Friday, December 23, 2011
Liquid Light
It wasn't easy but I posted a video (very short) on Flickr. I had a lot of trouble getting iMovies to recognize my camera.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Progress Report
Tonight I put the last strokes on the canvas and added my initials in the corner. A large painting of the full moon rising while the sun was setting, based on the photos in the previous post, is DONE!! It will be in my show that goes up on Monday evening. A crude collage of tree shapes and a sketch I "doodled" over on Picnik helped me get started on the 24" x 36" inch canvas. Here is a view from ten days ago. Tomorrow I'll shoot the moon!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Our Magnificent Melting Mountain
"Red, Right, Return"
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
June at Front St Gallery
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Like Magic! Tote Bags I designed on CafePress.com
My poppies, birds, fruits and vegetables on canvas tote bags! How fun is that!
The Custom Tote Bag I designed on CafePress.com
and here is another version!
The Custom Tote Bag I designed on CafePress.com
Please note: I'm not trying to sell these bags through these links. It's just a way to show them. They will be for sale at the Front Street Gallery in Poulsbo.
The Custom Tote Bag I designed on CafePress.com
and here is another version!
The Custom Tote Bag I designed on CafePress.com
Please note: I'm not trying to sell these bags through these links. It's just a way to show them. They will be for sale at the Front Street Gallery in Poulsbo.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Spring Transformed
By the calendar, it has been Spring for three weeks now but it still feels like winter. Can't do much about that but a sudden urge made me re-work this old painting from the series of big pensive eyes in many colors. Formerly known as Spring, she is now La Primavera. Please click on the second photo for a better look. The detail doesn't show in the small image.
Labels:
acrylics,
La Primavera,
painting,
spring,
transformation
Sunday, March 13, 2011
The Buddha Emerged
How a painting evolves!
Starting with an idea of color combinations,
adding some drips and swipes with the palette knife and then suddenly seeing a Buddha form appearing out of the rudimentary images -- a new painting came into being. I added it to my display at the gallery and within hours, a red dot appeared!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Winter Beach Walk
With a cold north wind at my back and the sun in my face, I took a long walk on the beach this afternoon. It was low tide so there was a lot to see at the water's edge and the walking was easy there along the wet sand. Most of the way it was very rocky.
The seagulls and I had the beach to ourselves, except for an occasional freighter.
Interesting debris on the beach today.
Taking a break and liberating the balloon.
Great blue heron on the fishing pier shortly before take off.
I don't know where the big bird was headed but I started for home at this point and then spotted some military jets off in the distance.
The seagulls and I had the beach to ourselves, except for an occasional freighter.
Interesting debris on the beach today.
Taking a break and liberating the balloon.
Great blue heron on the fishing pier shortly before take off.
I don't know where the big bird was headed but I started for home at this point and then spotted some military jets off in the distance.
Redemption Song
I love this, another in the round the world series of soul-stirring classics. Be sure you watch full-screen to catch the sights.
Labels:
anthem,
Bob Marley,
Redemption Song,
video
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Ripped from another blog:
Tomorrow
Cigarette smoke hanging on
in the living room. The ship's lights
out on the water, dimming. The stars
burning holes in the sky. Becoming ash, yes.
But it's all right, they're supposed to do that.
Those lights we call stars.
Burn for a time and then die.
Me hell-bent. Wishing
it were tomorrow already.
I remember my mother, God love her,
saying, Don't wish for tomorrow.
You're wishing your life away.
Nevertheless, I wish
for tomorrow. In all its finery.
I want sleep to come and go, smoothly.
Like passing out of the door of one car
into another. And then to wake up!
Find tomorrow in my bedroom.
I'm more tired now than I can say.
My bowl is empty. But it's my bowl, you see,
and I love it.
-Raymond Carver
I've read this poem before and loved it. Carver lived somewhere in the Port Angeles area and I can imagine, if he were still alive, we could be watching the same ships pass in the dark, several hours apart, giving substance to the sense of time passing. More and more, time seems like a willful child, running away, staying out of reach, teasing and taunting, uncontrollable, knowing I can never get my hands on it to slow it down just a bit!
