Saturday, December 5, 2009

Friday, December 4, 2009

So two and a half

years ago I retired so I could paint with a brush... and, after being swept away by digital drawing, I'm finally back at it. Don't want to do anything now except paint with this little brush of mine. But I might start becoming a little dimensional someday soon after I finish off a dozen little canvases that I bought with a retirement gift card.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Tastin' Austin Air (version 2)




Above is my painting for the exhibit below. Hope someone I know buys it ($100) so that I can visit it. It's a good one!


This magazine from the Blanton Art Museum in Austin was on my desk. The painting is by Matta, done in 1946, the year of my birth. A few days ago I said to myself that I wanted to make a painting this good. Then unconsciously I used the same colors!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Social Change: Is this me?


Social Change
1) Stop problem at root cause.
2) Repair damage.
3) Take steps to prevent it from recurring.

So the group leader asks, "Is this me?" pointing at my drawing. "No," I say, "I've been drawing this since 1959" (actually it was 5th grade, but I was having a senior moment). "Have you perfected it?" he asked. "No, but I have a few years left," I replied.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Forest Fire



The bird put out the forest fire one drop at a time.

352 Calories



Well, back to my lowest weight for a few months. That's indicating to me that I'm moving in the right direction and have survived one holiday event. The turkey soup is almost gone, and if I don't choke to death on one of the little bones that it is laced with, I should be ok.

Who's in the world?

Xiushan said, "What can you do about the world?" Dizang said, "What do you call the world?"