My painting teacher/mentor is back from various travels. Finally! He’s been away for a month and I’ve sorely missed him and his studio. I’ve become habituated to painting class and its effects. It’s a great stress-reducer. I…
So I Went For A Walk…
“Look up at the rooftops When you’re walking round. Don’t think for a moment Of looking down.” Wings of a Dove by Madness I needed to take care of some bid-ness at the post office. I also…
Thursday Memories
A couple of days ago I mentioned I’d be seeing my dear friend, Kate Graves. And I did. The photo shown above is from the summer I first met Kate, along with her sister, Sarah Sample. It was…
“Abstract Series 1: The Cocteau Twins – Twin One and Twin Two”
When I first shared my painting “Abstract Series 1: 1985“, I mentioned there were a few other paintings in this series. What you see above is “Twin One” and what you see below is “Twin Two.” …
Behind The Curtain – Wrap-up. Maybe.
For a while now, I’ve been sharing progress on a painting. Though many of you are artists, not everyone is a painter. And if you haven’t painted, you may be unfamiliar with what goes into creating a piece…
Art on The Ceiling
Twenty-some-odd years ago, I was reading an interview with Madonna and the writer spoke of visiting her home. I don’t remember one thing about that piece other than a description of a painting hanging on the ceiling…
Behind the Curtain – Session 5
This is the photo from last week’s post. I said then that I was starting to get excited about the painting, and that’s because I knew it was finally taking form. After working on the painting a…
Behind the Curtain – Session 4
Ah… Progress. So this last session found me getting rid of the “toilet” beneath the upside-down-man’s butt and now it’s a stone post. I also made some progress on the left side, which is tricky. That area…
Edwardian Ball
Last week Mister and I attended the Edwardian Ball in L.A. I can honestly say that day was the first time I’ve ever uttered the words, “Don’t wanna be late for the ball!” This all came…