Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!

Meet Priest!

New addition to my household today, Priest, formerly "Buddy". Adopted from a neighbor. Have had him here about an hour and so far so good. Right now he is busy playing with a brand new "Emory Cat" ("as seen on tv", lol, he loves it!) He's a year and a half old, very lovable. Meowed at the transition but soon warmed up to my feet and started purring.....:)

5 More Semi's

I tried to send these the other day, wouldn't upload. Try again.....

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Happy Holidays!

Had a nice Thanksgiving. Have finished my Christmas shopping- actually was done two weeks ago, ug. It seems forever since I have blogged. At the RRCA we have Artful Giving going on in which I have 24 small pieces for sale- no bites. I was thinking yesterday in my studio that I have to stop producing- but how do you stop? I pulled 10 prints alone yesterday and Friday before the Millville parade I began a pastel (some of my prints are intended to be enhanced with pastel). When my back acts up and I'm at the studio- I sit on the couch and read something from the library- and am only further inspired. Yesterday I read an issue of International Artist. The quality of work presented makes me think, and leaves me somewhat dissatisfied with the district. And with my own work. Wanting to be better........

Fresh Ink!

Nice to be working with etcher's ink again though my fingernails are now grungy. Pulled 10 prints today. Just a beginning. I was loaned a drying rack, hope to fill it the next two weeks. What fun!

Ghosts 11/8/10

Sunsets from my sunroof

Next two weeks and then some....

I have new ink and paper! Starting tomorrow.......

The "sugar lady" is finished her class as of last night, so I'll have access to the sink to wash my plate between prints. I intend to immerse myself in the ink (much richer than oil paint I think), and I do not know when I'll post pics:)

Two gouaches during the week with no sink, I wasn't at the studio a lot, got some things done around the home-

Happy Halloween!

I will be going to a costume party at Bogart's Coffeehouse tomorrow night!

Began working on the figure, yesterday, but won't show the first two- had to change my brushstrokes from doing landscapes. Probably will print Sunday too, but next week....I won't be able to print. There is a class being held in the classroom and I won't have access to the sink to clean my plate between prints.

My back is still acting up after a session of printing so I've taken to resting on the couch in the library with an art history book til the spasms cease- right now, MANET! Absolutely wonderful.......!

Five more raw umber......

Switched

I finally made it back to the printing studio after a few days of doctors visits- something in my left shoulder has been popping. I was able to pull five prints without my back giving in to spasms, though I was in pain in the evening. I'm fine this morning and going back to the studio sometime today.

I switched to black and raw umber oils instead of color (I used white on the first one, I think it just muddies it) and am excited over the results. Received quite a few compliments on Facebook and an invitation to show them in Pennsylvania.

I have etcher's ink, that will be next- I am waiting until I have a full week of studio time, probably next week.

The new camera is great- found out this week I can take fish eye and black and white photos:)