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.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Perfection



One leg shorter than the other.

So a couple of days ago I made a painting for a $100 Art Box Show and my daughter said she'd deliver it, but then she said that I should make a better one so I told her it was my try at calligraphy.

Then today I made a better one on canvas (above) so I wrote her and told her to bring back the other one she hadn't delivered yet so I could make it better.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Gluttonly Ravished



We ate Tom, but Maya, the dog, just smiled. As we gluttonly ravished, Maya said, "if people treated their dogs like they treat themselves they'd end up in Jail!"

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Monday, November 23, 2009

...but just people.



Don't know if I should make art about my wife returning after many long days (6) or about how we found the turkey roaster pan where it was suppose to be nor how my figures are neither clothed or naked but just people.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

...the size she wanted 2 B.



She bought some jeans that were much too small—just the size she wanted 2 B. She washed and ironed them and looked at them for 2 years until they would fit.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

...he finished his sentence.



So there was a big earthquake & he just sat, meditating a protective shield around him. When the earth quieted down, he finished his sentence.

Monday, November 16, 2009

No Obsession Today



So no obsession today, but I was 264 28 calories under and I will meet my goal, according to my iphone, on Jan 23. Yea. A man I didn't know found my wallet and gave it back. My dad's wallet lost and found.

Reflections on Talks on Buddha's Lists

During a recent Appamada Intensive our students gave talks on Buddha's lists. Here are my reflections on their talks.