Given my tendencies toward recollection, you may find it hard to believe that I don’t particularly enjoy visiting my past. There was a lot of ugliness growing up, and dwelling on it is, to say the least, uncomfortable.…
“Portrait Artist of the Year”
I am currently hooked on a show from the UK – Portrait Artist of the Year. Where I live, it’s shown on the Ovation TV channel, though the website says the program is available on demand. I’ve been…
Soul Music
So here’s what happened. A UK buddy sent out his holiday card, which was a disc of downloaded podcasts. The downloads were from a BBC Radio 4 program called Soul Music. Each program covers a single piece of music,…
Playing Catch-Up
Mister and I are movie lovers. We do our best to keep up with new releases, as well as older movies we’ve missed. Ordinarily, it isn’t a chore but a pleasure. Come awards season, however, it’s a different…
Thursday Memories – The White Trash Ghost of Christmas Past
It’s Christmas Eve, and it’s Thursday. So I’m sharing a photo of a White Trash Christmas tree, decorated by Mister and me a long, long time ago. Crushed beer cans and toilet paper garland did the trick. Only…
Everything Old is New Again – Sort Of
This is a dining room chair. I recovered the seat years and years ago, and I’ve loved that fabric since the day I found it. But like all good things, this fabric’s time had come and it needed…
“Big Magic”
“December will be magic again…” words and music by Kate Bush Well it’s here. December. The month of magic and miracles. That is, of course, unless you’re not into those sorts of things, in which case it’s…
Sol Legare
This is the commission I’ve been yakking about. It’s called “Sol Legare,” per the buyer’s request. For the record, I had not one problem obliging the buyer on that front. She was free to name the painting and…
Statue Project
So here’s what happened. The New Pad has this weird display tower in the Living Room. It juts out into the room and has 4 shelves, one is solid and just above the floor and the other 3…
Winter in New York II, III and IV
These little paintings were intended as companion pieces for “Winter in New York.” While working on them, I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about them once finished. But then they got me. And I loved them. At…