Monday, July 29, 2013

Puppy licks, puppy breath, puppy play, puppy paws, puppy puppy puppy!

                     What a poser! So handsome.
                   Showing that ball who's boss!
                                      Oh Hey.
                               Pooped out!
                        New fav toy ( from me).

Meet Mingus. My dear friends Susan & Danny's sweet & sassy puppy that is a Aussie medium goldendoodle.
Mingus and I had a blast at our first photo shoot together. 
He was named after the jazz musician Charles Mingus. Apparently this guy Charles has  a goatee like Mingus's dad. Now I have to look up this guy Charles to see how adorable he is! :)

Monday, July 22, 2013

Quahrma



Look at this sweet Lion I photographed! Ha ha that's silly. Quahrma is a Chow Chow. Sweet and playful at that. She will grace the covers of Fetch magazine in the fall issue.
Quahrma's mama Shannon is also her personal groomer.
Need your pooch pampered and  groomed?
Check out  http://www.classicpetgroomingboutique.com/


Monday, July 8, 2013

Empty Bowls Milwaukee


I was invited, what an honor and in great company, to be a part of the 15th Anniversary of Milwaukee Empty Bowls event in October. Both of these images will be up for auction.

Milwaukee Empty Bowls 15th Anniversary Pop-up Gallery!
Friday, July 26, 5pm - 9pm
at the future Alterra Coffee - Third Ward Cafe - 225 E Saint Paul Ave.
Featuring works in a range of mediums, donated by 15 local artists
pieces will be raffled off at our main event, Sunday, October 6 at the MSOE Kern Center.

http://www.milwaukeeemptybowls.org/

Special thanks to Robin and Kevin for letting me use their kitchen as a backdrop to my photo shoot!

Monday, July 1, 2013

Art, Mountains, Great Wheel- Seattle

                          street art- what's not to love?


                   Chihuly Gardens-yummy!
               Seattle Great Wheel
                        Drive through the Olympic National Park


 Street art in Seattle is everywhere!

Chihuly Gardens - right next to the Space Needle. The Willy Wonka of glass art! http://www.chihulygardenandglass.com/    We were lucky enough to have Dale Chihuly at  MAM years back. Truly stunning work.

A quick ride over on the ferry and you too, can take in the  beauty of the mountains!
 Olympic National Park.

This was a pretty Great view of the city -  http://seattlegreatwheel.com/

Monday, June 24, 2013

Signs of Seattle



 This place is a hoot! It reminded me of our American Science & Surplus.

  Best handcrafted salted carmel ice cream made by a dog! :)
Yes, the Milwaukee,WI owners have a Fuel cafe (a few ) in Seattle. Nice!

I noticed while walking around the downtown and different neighborhoods, Seattle prides itself on cool , funky & fun designed signs.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Birthday trip- Look out Seattle!

                     My buddy Mark
                   My new pug friend, he didn't tell me his name
My dear friend Anjl and I on a ferry, Seattle in the background
                    Birthday breakfast
                       First ever Starbucks and their logo
           The current logo-wow so different and one on every block!
                This is a wall of Vodka - my kind of drink
          The less photographed Public Market sign

I decided I needed a much needed vacation to visit my dear friend, Anjl out in Seattle. She lives in a cool apartment complex filled with artists. There is art on every wall, in every hallway. How cool is that? A few mornings I was out on a patio with my coffee and computer. I had the patio to myself. It was divine!
On the way to Seattle, I bumped into my photographer friend Mark. He was on the same flight to MN. So we celebrated his birthday and mine. Then off we went to different locations.
I started my birthday off at a cute coffee shop, Cherry Street Coffee House,  and walked around making photos of the city. Anjl, is a talented graphic designer,artist, comedian,and musician, and needed to work a bit.
I couldn't resist taking a photo of the original Starbucks. Ya can't swing a coffee cup without hitting one! Seriously, they are all over the place, like our bars here (one on every corner).
Anjl was an amazing tour guide! I had 7 fun filled/packed days of exploring Seattle and the surrounding areas.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Keeping my Eyes Peeled

   









While out and about.....
The first image was shot through my windshield on a rainy day (not Photoshopped).

Another art opening and show that I'll be in.
 It's a group show of more then 20 artists.

 "In Your Face" put on by the group The Martini Girls
June 14th 6pm - close
Runs through July 18th.
722 E. Burleigh St.
Milwaukee
 http://www.artbar-riverwest.com/default.asp?page=art