Someone in my painting class is working on a Venice scene. I’m sure it will be lovely. Just watching him paint made me feel a little pang. I loved Venice (the one time I was there), and…
James Turrell at LACMA
Last weekend I experienced one of the coolest outings of recent memory. Mister and I went to the L.A. County Museum of Art (LACMA) for their newest exhibit: James Turrell – A Retrospective. Turrell is an artist who…
Magdalena
This is another shot of my friend Fifi’s old truck. This little beauty is just too cool for school, if you ask me. And yes, I know you didn’t ask.
Summer in Seattle
I dig architecture. I know nothing about it, mind you. But I sure do like it. When I find myself in a metropolitan area, I tend to look up. The lines, the angles, they just grab hold…
South Beach
We hadn’t planned to spend the day walking around South Beach Miami, but the opportunity presented itself. Fearing it wouldn’t knock twice, we said yes. Excellent choice. We were with brand-new friends, freshly-met on a music cruise.…
A Photo I Love…
Since I haven’t photographed any of my paintings in a while, I thought I’d share art of a different variety – a photograph. Sometimes I turn to old photos to remember. Sometimes I want to be an…
Denver Botanica
People laughed. When I belly-plopped myself down, there on the side of the water feature, onlookers guffawed. Some gawked. They wondered why in the world a gal would lie on the ground just to take a photo. …
While You’re Down There…
This photo is of one of my current projects (which to me, is art). I’m stripping a saltillo tile floor so that I can stain it a lovely dark brown color. The tiles on the left have been…
Donkey Comes With Herder
More often than I’d prefer, I am a donkey. (More like a donkey’s butt.) As I work to evolve, I look for signs and guides. It never occurred to me that what I might actually need is a…
Our New Buddy
So I was driving home and I spotted a sign for an estate sale – “65 Years Accum” – and I decided I should park the Volvo and mosey on over. Some decisions you never regret. (Others,…