I just finished this one – the gel medium is probably not even dry yet. It’s a beachy one without the traditional blue/green colors. I had this extra canvas, already painted with the background from a Try It Tuesday technique, so I used it. The starfish provides some romance for the couple.
And earlier today, this one:
I really struggle with photographing the accurate color, the detail shots are better. Click on my Flickr picture ‘thingy’ that you see in the right column for better shots.
I used to have this major issue of people seeing my art, reading anything I write, etc. I couldn’t stand it. Blogging definately got me over that hump, and entering my art into gallery shows got me over the ‘don’t look at my art’ thing. I would still prefer to show it on the internet than in person, and attending gallery receptions is so NOT my cup of tea – but I’m trying to get over it.
Don’t laugh, but I’m always shocked when I find out I’m not invisible. Huh? you ask – what is this gal smokin’? No really – I assume that as I’m driving down the road, in the sanctuary of my tinted window car, that nobody can see me – wrong. Even yesterday, I was walking through the grocery store, minding my own business and kept wondering, ‘what the heck are these people looking at?’ “You” my husband said – “you look cute in your new shirt – that’s why they are smiling at you” Oh how sweet of him to say that. But again, shock on my part. I’m like a kid who covers her eyes then thinks you can see me. I concentrating on finding my green tea Sobe, so I wasn’t looking around to see who I knew so I could chit chat or say hello. I was on a green tea mission – so in my weird little brain I just figured I was undetectable. Yikes – maybe that bit of craziness is just too much to share, lol.
So anyway – I decided to update the artist bio that I have to hand in to gallery shows, for their book. Viewers can browse through the book to get to know the artists. Most are just plain jane typed paragraphs, so I thought I would make mine a litte more jazzy. (except for Meredith Draper’s awesome altoid soldier – that one rocks) I decided to talk about my personal side a bit more – because I figure if you are reading the bio book to lean more about the artists, we better offer something up worth look’n at. I hope mine fits the bill and helps me crawl out of my shell.
Selling art work you drop off for a show, before you even arrive home! 
Fun stuff – I got home from dropping 3 small works off for the ‘Small Picture Encore Show’ at the FEC and there was a message asking me to make something to fill the space – they had sold one already. Cool. My only gripe is that I wasn’t told stuff we being sold ‘off the wall’ until I arrived, and the only stuff I have on hand is for the Tauk Tour sale. I’ll be making more tomorrow I guess. I’m not complaining though – I’m too happy I sold something and “having” to make art is hardly a chore!
This one is in the show too. It’s 8×8 inches. (the pink one above is just 4×4 inches). I love quote… it’s by David Carradine.
This evening one of my cats {Emma} drove me bonkers by finding every scrap of ribbon/fiber I own. She’s an avid flosser. Yes flosser. She loves to put ribbon in her mouth, hold onto one end with her paw on the floor, then floss. Then I’m left with wet, nasty ribbon…. shrivelled up in a pile on the floor. At least she doesn’t eat it I guess. So tonight she found my stash and if there was even a hint of it poking out, she buffed her pearly whites with it. My fabulous feline seems to floss more than I do – wierd.
I’m home… 2 days early because I was feeling homesick, like a silly little girl. Thankfully I have the best kids in the world, and they understood. I am incredibly lucky.
While I was away, I had the best time outfitting Trevor & Mickala’s new home. We had a blast picking things out. Tyler was his usual adorable self – all he has to do is smile and I just melt. He got the short end of the shopping stick, but he’s a good egg and knew I had to help his brother out.
I travelled between my son’s house, my mom’s house, my sister’s house and back again…. my mom got a kick out me lugging all my bedding around from place to place and actually made a chart for where I was staying on every night it was there. That was pretty funny.
So after a very long train ride beside a man with the worst smelling cologne in the world, I’m SO glad to be home. I spent the day at my desk, filling & packaging orders that happened while I was away, answering emails and phone calls and then out for dinner and margaritas with Amanda. My soul-sista in Florence. I would die here without her. I think I will pack her in my suitcase when I move to Bellingham. Yes, that sounds like a plan.
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