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Death to Dust...

5/31/2016

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We decided to declare war on the dust in the house this Memorial Weekend. When one lives in a log house, you think of the charm, the uniqueness and the history of log homes in our country. The thing no one tells you about is how with many curved surfaces, they are wonderful magnets for dust and one of the many benefits that no one mentions is that they require dusting or vacuuming at least when you start to envision a play land of Disney proportions for Dust Bunnies. 
 
We removed all the art from the walls, and as luck would have it we got to rearrange most of it. Then we brought in ladders for the high ceilings and Craig was the wielder of the backpack vacuum and I then came by and wiped them down with a damp rag. We have one room left to do but we feel it was a huge accomplishment! 

​Now on to the yard!

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Life, a bit soggy but moving forward.

5/16/2016

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We got back from New Mexico and hit the ground running, at least that is what it feels like.

I have been busy with things around here, digging out wretched thistle, hoping it doesn't get a solid foothold in the yard.  We have been fortunate enough to get tons of rain this spring; living in the second  driest state in the nation, I try, never to complain about any moisture we receive. It is more reminiscent of a green jungle outside than a high desert.

But I digress, besides the rapidly over growing state  my yard is in, I have been walking the dogs, when it hasn't been too soggy outside and painting up a storm or two in the studio. Actually I finished two animal portraits and have begun sketches on a third this week. 




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"Hannah"

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​"Young Giraffe"

"Missy",  this is a trade I am working on with an artist I met in Chimayo, New Mexico. She is a tin artist, Sharon Candelario.

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This is the piece I am trading a portrait of Missy for. This is one of my preliminary sketches.

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Re-charging creative batteries.

5/6/2016

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 ​We went on a little trip to Santa Fe and Taos to relax, eat wonderful food and see lots of great art! Craig, gifted me the trip as a 60th Birthday Present! How did I get so lucky?

We flew into Albuquerque and drove to Santa Fe where we spent 3 nights at a lovely historic B&B " The Turquoise Bear", the property dates from the 1800's and was a creative gathering place. The rooms are all named for poets. We were in the Willa Cather room. http://www.turquoisebear.com/santa-fe-inn-history.html 

The landscape is  unique there. The  blue sky takes up a huge chunk of the vista and the landscape is dotted with Pinons and Junipers.

There is something about adobe architecture that is so comforting, maybe it is the roundness of this style but it's almost like coming home. The colors are rich and warm and very comforting. 





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We wandered around, always plenty to see. There is no shortage of galleries or art in Santa Fe. We visited  the Museum  of International Folk Art, and the Georgia O'Keefe Museum. Along the sidewalk in front of the Museum of New Mexico are plaques in the sidewalk of New Mexico Artists of all genre similar to Hollywood but no hand prints. We saw part of Canyon Road which is a beautiful street of galleries. ​

There was excellent food, including a  visit to  one of our favorite restaurants "Pasquals".  We  had an interesting salad at a modern Indian Restaurant "Raaga" it was a flash fried spinach salad!

From there we drove to Taos by way of the High Road which is lined with galleries and artist studios and amazing vistas. We stopped in Chimayo to see the Adobe Church built in the 1800's and visit some of the local galleries. We met a tin artist Sharon Candelario and saw her gallery we are doing a trade, one of her pieces for a painting of her dog.

Taos our second stop,  a charming town,  rural but definitely an art community. We stayed in another adobe from the 1800's, a B&B named "Adobe Pines"   http://www.adobepines.com/. There were two sweet pups for petting and 22 chickens, that supplied us with eggs. We got to experience a meditation maze, and peaceful atmosphere to relax and unwind.

​Now I feel all geared up to make art!
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    I am a painter of animals. There has always been a connection for me and this is how I share it.

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