Today was a nice day in Buffalo. The snow melted and it rained a little. All day I wanted to be at my studio painting rocks...but the dogs needed walking, and they get antsy if they don't get a walk. Especially if it's mild outside. They're just like us- everything is a little better after you get outdoors for a couple hours. I can't get to my... Read More

I am very pleased and excited to announce that yesterday the entire Fish Painted Rocks Category at my online store, www.lanrocks.biz, has gone on sale . There is a limited quantity, since these are original acrylic paintings. There is only one of each. The sale lasts the entire month of January, or until supplies are sold out.

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Today I realized I need a gift for someone special, and I came up with a good idea. My son's friend Bonnie is a really sweet person. And she's very Irish. She collects a lot of Ireland-related items. I painted a special fish for her. It's white, and the stone has a beautifully raised pectoral fin outline. So I gave it a nice scattering of green... Read More

Okay, I'm a bit stuck on Dr. Seuss, but it's a very good obsession. At least it's a happy one! Today I painted two more rocks in that theme...One is a fish in a bowl from Cat In The Hat, and the other is Two Fish from the book cover, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. They can be seen or purchased at www.lanrocks.biz.

The other painting from... Read More

Okay, it's past 8:30 on Saturday evening and Buffalo is bracing for Stormageddon. It certainly is snowing. and it's acyually quite pretty with all the Christmas lights glowing out there. I guess it's supposed to be a bit different than this tomorrow, but we'll see. Buffalonians are notorious skeptics when a storm is forecast. We don't want to be... Read More

Today I just completed a set of really nice daisy fish. There are seven in the set, and two of them are free standing pieces. I really like it when they don't need a plate stand or picture stand to stay upright. Typically, though, the stand-alone pieces are heavier than the flat stones, and they are more expensive to ship.

The poinsettia fish is a... Read More

Since we're getting pretty close to Christmas, I just want to let you know that I have some new designs in my store. In my fish painted rocks, there are some really cute holly print fish, and one cute little fish which is covered with peppermint candies! How festive! I think I still have time to do a gingerbread house, too. You can check them out... Read More

I just found out today that for about a month, my checkout system at my online store (www.lanrocks.biz) was disabled by accident. I want to extend my sincere apology to all the nice people who tried to purchase painted rock art from me, and got stuck at the end of the process. It must have been very frustrating. It is all fixed now.

I had a bunch... Read More

A couple nights ago my teenage son was driving his friend home from our house. I was along for the ride , since my son has a permit and cannot drive without me. (I could start a blog just about that) Okay, so we're taking Brett home. Brett's mom does a lot of gardening and landscaping around their home. She happens to have something in her yard... Read More

Well, sometimes a painting project doesn't go as well as I expected. Accidents happen, you know. And they happen a lot in the world of art. I'm not saying that all of them are bad, either. Some pretty cool stuff has come from accidens. Take for instance, a song by Bruce Springteen, Thunder Road. A truly gorgeous song! But did you know there was an... Read More

It's the time of the year when we all start searching for the perfect gifts for our family and friends. I hope you don't fall into the same gift giving routine that I am prone to...you see, even though I am a creative artist, I can't help falling into the dreaded Christmas Present Rut. Chocolates for the mail carrier. Stationery for the dance... Read More

Okay So maybe somebody is wondering what you do with one of these things once it's painted...Lots. Sometimes I'll take a flat stone, that's painted as a fish, for instance. I can put it on a cool little metal plate stand that I bought at Wal-Mart for 59 cents. Then I can display it upright in a collection of fish pictures, ceramics, and even some... Read More