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This just happened! Mudd jumped on my lap. I was paying attention to a Dick Blick catalog and didn't really notice his presense until...

Wow.  So it's been awhile.  Ten days to be exact.  It was a pretty gnarly weekend...gnarly in a good way so here it goes.  1. Wake ...

I picked up display boxes when I went to the pawn shop the other week.  Four of them.  When we got home I spent the better part of 5 hours o...

I turned 30 yesterday and had a delightful owl themed birthday!  It was pretty fabulous and I wanted to share some of the cards with all of ...

McKee's coins is the coolest pawn shop in the Mid West.  I'll usually try to hit it up every three months to check out their new war...

"The Stakeout" Stacey Rozich, 2012.  I OWN THIS! I'm a huge fan of Beautiful/Decay.  I heard about Amir Fallah's pub...

I love that I finally own a mobile device, it allows me to do some real time blogging. For instance: I just got out of work and have alread...

Poor Mudd-Puppy has developed a major case of cabin fever over the past two weeks. Iowa has been bitterly cold and his little dog body simp...

  Isn't this the most amazing flask you have ever seen in your entire life.  If you answered "no" to this ridiculous question...

Mudd and his sister, Bear.

So, here I sit on a carpeted floor in Muscatine, Iowa. I have a minor stomach ache...my father is also enjoying the same ailment so I hope ...

CONGRADUATIONS TO MY BROTHER GEOFF!  Geoff just graduated from North Eastern Illinois University with a degree in communications (on Decem...

I went thrifting at lunch and found this bad boy.  I'm kind of embarrassed that I spent 3 bucks on the damn thing but, ya know, #YOLO ...

"black bird"

"Snake Nest Earth Mass (tentative title)" 15 X 13, gouache on paper, 2012. my desk with image references.  I've been ...

smashed penny from greenmama!   thanks, Carmers! It was a busy weekend but I managed to get a lot of painting done.  I've cropped ...

I bought some coins.  Check out what the shop owner wrote on the coin holders.  Apparently I didn't choose coins very wisely.  POOR! O...

eagle effigy piece. A few weeks ago Kyle and I went to an antique store in Oskaloosa during our lunch break.  I wasn't looking fo...

Woot Woot.  Not to be repetitive...but I love professional photographers.  

  A new photo of a previously photographed painting.  I LOVE MY PHOTOGRAPHER!!!

Hey, guys.  I posted this painting awhile ago but the new photograph looks so NICE that I thought I'd post it twice.  I'm so happy...

"Marysville." approx. 22 X 18, gouache on paper, 2012.

"untitled (as of today), approx 15 X 20, gouache on paper, 2012. As promised, here is one of the pieces I've recently completed...

 Update 10-31-12  : Happy Halloween.  Also, taking the paintings to a professional photographer today!  Friends, Ok, super excited over ...

Found some nice Brachiopods and a killer horned coral over the weekend (top right, it's segmented and huge, totally excellent).  The d...

Left to Right and top to bottom. 1.  A branched coral fossil.  I happened to see it on the bank of the creek while I was falling down a ...

Left To right: 1. broken side of knife or spear 2. Broken Drill 3. Broken arrowhead 4. Broken knife 5. Not broken simple drill. ...

I'm befuddled.  I have no idea what to write about this object.  Every time I look at this strange, strange, doll I start to laugh.  L...