Tuesday, August 25, 2020
The first thing I've ever painted that doesn't look like a cartoon
I like cartoons. I'd just like to be able to paint them on purpose. I'd also like to paint not-cartoons on purpose.
This is a hill just outside San Diego, California that belies the green green lawns and beds of petunias at its base.
This is a hill just outside San Diego, California that belies the green green lawns and beds of petunias at its base.
Monday, August 24, 2020
Just waiting
We're watching the news
checking the Cal Fire website
from another house
We're all safe enough
under evacuation
but
more lightning is expected
Views from my back yard:
August 17, 2020 sunset under smoke
August 19, 2020 3:01 a--light where light shouldn't be at three in the morning
About a quarter of the things we brought with us to our refuge are art or art supplies of one kind or another--framed art by our kids, one really special black and white photograph, a crate of block printing and water color supplies, two favorite guitars, a viola, and two sets of bagpipes (There are people out there who would say to leave the bagpipes to the fire. Some would leave the viola to keep the pipes company. You know who you are.) I dropped a few of my, um, priceless beginner paintings into the painting crate.
Some pieces that I didn't bring:
checking the Cal Fire website
from another house
We're all safe enough
under evacuation
but
more lightning is expected
Views from my back yard:
August 17, 2020 sunset under smoke
August 19, 2020 3:01 a--light where light shouldn't be at three in the morning
About a quarter of the things we brought with us to our refuge are art or art supplies of one kind or another--framed art by our kids, one really special black and white photograph, a crate of block printing and water color supplies, two favorite guitars, a viola, and two sets of bagpipes (There are people out there who would say to leave the bagpipes to the fire. Some would leave the viola to keep the pipes company. You know who you are.) I dropped a few of my, um, priceless beginner paintings into the painting crate.
Some pieces that I didn't bring:
Anyway, I kind of love that I have so far to go in developing any kind of skill with painting. I definitely won't get bored!
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Better editor than writer
it works better by far
to write something
anything!
than to stare and
stare
at the white blank
at the cellulose abyss
at the glowing nothing
one or two lines
a change of one or two words
and soon
their friends will chatter in to
keep them company
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