Not only did I move around some electronics this weekend, I also finished painting a wall and hung some art! That rumpus room of ours is really coming along. I almost don’t know what to think.
Work is a Four-Letter Word
Yesterday I worked hard in the Rumpus Room. The largest wall received 2 coats of paint and the fireplace mantel got its final stain applied. At some point last night, I was working on touch-up painting when I…
Dear Beer Clug…
Dear Beer Clug– Remember when I painted the piece shown above? You know how it’s modeled on a painting seen in the movie Beerfest, based on a character played by Erik Stolhanske? Well I don’t know…
3 Country Paintings
After living with these 3 little paintings a while, I decided they were finished. I’ve never seen these places in person, but then again, maybe I have. I am fortunate enough to have spent part of my…
Why, Indeed?
Winter is a word we throw about here in L.A. as we might throw about the words grits or firefly. We know these things exist, but they’re not relative to our Los Angeles experience and we’re not likely…
You Try to Do the Right Thing…
I’ve been painting the kitchen. And by painting, I mean I’ve been working on one wall at a time. For a while now, I’ve only had enough energy to tackle a single wall. So the world’s slowest painting…
In Process?
So this is where I’ve gotten with my latest 3 little paintings. And I’m not gonna lie to you – I don’t know if they’re finished or not. On the one hand, they’re simple, country paintings. On the…
In Process
I’m working on 3 landscape paintings right now. They’re all small canvases, only 8 x 8 inches. I don’t often paint small canvases, so this is a nice change of pace. Someone at the art studio said…
Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation – Los Angeles
Recently I visited Los Angeles’ Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. This “museum” houses over 400 works, all from the late Mr. Weisman’s personal art collection. Located in a former private residence on an exquisitely ordinary street, the…
D-Squared T-Squared – Week 42
As Mister’s been neck-deep in a work project that’s keeping him at the office all the flippin’ time, I’ve been left to my own devices of late. Sure – that means all the “Call the Midwife” I can…