Left Over Paint

Two little 5 x 7's painted with yesterday's leftover paint.......

Library Painting

This past winter my boss had asked me to paint a river mural in the RRCA library- but I didn't want to paint while climbing over computers. I had a framed support at home, so I said how about that for the library?

I finished it today, delivered and hung, now a signed donation for the RRCA's permanent collection. Was lots of fun. It needs a glaze yet, will do that on site in about a month. Kinda sad to finish- stop painting- so I might kick out some little ones tomorrow with the leftover paint.

I am officially now on a three month hiatus from work. I've already lost 11 lbs., funny? Stress eating? I don't know.......

New Tattoo

Trouble sleeping this morning, waking with excitement. Was hoping to sleep long enough to walk by the river in early morning with a cappuccino. Ah, so I write now. Yesterday was a big day. I and a friend went to Synergy, a tattoo shop on High Street, and I got a tattoo I've been wanting for- at least a year and a half. She got a Buddha on her forearm. Mine is a rose, purple- with an "R". That is for "Randy", as in Randy Dennison- my pen name. Placed so you will sorta be able to see it- at least at the gym (though I am not allowed to lift weights for a few days).

It wasn't that painful, less so than I remembered with my first. It's almost hypnotic after awhile.

I know it isn't kosher, and I somewhat apologize if need be (though it is my body.......). I was in Bogart's getting a cup of coffee beforehand, talking about my appointment. This woman came in- she almost looked Amish, but she exclaimed "HOW can anyone get a tattoo after the Holocaust!!!!!" Then the conversation turned with a friend I was sitting with, how he has been thrown out of synagogues for his tattoos. I myself was thrown out of an office of a Jewish friend after my first (15 years ago).

It's art. Symbolic, personal, meaningful. Means something to me. I want more.

The tattoo artist was a great conversationalist, rock music was blaring, it was fun.

Marks a new beginning. I have news, some of you may know of or by now or will- I am taking a three month leave of absence from work. Health issues and a new start.........