Toby Demonstrates His Grasp of English

Whee! Little dog illustrates Presents of Mind

Whee!

Get out of there!

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Hey, you're drawing a picture of me. That's soporific!

I'm pretty sure that word doesn't mean what you think it means.

Let me give you an example: Your incessant story telling can be positively soporific!

Soporific = So = Perfect + Terrific! I knew I was right!

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Come have fun with my little monsters at the Museum of the Imagination.  In Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby look at the world of art from a canine perspective and enjoy commenting on all the pieces.

Cover of the book Dream Our World

Dream Our World is available from Amazon – and soon from a museum!

Emotional Therapy Kitties

Sketch of kitty sniffing flowers

Pencil sketch of a kitty sniffing a flower.

If the kitties I draw are expressive of my emotional state then I think things are improving.  This one even has a (visible) tail!

Toby innocently stands there, wondering what mommy is looking at.

I’m still mad because you spent so much time not looking at me.

We got an early Christmas present today.  A museum has expressed an interest in carrying Dream Our World.  Yay!

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Don’t miss out on all the fun.  Order your copy of Dream Our World today!  Inside, Bitey and Toby visit the MOTI – The Museum of the Imagination-  and view the world of art from a canine perspective all while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun.

Cover of the book Dream Our World

You can also see all of the logos, signage and packaging I had to create for this pretend museum.  (While I am happy to have finished the book, I still miss working on it.  We humans are crazy animals.)

Dream Our World is available at Amazon – and soon a museum!

 

 

 

Anger Kitty

Angry/scared gray striped kitty arches her back as a warning.

Keeping with the theme of Insanity Avoidance Kitties, I drew this little one last night.  I showed a picture of it to a friend, and she said that the kitty looks more afraid than angry.  I thought I probably drew my own feelings into the picture:  I am angry because I am afraid.

On the plus side, I am making headway with the credit card issue.  One more call (I hope), and I may have things worked out.

Dog photobombs picture with dish and toy in background

So that means I might still get biscuits for Christmas?

No.  You are naughty, and Santa knows.

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Come join my boys on an adventure to the Museum of the Imagination in Dream Our World.  (No Ben Stiller here since this is not the Smithsonian.)  Inside, they look at the world of art from a canine point of view and completely ignore all the advice Mom gave them about good manners.

Cover of the book Dream Our World

Dream Our World is available from Amazon.

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My website should be up and working if you would like to consider having a pet portrait done.  Stop by and see some samples of my work!  L Bowman Studios

My Insanity Avoidance Cat

Pencil sketch of hairless cat.

So far this month, I have had two businesses screw up orders/renewals which have resulted in my credit card statement being so huge that not only I want to throw up but it wants to throw up as well.  So far the attitude of each business has been to pretend not to understand what I am complaining about when I contact them.  I have terrible social anxiety, and I find it difficult enough to do this kind of work let alone have to do it over and over and over.

To try to keep myself away from my non-Japanese toilet thanks to anxiety stomach cramps, I decided to draw a kitty.  An oddly-colored, hairless kitty.  It may be one of the more unusual pieces I have done, but it did the trick of temporarily taking my mind off my woes.

Don't worry, Mom. I'll help.

These financial issues aren’t going to cut into my biscuit budget, are they? 

Sorry buddy, they just might.

Oh yes, and on top of screwing up my billing, my web hosting company somehow managed to disconnected my domain from my site.  If you were trying to reach me and couldn’t, you should be able to now.  Grrrr…..

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To escape to a wonderful dream world, pick up a copy of Dream Our World.  Inside Bitey and Toby visit the MOTI and view the world of art from a canine perspective.  Nowhere inside is there a single financial woe.

Cover of the book Dream Our World

Dream Our World is available from Amazon.

The Ornament

 

Christmas tree with picture of Geordie overlooking the scene.

