As long as I’m imprisoned, I’m determined to make the best of it. I’m in the throes of a final phase in a very ambitious painting of New York City. The painting includes things I struggle with most: lines, perspective and more lines. Even with a ruler, I find it difficult to draw a straight…
Musings
posts about what inspires me, why other people should try things they think they won't be good at, blah blah... all around good cheerleader postings.
COVID, CREATIVITY OR THE LACK THEREOF
I admit that by month seven – or whatever the hell it is – of this pandemic, I’m frazzled. I’m certainly not alone. Anyone with a pulse feels the same. I don’t feel I can complain because I’m 1) alive; 2) healthy; 3) roof over my head and food on my table (and hips). Therefore,…
COVID, CRAZINESS AND COLOR
When the world is dissolving into madness, it helps to have a distraction. Painting flowers has become mine in recent weeks. What a lifesaver! I’ve been experimenting with new oils, water based, so they have no toxic fumes and are easy to clean up. That’s a MAJOR plus for me because I’m so messy. I’ve…
BLACK LIVES MATTER!
As horrific the last week has been because of the brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police, it was thrilling to see the response to those heinous actions from the public. I attended several protests this week. One took place in downtown LA. I’ve attached a photo of me on my…
#RESIST – REUSEABLE FACE MASK
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ART IN THE AGE OF CORONA VIRUS
I spend as much time as possible these days trying to paint. It’s the most distracting and relaxing thing I can do. It certainly is saving my mental health. At the moment I’m painting something I’m going to name “Social Distancing.” I’ve never put so much time into any painting. It’s a huge challenge. There…
2020 – Coming From Behind
It’s been a very long while since I posted anything. We’re well into the New Year. It’s a difficult year for me personally, because I’m nuts and take the madness in our country personally. Painting is definitely what stands between me and a total breakdown. I’ve started the new year with a promise to move…
UPSIDE/DOWNSIDE
Having a blog sounds like fun. Keeping a blog less so. MONTHS have gone since I made an entry. Over the summer, despite all my rantings about how I was in Italy and I was going to paint, blah blah blah. I didn’t spend ten minutes painting. My paints were stolen, a long story not…