11" x 17" - framed - click here for more information

Sorry for my long stretch of ignoring my blog.  I was in California last month and away from a computer for 12 days.  Never thought I could do that!!!  And I sort of got out of the computer mode - maybe because I had so much to do when we returned to Kansas.  In a strange way, it felt good to take a break from the computer.  In a more realistic way - it was scary!!!  Not sure what that means . . .

The trip was filled with wonderful "adventures."  I taught a workshop with some old - and new - students in Bakersfield.  Will post some photos from that soon.  Visited with many dear friends in Bakersfield (my old "home town") and headed to the Paso Robles wine area for their wine festival weekend, where I had an art show at Graveyard Vineyards.  What a whirl-wind trip!  It's taken me some time to recouperate - especially because I had several art events when we returned.  Nice!!!

Gotta say something quickly about this little painting - because the weather radio is bleeping a lot about tornados ?????  Luckily not here right now - we'll keep our fingers crossed during the next few hours!   

So - back to the painting.  This is a fun one!!!  Our group at the workshop did some art in this style.  I really got into this playful mode.  I painted the vase first, and it almost looked like a gal's body!  A curvy little bod at that!!!  That was a surprise.  But I couldn't quite figure out a head to go with it, so I stuck with the flower idea.  Paintings are so fun when they evolve - when you get into a interesting little chat with what's on the canvas and think, okay - where are we going with this??? 

Oops - I can't "chat" too much now - the weather radio's doing it's own chat thing so I better pay attention.  I hope we have a beautiful night - as in no tornados.  Hope you're Spring's pretty darned beautiful, too.  Glad to be "back!"