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…
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…
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…
She Crazy. And Powerful.
I am, I know, a little crazy. I have my own set of behavioral patterns and I am generally okay with that. Yesterday, for example, I caught myself talking to myself in the car. But I wasn’t…
Wish Me Luck
Today I hope to meet with the chick who commissioned a painting. If all goes according to plan, I’ll help her choose a frame for the finished work and then it will go and live its life in…
New in the Studio
Here are a few things I saw in the art studio this week (including the little paintings above, made by someone you know – hint, hint). This happened… So did this… And then…