I didn’t really recap 2011…probably because 2011 seemed a much more difficult year than 2010. I guess you have to get through some tough times… I can tell you one thing. I never imagined I’d be watching an amazing thunderstorm outside my sliding glass door, playing the banjo as the lightning flashes. My tortoise shell [...]
I took these photos with my phone, so excuse the quality. They are just some of the things I see on my walk or run that are inspiring me right now. Just really glad to see the leaves changing colors. I got home just in time for a down pour…
This blog has taken a back seat to life and art. Not a bad thing I think, but I need to give some updates. First off, one of my self portraits was accepted into the Austin Art Space 12buy12 show. If you’re interested, go check it out, it should be up until January 7th. If [...]
What I need to keep reminding myself of: At times I feel that things are moving too slowly and I want to get “there” now! At other times I feel like life is moving too fast and I can’t keep up and I get overwhelmed. I feel this in painting, in relationships, in my [...]
Gallery of a few images…click on the image to read a bit about it:
On February 20th I ran 13.1 miles…very, very slowly. Oh, so slow. That morning I met up with Julie, Liz, and Katie (all my peers at Ai, plus Cathy) to get this thing done. We arrived at our destination a bit before 6am. Each of us ready to go. It was exciting. There were [...]
On Sunday I will be running the Austin Half Marathon. I will keep a calm and steady pace, running the entire way. Going up those steep hills I will spot a place in front of me and go towards it. I will have great form and I will complete the race smiling (or crying from [...]
I’m wondering if I should post updates of my bigger works or not. It’s not a big deal I guess… Mixed media…seeing if the matches will stick. You can see a previous state of this one here and a thumbnail of it here. More matches (and other things) will be added when I know they [...]
Working on posting sooner so I don’t have a giant post later in the month. I need to find a quicker way to do this. Tumblr makes it so much easier… Daily Drawing: Feb 1st – Feb 9th From latest to oldest: February 9th: Acrylic on 24”x30” canvas- progress update. It’s coming together. I will [...]