Hi people,

A few problems are popping up in my personal life.  But what matter?   Art is what it is all about.  I have posted quite a few new things and am busily preparing for the big show...one in July and one in Sept.   Both are open houses and run for 4 days.  It is very exciting to have this be part of my art life.  I so look forward to meeting people and generally open up my heart - which I do on a daily basis, because - that is where my art comes from.  Inside of me.

My brother is struggling now with cancer and doing treatments.  The economy is tearing the heart out of many family members and close friends - they are losing so much.  And to top it off, my mother is doing so well with her health but her mind is simply not there anymore.  It is painful to know all that she does not know anymore.  I want so much for her to remember.  But it will  never ever happen now.  Saying goodbye to her will not ever be the same as if I said goodbye to her when she had all her faculties.  People throughout the ages have wished for foresight into the future..If I had known, I would have said goodbye when she could have remembered.  But that is so silly, as she would not remember now anyway.

Confusing thoughts.  Who cares.. Makes me sad. 

OK, all for now.  But I will tell you that I am working on a fabulous butterfly with a human face, a front row theater with funny expressions, and the side and front of buildings in third world countries.  So goodnight for now....

Hi all,

I have just posted four new works - hope you will like them!!!!  It is very gratifying to see them up.  I will tell you about them when I finish this post.

It is coming on summer in beautiful downtown Reno.  Trees are blooming and my friend and I are just about to go out for a questionable errand.  Tell you later. 

It is almost six - dinner time so I will say adieu for now.

It is 4 days into a new month..May 2012.  It is wonderful to be positive and alive and creating new works.  There is so much to look forward to in this town.  NaDa, Reno Open Studios and Artown.  Reno is a very art oriented place and getting more-so by the day. 

I am working on 4 works at this time.  I like to have several going at once in case you tire of one and the tedious details called for.  Gives you a break and something fresh to go to. 

I was describing a first work I created after I had taken a deliberate "time-out" in my life.  It was a peaceful and quiet work, unlike many bright and colorful works that I am known for.  It is done in soft hues of pinks and quiet greens called the Fairyland Unicorn.

I got back to actually feeling the real emotions of why I need to paint.  I totally emptied my life of chaos and uncertainty.  I was safe and stress free for 15 months and this soft non-threatening work was the result.  To me, it is not really the me that is in there.  I am not used to the blandness I feel when I look at it.  But in reality, there are so many diverse parts of the human psyche that become involved in a work, that who knows??????  Nobody knows your state of mind like you do...hence...anything is possible.

More later