The 25 Hour Sarcophagus

Penny's painting herself into an early grave there - but wouldn't you just know it - even that situation couldn't make her look grumpy!

Up top is the sarcophagus at the halfway mark where I estimated that it will probably have eaten up about 25 hours of painting and research time between the 3 of us.

Dang!

I Am A Rock

...but thankfully not An Island this time around, as I've had 4 (YES! four people) working with me on sets! We've covered a lot of area with many more surfaces to go. They're all very accomplished in various disciplines so I can parcel out all the different assignments in a manner that satisfies and does not diminish these same folk so optimistically we can keep plugging away till done.

Kitimat. Closed.

Eurocan paper mill closes for good in 3 months. All schools in town are closed for the rest of the week due to swine flu causing absentee rates as high as 60%. The watercolour workshop I was scheduled to facillitate for the Ministry of Children & Families teambuilding day has been postponed as has a dinner and dance the husband & I were supposed to attend.
In spite of all this we'll still be welcoming people from all across the northwest for our very large arts and crafts fair on Friday and Saturday, getting real close 'n cozy then sending them on their way...kind of wonder how that's gonna play out...

Happy Halloween oh 9!

The Jack o'lantern is the husband's creation and in front is the invitation for my art exhibit!
I'm gonna put them in all the little trick or treaters' bags!!

Okay, I'm not. But I have been asked during previous Halloweens if I was giving out paintings.

Sunflowers In Golden Light And Second Hand Frame

Poor frame's been languishing in my closet for the past 20 plus years waiting for just the right painting. I picked it up at a garage sale, ditched the heinous copy of Leonardo's 'Last Supper' painted on convex glass that it held (pretty sure it was set up to be illuminated from the back too) and then waited. And waited. And waited but nothing ever seemed worthy of it's tarnished charm.

A year or two ago I painted these sunflowers and eventually decided that they were the right candidate for this frame (partly because it's not so darn precious to me anymore) and will be one more wall-coverer for 'Scraps & Scribbles'.

Note to self: take photograph of painting before applying shiny finish

When Winter Knocks On Summer's Door*

3 seasons in one glance!:
You got your summer still flourishing in a protected spot by the house, then a rather extensive and exhuberant display of autumn and halloween geegaws all with a nice big fat dollop of winter on top -we're just missing spring!

*song lyric from The Black Swans

Results From The Workshop

Yesterday's acrylic workshop with Sheila Karrow produced this little number that I should be able to add to my total for the exhibit...26 days away. I have to start thinking about the poster, written stuff like artist's statement and text for a few paintings. I like to be chatty even when I'm not present and I cain't stand the formal approach to art presentation. That's so last millenium ...or Vancouver-ish.