Geordie Christmas Tree Ornament

Now Geordie is not just above the tree but on it.  In the background, I can hear Toby grumbling something about how he “never got a dinner…”

Black and white sketch of Cairn terrier puppy.

Harrumph.

Don’t worry, Toby.  Your picture hangs in the hall.

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To see my boys getting along, pick up a copy of Dream Our World.  Inside, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Cover of the book Dream Our World

To see my boys not always getting along, try Poopiter!

Bitey Dog and Toby in POOPITER

Poopiter follows Bitey and Toby during their first illustrated year together.

As Requested: The Swimsuit Competition!

For friends of Toby and Max: More Back Story

Hey, what happened to your green sweater? I wanted something for summer so I chose a bathing suit. You look ridiculous. It's so old-fashioned!

He dares ca.. ME old-fashioned? And this coming from a guy with a fainting couch! Anyway, I rock this suit.

If your dogs aren’t team players, Photoshop in layers!

Won’t put the suit on?  Use a crayon!

(Then you can make him wear anything you want to.)

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Bitey Dog and Toby in POOPITER

For more of Bitey and Toby’s adventures, put on your red shirt and come with them to Poopiter!  (They “promise” not to make you go to the strange planet first.)

Poopiter tells about Bitey and Toby’s first year together.  It is available from Amazon.

Blue Puppy Gets Caught

 

Blue Puppy gets his paw caught as he tries to escape anyone noticing he raided the trash can.

Oh dear, what’s this?

Blue Puppy gets his paw caught as he flees from raiding the trash can.

It looks like Blue Puppy got caught as he tried to run away after raiding the trash can.

Toby innocently stands there, wondering what mommy is looking at.

What are we going to do with him, Ma?

Toby innocently looks on, silently passing judgement on Blue Puppy's antics.

I don’t know where he gets this.

Toby is getting smart.  He is making sure that Blue Puppy takes the blame for everything now that Santa is watching.

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Looking for a unique Christmas gift?  Consider giving Dream Our World!  Inside are my interpretations of various works of art and how they may be viewed from a canine perspective.

Cover of the book Dream Our World

Dream Our World follows Bitey and Toby as they visit the museum of their dreams and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun!

Dream Our World is available from Amazon.

 

For My Friend Max

Unhappy terrier wearing Christmas Santa outfit.

When I get this strap off my jaw, I am SO going to bite you.

Unhappy terrier lying down while wearing Christmas Santa outfit.

I’m in my happy place… I’m in my happy place…

Unhappy terrier playing dead while wearing Christmas Santa outfit.

Maybe if I play dead, she’ll go away.

Dear Max, at least your Papa had the excuse of being tipsy when he got too close to that one-click Amazon button. My Mom was completely sober when she made this.

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Cover of the book Dream Our World

Copies of Dream Our World are still available!  Recent readers have commented on how good the book is at introducing youngsters to art.  If there are any little ones or even teachers in your life, consider inviting them to The Museum of the Imagination.

Come with Bitey and Toby on their adventure to the MOTI.  There they view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World is available from Amazon.

 

 

 

Toby’s First Tree

Christmas tree with picture of Geordie overlooking the scene.

Kind of sweet, isn’t it?

Notice how Geordie is up in the corner supervising all of the goings on.  He likes to point out that now he is on the same level as the angel.

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Looking for a gift this holiday season?  There is still time to order copies of Dream Our World!

Cover of the book Dream Our World

In Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the Museum of the Imagination where they view art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World is available from Amazon (but not the library.  Not yet.).

 

Toby’s New Hero

 

Sketch of Eric Swalwell and the infamous cup.

Happy Toby flashes peace signs.

Toby flashes peace signs as he stands in front of Eric Swalwell and the infamous coffee cup.

Toby and Eric Swalwell say:

“Don’t own up; blame the cup!”

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Cover of the book Dream Our World

For some non-tooting adventures my boys have been on, pick up a copy of Dream Our World.  Inside, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams where they view the world of art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World is available from Amazon.