Artful Dogger
artful-dogger.bsky.social
Artful Dogger
@artful-dogger.bsky.social
Painter of dogs and other stuff, offering an artful take on kitchen table issues. 💙 Proud Californian. New to Bluesky - I’m figuring it out.
It’s peak season for cherries right now in the CA Central Valley where farm workers get $6.50 for every 23 lb bucket they fill. CA grows 80,000 tons of cherries per year with the help of an immigrant labor force - because cherries don’t pick themselves!

#cherries #blueskyartshow #joy #oilpainting
June 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Did you know that California grows 80% of the nation’s citrus and is second only to the state of Washington in sweet cherry production? Your vitamin C comes courtesy of an immigrant labor force who does the backbreaking work of harvest.

#BlueSkyArtShow #vibrant #oilpainting #stilllife #grapefruit
June 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
What’s up? Coffee, that’s what’s up. Got Wordle in 2, (thanks #coffee) Tariffs kick in today, so I may need a second cup - while I can still afford it.

#oilpainting
April 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Let them raise chickens!

Trump’s Sect’y of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says if we don’t like high egg prices, we should get some chickens for the backyard.

#Trumptakeegg
#oilpainting
March 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
We need some sweetness and light this morning. Here is a little 4x4 inch gouache sketch of a toddler chasing a pigeon.

#sketch #gouache #sketchbook #art
February 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Citizens, need a good To-Do list for the long haul? This one works.
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A Constructive Approach to the American Meltdown
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February 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Oh! Hm. Interesting.
February 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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February 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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January 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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January 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Thanks a latte - already facing tight supplies, Arabica coffee futures hit a new high today with the will-he or won’t-he tariff threats to Colombia, our largest supplier of beans for the morning brew.
🎵 The best part of waking up is covfefe in your cup! 🎵

#coffee #tariffs #watercolor #art
January 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The yolk’s on us: just learned the price of eggs is the highest it’s ever been, up 37% over last year, and projected to rise as much as 20% in 2025.

#priceofeggs
#watercolor
#art
January 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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As best you can, ignore him.
January 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ruff week, let’s look at dogs. Here’s a little bitty 2 x 3 inch watercolor sketch of a small terrier mix standing guard at the door of a tiny shop on the Île de la Cité in Paris. He took his job seriously but was happy to pose for me.

#dogs
#art
January 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM