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I have mixed feelings about today.

The morning started off as any worthwhile Sunday should. A slow bleary eyed wake up, mumbled exchanges debating where to find a solid plate of bacon all finished off with the eating of said bacon and the drinking of a half a pot of coffee. A good morning, no? Not bad at all. But this one was a little different, a little lonelier. Not because of lack of company, let it be known the company was stellar, but because of the happenings outside our cozy little breakfast.

You see this addiction to greasy spoon breakfasts on lazy Sunday mornings is a hereditary addiction, it comes from my mother and today, my mother moves out of the city. Yup, I’m a mommy’s girl, through and through. For the past 26 years we have lived in the same city. Although, I debated going to away to school and she sometimes drove me crazy enough to make me consider leaving the continent, it never happened, until now. I’m happy and excited for her and will enjoy the new adventure of living sans parental unit in the city, but I will miss our weekly trips to the market and our coveted greasy spoon breakfasts…

While we’re on the subject of spring cleaning, I’ve noticed my links are woefully out of date. So I’ve done a bit of reorganizing. To your right you will see a list of my Compadres. Please, take a moment to check them out. Incredibly talented and completely stellar folks.

P.S. Shoot me an email (info[at]walkerballantyne.com) if you want to trade links. We all know I’m a fan of the barter system.

Some of you (There must be at least three people reading this…Hi, Mom!) may have noticed, or know already, that I recently moved. While not a pleasant experience, lets be honest moving rarely is, there have been some fantastic happenings to balance things out.

One of these move related happenings I’ve enjoyed: The cleanse. The purging of material items you have not used, touched, or in some cases don’t remember at all. Basically, If you haven’t touched it in over 6 months, TOSS IT! For example: the ukulele you bought to learn ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ but never progressed beyond the first bar or the burnt orange sweater from that sale on Boxing Day you still haven’t worked up the nerve to wear. What’s the point of this little rant? Well, In the process of my purge, somewhere in between the burnt orange sweater and my collection of unused bath products (Seriously, how many loofahs does one person require?) I realized I have many a painting without a home! And the space for them in my home is quickly becoming non-existent. So, dear readers (Maybe four people by the time I’ve finished writing this…Hi, Dad!) I’m having a painting sale! Please stop by the page and check it out! I need some room to store more work and my landlord wouldn’t mind a rent check now and again.

Prices and sizes are below the images and I am more than happy to ship or personally deliver the works. Just call or email me and we’ll get it in your hot little hands. So click the painting and GO SHOPPING!

Been a while hasn’t it? It’s been a hectic few weeks but don’t you worry, I haven’t forgotten about you. In fact here’s a wee something to feast your eyes on….

Thanks to Sam Motala for the Photo!

It’s the simple things in life that get me through the day. Chocolate, bicycles, dancing monkeys, it doesn’t take a lot to amuse me. Take for example this top hat sporting hamster. He is not a complicated fellow, a simple german wunder hamster taking his daily excercise…

Yes indeed, we are amused.

Meet Skip-bot 4200!

Guess what? I’m busy! Surprised? No, me neither. But let’s be honest, a Walker with nothing to do is a dangerous animal. It starts with an eye twitch, simple really, reasonable even, until the foam starts coming from my mouth and I begin having conversations with myself that would make a day in Parliament look cordial. Although rare for one to encounter this creature if you do let me suggest one thing: Give me a pencil.

Okay, enough ranting lets get to the meat of it. A wee doodle for your pleasure.

I’m in the midst of working on some technical illustrations for a client in the UK. Combine that with moving, unpacking, rebuilding my studio and all the chaos that is life, I’m swamped.

So, until I find where I packed my free time here’s a sample of what I’m up to for my latest client…

Spring has, most definitely, sprung.

I realize that the last few weeks have been a bit quiet in this neck of the woods. That’s not always a bad sign. I’ve been in the midst of moving and some pretty hefty changes but things are back on track. With spring comes renewal and I can feel it in everything I touch. Most vividly in my drawing hand.

Here’s a progress shot of some digital work I’m in the midst of, you may remember the sketch from a previous post. Keep an eye out for the finished product in the near future.

A new show opens tomorrow and it promises to be a great one. Myself and the other artists of the AGO are exhibiting our talents at Hang Man Gallery and you should stop by.