Cigarette smoke hanging on
in the living room. The ship's lights
out on the water, dimming. The stars
burning holes in the sky. Becoming ash, yes.
But it's all right, they're supposed to do that.
Those lights we call stars.
Burn for a time and then die.
Me hell-bent. Wishing
it were tomorrow already.
I remember my mother, God love her,
saying, Don't wish for tomorrow.
You're wishing your life away.
Nevertheless, I wish
for tomorrow. In all its finery.
I want sleep to come and go, smoothly.
Like passing out of the door of one car
into another. And then to wake up!
Find tomorrow in my bedroom.
I'm more tired now than I can say.
My bowl is empty. But it's my bowl, you see,
and I love it.
-Raymond Carver
I've read this poem before and loved it. Carver lived somewhere in the Port Angeles area and I can imagine, if he were still alive, we could be watching the same ships pass in the dark, several hours apart, giving substance to the sense of time passing. More and more, time seems like a willful child, running away, staying out of reach, teasing and taunting, uncontrollable, knowing I can never get my hands on it to slow it down just a bit!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Kitsap Country goes to Stillwaters Auction
Thursday, January 13, 2011
New: Piece of my Heart
Winter Love, a 12 x 12 acrylic painting on view at Front Street Gallery in Poulsbo, $95, plus individually crafted Valentine's Day cards with this same image and different quotes on love by distinguished writers.
Labels:
Front Street Gallery,
painting,
Valentine's Day
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
We are so special up in this corner!
If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you live in Washington .
If you've worn shorts, sandals and a parka at the same time, you live in Washington .
If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed the wrong number, you live in Washington .
If you measure distance in hours, you live in Washington .
If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live in Washington .
If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' and back again in the same day, you live in Washington .
If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in Central, Southern or Eastern Washington .
If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over 2 layers of clothes or under a raincoat, you live in Washington .
If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow and ice, you live in Washington .
If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction, you live in Washington .
If you feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash, you live in Washington .
If you know more than 10 ways to order coffee, you live in Washington .
If you know more people who own boats than air conditioners, you live in Washington .
If you stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" signal, you live in Washington .
If you consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it is not a real mountain, you live in Washington ..
If you can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Tullys, you live in Washington.
If you know the difference between Chinook, Coho and Sockeye salmon, you live in Washington .
If you know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup , Abiqua, Issaquah, Snoqualmie, Wenatchee, Spokane, Umpqua, Yakima and Willamette, you live in Washington .
If you consider swimming an indoor sport, you live in Washington .
If you can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food, you live in Washington .
If you never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho, you live in Washington .
If you have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain, you live in Washington .
If you think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists, you live in Washington .
If you buy new sunglasses every year because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time, you live in Washington .
If you actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your Washington friends, you live or have lived in Washington .
If you've worn shorts, sandals and a parka at the same time, you live in Washington .
If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed the wrong number, you live in Washington .
If you measure distance in hours, you live in Washington .
If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live in Washington .
If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' and back again in the same day, you live in Washington .
If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in Central, Southern or Eastern Washington .
If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over 2 layers of clothes or under a raincoat, you live in Washington .
If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow and ice, you live in Washington .
If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction, you live in Washington .
If you feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash, you live in Washington .
If you know more than 10 ways to order coffee, you live in Washington .
If you know more people who own boats than air conditioners, you live in Washington .
If you stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" signal, you live in Washington .
If you consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it is not a real mountain, you live in Washington ..
If you can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Tullys, you live in Washington.
If you know the difference between Chinook, Coho and Sockeye salmon, you live in Washington .
If you know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup , Abiqua, Issaquah, Snoqualmie, Wenatchee, Spokane, Umpqua, Yakima and Willamette, you live in Washington .
If you consider swimming an indoor sport, you live in Washington .
If you can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food, you live in Washington .
If you never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho, you live in Washington .
If you have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain, you live in Washington .
If you think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists, you live in Washington .
If you buy new sunglasses every year because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time, you live in Washington .
If you actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your Washington friends, you live or have lived in Washington .
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