A blog featuring the artwork of ACP, shop updates and the behind the scenes antics of Management and the Intern!

  • Narwhal Fishermen!

    “Narwhal Fisherman” The head is a distressed and wood burned aqua blue. The dark pot belly body is hand painted with metallic blue, oranges and yellows with splashes of silver and white. In his hand is an intricate fishing pole of blue, gold and copper wire. A rainbow fish hangs on the shell and bead…

  • Boxers and the Holidays!

    New boxer artwork coming to the Etsy shop starting November 1. I have a new style for the metal Letter B’s with hand painted boxers (both the large and the small) in the works. Some wood paintings in several different sizes. A small run of boxer Christmas ornaments and ornament boxes. A limited number of…

  • Surf’s Up Avacabro!

    This little guy sold and is headed to SLO to catch the waves at Pismo. Only a few left of this West Coast Sunset Edition. They are $25 and come with a signed and numbered toy card. You can buy direct from the toy shop .

  • Wyatt Earp

    “You tell em I’m coming, and hell’s coming with me!” This little guy will be making his debut at Designer Con 2016.

  • Coming to the shop….

    Adding this very vibrant and colorful boxer abstract with rainbow swirls to the Etsy shop tomorrow Oct 2 at noon PST. It is 10in x 20in in size on gesso board. One of a kind. And the last boxer piece I will have for a while, as I approach high gear for the designer toy…

  • “West Cliff Curling” 12×24

    Just added to the etsy shop, this 12×24 canvas titled “West Cliff Curling”

  • Painting of the Month-October

    “Dark Love” 12 x 12 canvas This is one of my ‘older’ paintings. It was done during the height of my stint as a 911 dispatcher on midnights. I was working a 1 am to 11 am shift. Trying to sleep in the afternoon was impossible. I was getting maybe 4 hours of solid sleep…

  • New to Etsy!

    Just added to the Etsy shop, two wood paintings. They are 12 inch x 12 inch. Very colorful abstract style boxer dogs. The wood was burned and sanded several times to give the paint a distressed look, before a brightly pattern set of acrylics was added. It has been varnished several coats for a protected…

  • Management is celebrating a birthday today!

    Took the day off, at managements request of course, to celebrate my boys 9th birthday today! The VP in charge of shipping stayed home, while the Senior Executive and I spent the day at the dog beach in Santa Cruz (he had a choice between Monterey and Santa Cruz, he went SC. I know…tough life…

  • “Death in the Wind” 10×20 Canvas

    “Death in the Wind” 10 x 20 canvas just added to the Etsy shop. Three skulls float in the middle of feathered acrylic, the bright colors dancing and spinning along the edges. A one of one painting that ships via USPS priority within three days of purchase. It comes ready to hang and is signed…

  • “The Tramp”

    “The Tramp” This little monochrome beauty is a one of one resin figure all about the details. The head has an ash grey charred and vintage look, sealed in frosted glass spray, with a felt bowler hat sitting casually atop. In one hand is a black umbrella, while the other holds out a delicate flower. He…

  • Dog Waiting at the Rainbow Bridge

    Just added to the Etsy shop, this one of one 8×10 canvas painting. Featuring the silhouette of a patiently sitting dog, surrounded by the bright colorful light at the rainbow bridge. It comes with a wooden box framed, ready to hang.