Trying to catch up!
Oil on stretched canvas, 8″ 8
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I was thinking about custody battles. I was thinking about cats.
I wanted to find a great rendition of No, No, Non Si Speri but once I went down that rabbit hole I found this beautiful Dido’s Lament by Jeff Buckley and I couldn’t resist.
Tomorrow is my beautiful mother’s birthday and I will be sharing most of the day with her. I also am less than 10 percent moved out of my studio. Will I be able to catch up? I have no idea…
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Hallelujah for the specter of a good night’s sleep.
Oil on canvas board, 5″ x 7″
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I wanted to name our first daughter Hallelujah, because I thought it would be wonderful to yell that name at dusk across the playground when it was time to go home. Frank objected.
I wanted to name our second daughter Impunity, so I could run with Impunity, sleep with Impunity, bake cookies with Impunity. Again Frank came at me with his rationality and his compassion for our children… oh well.
Tomorrow is my last public day at Fresh Art Studio F. I’ll be there from 1 to 4. I doubt anyone else will, as the Broncos will be playing. The week after, I’ll be moving out. I’m ready. We received the news just before Christmas that we were to vacate at the end of January. I’ve had a while for the sadness to settle in, and two of my Fresh Art studio colleagues – all are wonderful and have come to feel like family to me – have already vacated.
I will probably come home and bawl my head off tomorrow evening.
But that’s ok, too. It’s time to schlep it all out and put it to rest.
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I may have been listening to a little too much Alan Watts these days.
But I find it helpful when my imaginary therapist refuses to return my calls.
“Register Your Absence Here”
Oil on stretched canvas, 6″ x 6″
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Running behind. Should have finished this yesterday. Hoping to catch up, but who knows. “Closing Time” is 5″ x 7,” oil on canvas board, and available here.
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Today’s painting is about the weird dreams about bees I’ve had following a conversation with fellow artists (and beekeepers!) Donny Dixon and Tanya Geister. Feeling a little blue today about the impending studio closure, but grateful for this 30 in 30 project. It gives me something else to focus on.
“The Last Bee,” oil on canvas board, 5″ x 7″
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Paint Fumes 