Oh .... and the Pixies are coming to Denver in September ... per my music critic husband ... Pixies @ Magness Arena on Sept. 30.

And here is a review of the show.

The Boise shuffle to see the Pixies

First thanks to all of those that joined us at the opening reception for Dogs Are Funny at CORE on Friday night. Don't worry if you missed the opening ... the show runs through May 9. Also we will be at the Furry Scurry at Wash Park this Saturday so stop by the booth and say hey.

The morning after the opening Matt and I packed up the car and hit the road ... to Boise, Idaho to see the Pixies in concert. (Yes we are a little crazy.) ... A 12 hour drive each way. Here are some photos and an overview of the trip ... it was definitely worth it!

Saturday, April 24

8:15 a.m. - On the road
8:44 a.m. - Ran into heavy fog
9:00 a.m. - Fog lifting
9:24 a.m. - Cross the Wyoming State Line
10:06 a.m. - See llamas in Larimie
10:53 a.m. - Exit 255 ... Stopping for provisions and gas
11:02 a.m. - Resume Journey
1:06 p.m. - Stop in Rock Springs, Wyoming ("Home of 56 Nationalities" according to the sign) for lunch.
1:28 p.m. - Journey resumes
2:49 p.m. - Jen starts to lose her mind.
2:52 p.m. - Cross the Utah State Line
3:05 p.m. - Rain showers & Monty Python Spam on the XM Radio.
3:47 p.m. - Matt gets pulled over for speeding just south of Ogden, Utah.
3:48 p.m. - Jen declares "No more road trips!"
3:50 p.m. - Matt gets off with only a warning ... the marriage has been saved.
3:58 p.m. - Gas stop in Ogden ... Drove by Matt's old apartment and the Centadome movie theater.
4:04 p.m. - Journey resumes.
5:37 p.m. - Cross the Idaho State Line
6:13 p.m. - Rest stop somewhere in Idaho
6:16 p.m. - Onward!!
6:33 p.m. - Start listening to the Pixies.
8:32 p.m. - Arrive in Boise. Enjoy Mexican food and margaritas for dinner.

Self-portrait in Boise, Idaho

Sunday, April 25

10:34 a.m. - Enjoy breakfast at Elmer's ... eggs, hash browns, toast
Noon - Walk around Lucky Peak Lake
12:15 p.m. - Matt says that he has grown to hate me.
12:16 p.m. - Matt says he loves me again.
12.22 p.m. - Visit the Idaho State Prison ... check out the photos. Pretty interesting and educational.

Crazy prisoner at the Idaho State Prison

Matt checks out the dryer at the prison

2:32 p.m. - Go to Starbucks for a Chai.
5:00 p.m. - Head to the Big Easy ... And we get great news that we can get a number and wait in line at the bar ... so we get to enjoy some dinner and margaritas for a few hours instead of standing in line out side.
7:00 p.m. - Doors open ... We end up stag next to a couple from Denver ... they flew ... Bastards. ;)
9-10:30 p.m. - Rocked out to the Pixies ... they played all my favs ... "Where is My Mind," "Winterlong," and "Here Comes My Man."

Monday, April 26

6:58 a.m. - Journey home begins. First stop McChevron (Combination McDonalds and Chevron gass station). Temperature 45 degrees.
7:08 a.m. - Journey resumes.
7:18 a.m. - Paper towels opend after McChevron coffee spill.
9:33 a.m. - Rest stop
9:38 a.m. - Journey resumes.
10:15 a.m. - Cross Utah State Line.
10:23 a.m. - Big nasty yellow bug dead on the windshield.
11:36 a.m. - Matt decides to take a quick detour and give me a tour of Ogden. How exciting.
11:38 a.m. - Drove by the Kinkos in Ogden that Matt went to a few times
11: 40 a.m. - Drove by Grey Wale CD Exchange where he shopped for music.
12:38 p.m. - Cross Wyoming State Line
1:09 p.m. - Stop for lunch and learn that Seagulls in Evanston, Wyoming love tomatoes from Wendy's
6:05 p.m. - Cross Colorado State Line
7:37 p.m. - Home Sweet Home (And quick final note ... we found 37 states, 4 Canadian provinces, 1 Mexican plate in the license plate game.)

Well tonight is the opening reception for my "Dogs Are Funny" show at CORE New Art Space. You can check out the sneak preview in the photos above.

If you are in the downtown Denver area and want to brave the crazy snow storm, then stop by the gallery tonight from 7-10 p.m. to enjoy some drinks and treats and check out the funny dogs. ... Also my work on trying to get some media coverage was somewhat successful.

Tonight just starts my crazy weekend ... Matt and I have decided to take a crazy 3 day road trip to Boise, Idaho to see The Pixies ... seriously, where is my mind? ...

We are leaving tomorrow morning and will get to Boise Saturday night. Then we have a Sunday of fun in Boise ... then the concert is Sunday night. Then it is back in the car Monday morning for the drive back to Denver. Yes. I'm serious. We are actually doing this ... I need to have my head examined. But actually after working like crazy to get ready for the art show and the stationery show, this will probably be a good break.

Boise or Bust Baby!!

You can now purchase the latest version of the Dogmatic Table as a 24x36 poster for just $20, including shipping and handling. And you can download some free wallpaper for your computer.

And you can add to your spring/summer wardrobe with ScoutDog and her Friends ... check out some of our new designs for Just a Girl and Her Dog or get the Dogmatic Table on a t-shirt.

Today was another day of exploring new mediums ... I did a window painting at a great local pet store Paw Prints. They have been so supportive of my work and are a lot of fun to work with ... if you are in the area please check out the store ... and meet little Marly.

IzzyCat's Great Adventure

And as quickly as it can snow, it can be 70 degrees in Colorado. Check out ScoutDog introducing IzzyCat to the the great outdoors. ... It is IzzyCat's Great Adventure.

Springtime in the Rockies

You have to love spring in Colorado. ScoutDog definitely does ... we enjoyed playing in the snow today, but hopefully it will be our last blast of winter weather.

Just a good quote to remember ...
"Accept your genius and say what you think."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Some fun art from exploding dog ...

And new insight from Air America and great music from KEXP.

And some magical shopping at Anthropologie.

ScoutDog on Black Velvet

Inspired by the classic fine art of Elvis on black velvet ... now there is another option in addition to canvas for your ScoutDog pet portraits ... black velvet. How fun and cool is that ... if I may say so myself. Black velvet is just too much fun.

There will be more information about this new style of painting posted online in the next few days ... hopefully. But if you can't wait just e-mail me. The sizes for the paintings will be 6x6 and 10x10 and for right now only available in the ScoutDog styles. The prices will be the same as for the ScoutDog canvas paintings ... but unlike the canvas paintings, the black velvet paintings will need to be framed.

Time flies when you are trying to meet many quickly approaching deadlines ... but in order to help remind me of the craziness and fun of my chosen career ... I titled my upcoming show "Dog Are Funny." And all of you are invited. It's going to be a show full of new paintings of fun and crazy dogs.

Here are the details ...

"Dogs Are Funny" - Solo Show
Opening Reception ... April 23, 7-10 p.m. ... come enjoy drinks and treats
April 23-May 9, 2004
CORE New Art Space
2045 Larimer Street - Denver, Colo. 80205


And if I manage to survive and get everything ready for the art show ... I will next be running around trying to get ScoutDog and her friends ready for their national debut at the National Stationery Show in New York in May. ...

Crazy. I just need to take one event and one task at a time and it will all get done. Right? I sure hope. If not then I just need to remember that Dogs are Funny.