Dudes, it’s November. This means that 1) we are very much behind on drinking our fair share of ciders for the season, 2) hibernation season is thisclose for us Midwestern-ers, and 3) it’s about to be crazy up in here. Crazy, because my days of painting your pets are about to kick into overdrive. The […]
Category Archives: The Pet Shop
Shop Talk
If you’ve ever been curious about the ins and outs of the Pet Shop – what exactly do I do with my days, and how I juggle paintings with projects with keeping a happy house (note: it’s an illusion, mostly! Not easy, no, no.) – check out my interview with Jane at The Borrowed Abode […]
Painted: Boy and Girl
When I asked Kim, the momma of two bunnies, if I could share Boy and Girl with all you (yup, that’s their now-names), she quickly agreed yes!; they love being the center of attention. Here’s what she had to say: I met Peter, a brown and white Dutch, at a shelter. I was quickly in […]
Painted: Cracker
It’s been a while since we’ve showed off those fine felines behind the Painted scenes, and this buddy hardly needs an introduction (I mean, that face says it all). Meet Cracker: Cracker, a Cornish Rex kiddo, had me at hello. I don’t mean to get all Renee Z on you, but I couldn’t resist the […]
Painted: Lots! And a Big Thank You
This is not our regular cute-pet-parade Painted feature (well, the cute pets hold true), but I sort of just want to stand from the roof of our yellow brick building and shout a big, honkin’ thaaank yoouu! to all of our ahh-mazing supporters of the Pet Shop. These past few months have been a wild […]
Puppy Love-Love Cats: Pint for Pups
Happy Friday, all! This weekend – in addition to, fingers crossed, planting some blooms on the patio – we’ll be raising a pint to rescue pups. Of course our ales will taste extra crisp and yummy knowing it’s all for the sake of helping out Puppy Love-Love Cats, a local animal rescue with a no-kill […]
Painted: Diesel
Okay, it’s pretty obvious that we have a love for bully breeds, with our Jack being the center of attention at all times. Like, all the time. He steals the show (and our hearts – oh, snap!) even if he’s just sleeping. Sometimes we worry if we have a problem, you know, loving the heck […]
Painted: Bamboo Brownie
When someone selects the “other” option during checkout with The Pet Shop, you can imagine how curious it makes me. I’ve tackled bunnies and Chilly the chinchilla (and a hockey loving one at that – kindred spirits, for sure), but when I found out that this mysterious pet was a late guinea pig named Bamboo […]
The Sorta New Kids
Sweet jeebs, we’ve gone and opened our Etsy shop. Well, actually, we went and opened the shop over two years ago, and then we casually used our account, slowly but surely, to give moolah to other shops. But one day in February, finally, we listed our stuff in our shop – a motley crew of […]
Painted: Lilah
My favorite part of painting your pets is hearing all about their little (or not so little) personalities. I know I’ve said this before, but man oh man is it so true. From all their bone digging, noise making and feet warming ways, your pets captivate not only you, but us as well. I’ll read […]