Manatee

Here is my manatee painting- yes I know, how original- a manatee painting from Florida. Tuff toodles, I like this painting. It is the first one where I have felt... "ok it's done." It's been sitting on my table for a couple of weeks being picked at a teeny bit each day. Last night was the last... it's done.

It is slightly iridescent with blues, grays, greens, and yellow ochre. It funny how the yellow line is around the manatee. I did not draw it on there... it is a result of the technique I used.

La Chic chick

A new chic chick photo- wow, what a wild little chick! She is really cute but also sort of friendly. She will sit in my hand for as long as I will let her -- Can't wait to see how she develops!

lost painted pears

I have several paintings going on right now, as well as some mixed media collages. Can't seem to get them finished for some reason- even when the children are at friends houses. The one I have been working on the most lately is of the lightly glazed style and texture. It is of a seaturtle. It will eventually get finished.... but for now take a look at this one . Some type of style- but of pears with a gold leaf accents. The painting is about 7x7 inches. I *think* have two or three of these, all similar but just a little different because the original intent was to frame them together as a set. Can't seem to find either of them - all I have is this lonely little photo I took several months ago... I hope I can find the paintings!

Another photo of my chic chick- I did not realize when I bought her that she is a "frizzle".

I have chickens. I have a rooster and several hens. The hens do not set on eggs, so I borrowed an incubator to incubate some eggs to make new chickens. Out of 20 eggs only one hatched. A single chick does not do well in flocks, chickens are mean to each other( pecking order is a literal term.) They do much better if they have a friend - so I went and bought 2 chicks for my singleton chick. Somehow I ended up with the chic chick- Look at her feathers! weird!

I have not sat down to play with art in quite a while - not sure why - just don't feel motivated. Lack of will , coupled with trying to find a job and settling other problems, leads to a lack of personal exploration. I was playing with polymer clay a bit and doing a little with beads.... but I really miss the paint and texture. So this past week I picked up a brush and began a new painting. I'll let you know how it gets on ---- Meanwhile here is a chick.... is she not the cutest little chick? She is chic chick with ruffled feathers...

Oh, I just realized it May 20- it was the birthday of someone special to me --- I lost contact with him long ago but I really hope he is doing well...Chris, Happy Birthday. Wow, just did a search on him and found him- He is part of a band called "Fuzzy Logic"-- coool!

We all have a story...

Have you ever heard Story Corps?

It is a nationwide project to record the oral histories of Americans. It is fascinating to hear the stories of "average" Americans and realize there no average people- everyone has a story to tell...