Nothing to show, but new shelves on the wall in my studio, and proud that I was able to "repurpose" some shelves I already had. Also put up some metal wire shelving over a work space, it is great because the light shines through. This gets furniture off the floor and more space for moving easel, etc, using the whole wall for art making, etc. Right now the floor is full of mess that needs sorting, discarding, and arranging.
Now that I have gotten the studio walls insulated and painted white, it looks much cleaner, (and its warmer in there). Since it is a freestanding shed, warmth is an issue. Next step, a real heater, to replace the combination of space heaters I use on wintry Pennsylvania days. .
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Dr. Sketchy UPDATE
Cherry BombHere are drawings made last Friday at Dr. Sketchy's at Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia. This is a life drawing session with a little twist. Instead of "artist's models" in classical poses, our models were (Cherry Bomb and Ginger Leigh) neo-Burlesque entertainers/dancers from the Peek a Boo Revue. A little more rowdy, a little more fun than the usual.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
100 things to do
I have seen this on several other blogs, and feel the need to add my own spin...
1. Started your own blog (December 2008)
2. Slept under the stars (best was in California, saw amazing stars)
3. Played in a band (I played flute, after ninth grade, played french horn until senior year, even into freshman college year)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower (it happens every August!)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (I was 13 on a family trip)
8. Climbed a mountain (does driving to the top of Pikes Peak count?)
9. Held a praying mantis (It bit me.)
10. Sang a solo (You should be very happy)
11. Bungee jumped (not likely)
12. Visited Paris (someday soon)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (many things I got taught, many things I taught myself)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning (Oh yeah, those shrimp...)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (the head counts as the top, when I was there as a kid, we could walk into the torch, a LONG time ago)
18. Grown your own vegetables (Those tomatoes, basil, etc. I try every summer)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight (Seventh grade.)
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (Mental health is a good thing)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise (don't see that happening)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person (Twice, even rode on the Maid of the Mist!)
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors Summer 2006, visited my grandfather's hometown in Italy; and 1998, visited Kokomo, Indiana, where my mom was born.
35. Seen an Amish community (Lancaster Co. is a 30 minute drive, I love to drive out there and look at the farms, horses, buy a few bottles of pickles...)
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David (and oh yes, it is wonderful..., along with Michelangelo's slaves breaking out of their stone)
41. Sung karoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (car accident, but not a big deal)
47. Had your portrait painted (Many self portraits)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person (you want to spend all day there, but you can't)
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (when I was 8 months pregnant I tried snorkelling in St. Croix, was not real good at it)
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (Many smoochy dates at Elmsford Drive In)
55. Been in a movie (Hair, 1978, extra)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies (occasional success, unless that other girl scout in the neighborhood got to all the houses first.)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (Oneg!)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter (Again, no way!)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (a stuffed dog and Raggedy Ann)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square (in all its incarnations, sleazy, and Disneyized)
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (and got the pink slip via email!)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (dropped a frying pan on my toe)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle. (tried to learn how to drive/ride one in college)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car (Three times: 1. a datsun hatchback, 2.a 4door nissan "wagon", and 3. a minivan, all together with my husband-- any others have been "previously owned")
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House (stood outside the gate on the day the Monica Lewinsky story broke, they weren't letting people in that day)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (does fishing count?)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury. (been called, sat and waited for 3 days in Philadelphia, did not get called. BUT, just got a notice for county jury duty this week.)
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (two bouncing boys)
95. Seen the Alamo in person I think I did in the 70's
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day (sitting on the beach)
1. Started your own blog (December 2008)
2. Slept under the stars (best was in California, saw amazing stars)
3. Played in a band (I played flute, after ninth grade, played french horn until senior year, even into freshman college year)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower (it happens every August!)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (I was 13 on a family trip)
8. Climbed a mountain (does driving to the top of Pikes Peak count?)
9. Held a praying mantis (It bit me.)
10. Sang a solo (You should be very happy)
11. Bungee jumped (not likely)
12. Visited Paris (someday soon)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (many things I got taught, many things I taught myself)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning (Oh yeah, those shrimp...)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (the head counts as the top, when I was there as a kid, we could walk into the torch, a LONG time ago)
18. Grown your own vegetables (Those tomatoes, basil, etc. I try every summer)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight (Seventh grade.)
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (Mental health is a good thing)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise (don't see that happening)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person (Twice, even rode on the Maid of the Mist!)
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors Summer 2006, visited my grandfather's hometown in Italy; and 1998, visited Kokomo, Indiana, where my mom was born.
35. Seen an Amish community (Lancaster Co. is a 30 minute drive, I love to drive out there and look at the farms, horses, buy a few bottles of pickles...)
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David (and oh yes, it is wonderful..., along with Michelangelo's slaves breaking out of their stone)
41. Sung karoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (car accident, but not a big deal)
47. Had your portrait painted (Many self portraits)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person (you want to spend all day there, but you can't)
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (when I was 8 months pregnant I tried snorkelling in St. Croix, was not real good at it)
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (Many smoochy dates at Elmsford Drive In)
55. Been in a movie (Hair, 1978, extra)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies (occasional success, unless that other girl scout in the neighborhood got to all the houses first.)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (Oneg!)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter (Again, no way!)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (a stuffed dog and Raggedy Ann)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square (in all its incarnations, sleazy, and Disneyized)
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (and got the pink slip via email!)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (dropped a frying pan on my toe)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle. (tried to learn how to drive/ride one in college)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car (Three times: 1. a datsun hatchback, 2.a 4door nissan "wagon", and 3. a minivan, all together with my husband-- any others have been "previously owned")
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House (stood outside the gate on the day the Monica Lewinsky story broke, they weren't letting people in that day)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (does fishing count?)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury. (been called, sat and waited for 3 days in Philadelphia, did not get called. BUT, just got a notice for county jury duty this week.)
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (two bouncing boys)
95. Seen the Alamo in person I think I did in the 70's
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day (sitting on the beach)
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Happy Holidays
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from me! Babydolls, ironing board, and kitchen implements!! A wonderful Christmas.
Monday, December 15, 2008
BOOTS
This is my first painting in Different Strokes for Different Strokes, where many artists create their own version of a single image.
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