a functioning air conditioner. 

Crisis averted - although the mouse was not so lucky.

Thanks for taking a look.

"SUNSHINE"

Here's what Sunshine's family has to say about her

"Sunshine is the happiest and most loving dog! We adopted her from the humane society in April and we’ve never had a dull day since.  We believe she is half lab, half golden retriever. She loves her toys, to swim, and to give kisses (she even tries to give kisses with toys in her mouth). Sunshine is always smiling! She also enjoys running and playing with other pups. When she’s excited her WHOLE BODY wiggles!! She’ll run in between your legs so she can get scratches. We love Sunshine so much!"

This may be the last post till Monday(I love this happy face) 

Have a wonderful weekend!

&

Thanks for following 

"A LITTLE SUNSHINE"

Here are some process shots of Sunshine

Her story will follow. I fixed her today so now I'm happy

YEAH!!!!!

"WILD THING"

California car!

A day at the beach.

Later MB

"SOLIDARITÉ

"JOY"

"HAPPY 3RD ANNIVERSARY"

I started this blog 3 years ago today!

The blog has changed a bit over the years. It started out as a quest to 

post everyday but has morphed into something a bit different.

I post when it's right rather than posting for the sake of posting.

There are a few more gaps in the process and that's working

out better for me. You have all been instrumental in this process

and I wouldn't be here without you! I really can't do it without

all the comments and encouragement - thanks for sticking

by me all these years!!!!!!!!

Takes a village to raise a painter.

"REVIEW"

Here's all 11 paintings for Born Free. We met our goal 

 the drawing will be tonight November 6th - 6:30 

Creekside Cafe 

131 11th St. - Steamboat Springs, CO

If you've got some spare time stop on by I'll be there from 

5pm till 7:45pm.

Thanks for all the support on this project!

"BORN FREE #11"

This is another extra painting for Born Free - it was #11.

This is going to be a crazy week not sure how many posts

will happen if any. I'm getting everything ready for my 

show at Creekside Cafe for November and December.

The Born Free drawing will be this friday as well 

It's going to be really hard to part with these paintings.

I've had them hanging in the studio for awhile

I will be lonely without them.

Thanks for following!

"GEESE AT THE LAKE"

I painted some extra Born Free images - not sure where they will end up.

Thanks for following and have a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for all the support too - you've all been a big help.

"MUFFIN"

A friend stopped by the studio the other day and made a suggestion

"paint a bunny"

Hardest thing I've ever done.

6" X 6"

Oil on Panel

Thanks for taking a look!

"FAWN - #10 OF 10"

"DO NOT PICK UP A FAWN!!!!"

Many years ago Tracy saved me from ruining a fawns life - here's a quick version

BC(before cell phones) and BIP(before indoor plumbing) and before

internet service at my house - a Doe(that's the fawn's mom) decided a good

place to leave her baby would be on the leaf littered path to my outhouse!!!!! 

Well when in doubt - use the paper phone book, look up Tracy's number,

leave her a message on her machine(remember those?) and wait. 

A fawn left by his/her mom looks like it's dead - the fawn appears 

to have broken legs - turns out that's the defense mechanism built into

the baby to ward off predators. They stare at you with those eyes that 

never blink nor do they move a muscle. In truth they are invisible from prying eyes.

Tracy returned my call eventually - after a long day of teaching and spent

time on the phone teaching me all about fawns. She said by morning the fawn 

would be gone and of course she was right. 

A lot of the fawns that rescues receive all over the country are fawns that don't need to be rescued. 

PLEASE DO NOT PICK UP A FAWN NEXT SPRING

CALL TRACY OR YOUR NEAREST WILDLIFE MANAGER

Here's what a fawn looks like when left - never moves a muscle

see the fawn?

see the fawn now?

HERE ARE FAWN FACTS

HERE'S AN ADORABLE VIDEO

Some fawns do need rescuing - if the mom is dead in the road - if the fawn is

agitated and moving about - but in most cases you should leave it alone.

The mom's milk will dry up in 24 hours if the baby is taken away!

How sad is that!????

Thanks for taking a look and learning about fawns.

A few online tickets available at 

bornfreerehab.org

"ANTELOPE RELEASE - #9 OF 10"