Artsy Fartsy Friday

We've had our eye on these cool handcrafted collages of original art by Gemini Studio Art for a while.  He does more than animal art, but by now you know that's pretty much our area of interest.  Believe it or not, this is just a sampling of his work.  Collages are available as originals and prints.  PLUS, he does custom work.  So, if you don't see your mug on his website, he might still be able to do it.  We just think they're FUN!  Go to Gemini Studio Art to see more cool art!

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A Strange Tale of Lowcountry Love

It's that time of year when many a young man's thoughts turn to courtship.  And reptiles - cold-blooded though they are - are no exception.  Join us as we follow the courtship of a couple of local lizards.


Meet Gordon Gecko -

Meet the object of his affection, the fair Darien -

Gordon and his lady love play a game of "Catch me if you can."

Here is Gordon showing off -

Here's Cooper - oblivious to the dance of love going on right under his nose.

In an effort to test the limits of Gordon's affections, Darien plays hard-to-get and moves to another bench -

 

Gordon will not be thwarted by Darien's coy game (or lack of interest). He will follow her to the ends of the Earth, or at least the next bench.

Oh, Darien?  Where ARE you?

It seems the fair Darien is immune to Gordon's charms (or perhaps she is just camera shy).

Gordon searches high -

And low.

He contemplates bringing flowers to woo the fair Darien.  Alas, he has only a credit card and the flower vendor accepts only cash.  Foiled again in the game of romance.

Onward, with only his fierce determination -

and bizarre neck to offer the fair Darien - he searches tirelessly.

Where IS that coy minx hiding?

Rejected and humilated, Gordon turns his attentions to the feathered species. Little does he know, Polly is hardened to his charms, also. She is made of wood. No, really, she IS made of wood.

To be contined . . . or maybe not.

[These are green anole lizards.  Their behaviour could mean they are engaged in either combat or mating - just like every other species, it's hard to tell the difference and we didn't stick around to find out 'cause we've seen them in combat and it's SCARY . . . ]

Artsy Fartsy Friday

Words cannot describe - so we won't even try . . . Just enjoy!

Roberto

Claudia

Labrodoodle

Caroline

Happy Couple

All paintings by Rachelle Oatman of Dog & Horse Fine Art Gallery.  Ms. Oatman has quite the client list - including Princess Caroline of Monaco.  Wonder if that's Caroline as the  Dobie???

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We're HERE in the World!

We won't keep you in suspense much longer.  Nobody guessed the exact place although there were some good guesses.  Tales and Tails came the closest to guessing what it was and closest in region of the country.  Frankie really wanted it to be the gates to the MILKBONE factory - sorry to disappoint you Frankie.  Although there are some bones there!

So here are your last hints followed by the ANSWER at bottom.

That's right! Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument located in the Crow Agency, Montana (near Billings) also known as the site of Custer's Last Stand. 

Did we mention that the ONLY reason we stopped here was because Robert Redford MIGHT have been here while shooting the Horse Whisperer?  The characters in the movie, Annie and Grace (mom and daughter) stop here on their trek to take Pilgrim, the horse, to see the horse whisperer (RR).  RR wasn't even in the scene, but he was the producer so we thought he might have been here at some point.  And, haha, as it turns out he MIGHT not.  The battlefield was actually recreated on location elsewhere in Montana for the shooting.  So, while we were looking for RR, we got a history lesson instead.  The joke's on US! 

Thanks for playing everyone! 

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Where in the World Are We? Clue 2

Okay - here's your second picture and a clue to "Where in the World Are We?"  We've haven't published your comments 'cause we wanted to keep things a little suspenseful, but we will say that the girls over at Tales and Tails are on the right trail (and, no, we didn't give them any hints :)

Here's your clue - This place was the setting for a scene in a popular Robert Redford movie (he wasn't in the scene but might have been behind it).  Do you know it now?

Now, here's the second picture -

How about now?

We bet somebody out there has this movie in their collection.  And, we'll be honest with you, the ONLY reason we stopped here was because Robert Redford MIGHT have walked here and Mom's had a little crush on him since high school!  Yeah, she's THAT old!

That's all the hints today.  We're betting you know it already! 

Oh, and we'll be back next Friday with Artsy Fartsy Friday.  We had an artist all ready to share with you today, then, like a bunch of magpies with ADD, this shiny new idea came along and distracted us and we decided to go with it before we forgot it :)

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Where in the World Are We?

We had this idea when we were over at Tales and Tails (aka Bunny's Place) today and saw this fabulous palace on Wordless Wednesday.  Since there were no words, we weren't sure where or what it was.  It made us think of this fun contest in the Conde Nast Traveler magazine.  Each month they show a cool picture of a mystery place and the readers get to guess where it is and possibly win a prize.  So, we thought we would try it here.  Oh, wait, just so you know - there's no prize this time.  It's just for fun and the thrill of exercising your mentals :) 

We're gonna start with this picture and see who knows.  We're not even gonna give you a hint this time.  If nobody knows, we'll show you another picture tomorrow and see if you can guess.  Are you having fun yet?

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Artsy Fartsy Friday

We're bringing Artsy Fartsy Friday a little more local today.  We think you're gonna flip over this artist's work.  She paints and sculpts dogs and other animals in a way we had never seen before.  We wish you could see these in person 'cause these photos just can't show the texture and adorableness of her work.  She uses about a billion (more or less) strips of painted canvas to create these dogs with personality galore!  Her name is Robin Anne Cooper and she hangs out in Clemson, SC.  It's not exactly Charleston, but she does sell her work at a gallery here so we've seen it up close and in the fur.  It's awesome!  Check out the paintings below and if you'd like to see more of her work - go HERE

Check 'em out -

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