New Photo Illustration: Dachshund Snow

"Dachshund Snow"
©2013 Debi Cady

Mini Dachshund Ringo, surrounded by sparkly snowflakes - but look carefully! All the snowflakes are dachshunds too!

This image is now available on a wide variety of products in my stores on Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble and my deviantArt print shop .

Ringo sends you all his love, and we hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

New Illustration: Snegurochka (Fairy Tale Fashion Series #3)

Snegurochka (Fairy Tale Fashion Series #3)

©2013 Debi Cady

Digital Paint

Snegurochka, the Snow Maiden, is happiest in the forest during a snowstorm, holding her friend the snow rabbit. Inspired by the many versions of this popular Russian fairy tale, "Snegurochka" is the third illustration in my Fairy Tale Fashion series.

This illustration is now available on a wide variety of items on my stores at Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble, Artist Rising, and my deviantArt print shop.

As you have most likely guessed, I love the stories about the Snow Maiden. I also love winter, and snow! The past few winters we have not gotten much snow here, I miss it. I'm hoping we will get more this year.

Before I go, I just wanted to share an animated version of this story with you. It's really cute, it was done in Russia in 1952. I hope you enjoy it! (Don't worry, it has subtitles ^_^)

New Illustration: Morozko

"Morozko"
Ink on watercolor paper
9x12"
©2012 Debi Cady

Scenes from the classic Russian fairy tale are depicted in this whimsical illustration. On the right, the wicked stepmother orders her husband to take his daughter to the forest and leave her there to die. In the center, the girl receives gifts from Morozko. Magical snowflakes from Morozko's staff dance around the borders. This is one of my favorite fairy tales, I remember my mom reading it to me when I was young.

As always, this illustration is available on my stores at Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble, and my deviantArt Print Shop

New Illustration: Snow Maiden (Red Version)

©2011 Debi Cady
Ink on watercolor paper
5x7"

This is the second version of the Snow Maiden that I have drawn, the first version was done in different shades of aqua and blue, this one is all whites and red. Why? I have no idea! I just like this picture, and I was envisioning it in different ways. I think they are equally pretty ^-^ I wish I could be there, surrounded by all the snow! It's way too hot here right now :(

This illustration is available on various items at my stores on Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble, and my deviantArt Print Shop.

New Illustration: Russian Village in Winter

Russian Village in Winter
Ink on Bristol Board
©2011 Debi Cady

This is my latest illustration, and one of the busiest I've done to date. I'm very happy with it. I wanted to make it very colorful and bright and happy ^-^ And of course, I had to add some dachshunds to it! It seemed sort of empty without them.

This illustration is now available on various items at my stores on Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble, and my deviantArt Print Shop.

New Illustration: Gingerbread Dachshunds

Gingerbread Dachshunds

Digital Mixed Media

©2010 Debi Cady

Gingerbread dachshunds playing outside their chocolate gingerbread house, surrounded by gingerbread pine trees and gumdrop bushes. They play with peppermint candies, and a gingerbread rabbit and squirrel. The path leading to the door of the house is made of bone-shaped dog biscuits. ^-^ 

This illustration was, of course, inspired by Ringo. One of my nicknames for his is the Gingerbread man. lol One day when I was calling him that, I thought how cute it would be if he really was a gingerbread man, and I got this idea shortly thereafter. 

This illustration is now available on Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble, and my deviantArt Print Shop.

New Ringo Photos: Christmas Dachshund Versions 1 & 2

Christmas Dachshund Ver. 1
©2010 Debi Cady

Christmas Dachshund Ver. 2
©2010 Debi Cady

For some reason, Ringo really likes the ornaments on our Christmas tree, especially the dachshund ornaments! He's always going and nosing them and wagging his tail, it's really sweet. So this gave me the idea of having him pose under the tree with the dachshund ornaments and statues (it was partly my mom's idea too). ^-^

Anyways, I thought he looked so cute in a couple of the shots that I decided to add them to my stores. So these two cute pics of Ringo are now available on Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble and my deviantArt Print Shop.