Chalk Festival Time

It is that time of year again,  Father's Day when I help out my friend Jen Swain at the Pasadena Chalk Festival.  Lots of sun exposure and sore legs.  ( I could hardly walk for a week)  This year I was unable to work the second day.  Jen and Leslie did most of the chalk painting.  They did a fantastic job! So far just the one picture.  

A few years back we rescued a dog from the shelter. Riley, sweet dog, but what a jumper. In fact he's a super jumper. I have been going through some of my old sketch books and found these sketches that where inspired by Riley. At the shelter we were told that Riley's previous owners had to move and could not take him with them. When we got him home and he started jumping non stop on us, we started thinking maybe they didn't move. With a lot of hard work on our part, he has improved.