The interesting thing about living with an art historian, if you are an artist, is the parallels, juxtapositions…the “pairs” that art historians see around them. All the time. Last night I got out the work I’ll be taking down to the Compass Gallery tomorrow to hang the new show (more about that later, no doubt) […]
Category: Just visual
Supporting Local Artists
I stopped at Salem Art Associations Bush Barn Gallery yesterday to check progress on the work going on at the annex… where I was lucky enough to be the first AIR in 2010…they’re adding an elevator which will allow those of us with mobility problems to more easily reach the gallery, a project I support […]
A Breather…
Did you ever have a day when you just DID NOT want to go out? Last Thursday for me… I wasn’t “unwell” exactly, and my mother is far beyond my reach, but it was a matter of comfort. I needed a day of doing small things. Getting some envelopes ready to mail… packing away Christmas… […]
Compass Gallery at the Willamette Heritage Center
New Year, new adventure. Necessary, interesting, taxing, good…fun. Every year for the last few for me has begun with one major resolution…”Have More Fun.” If you’re in town this Thursday evening come to the Willamette Heritage Center (formerly known as Mission Mill) from 5-7 and wish “us” well in this new endeavor. “Us” being Dayna […]
Staycation
Well, we were supposed to be heading to Palm Springs for the week to bask in the sun…but it started to snow so we headed to Portland to be nearer the airport for our 9:30 a.m. departure…it was cold… and the streets of Portland were deserted as we headed to Doug and Marie’s house… At […]
The Coffee Book
Back in 2008 I started a little drawing book in which I would only record my coffees. For a couple of years it got buried in a pile of drawing books, but eventually was rescued…it started like this… and home again it became a sort of journal of my travels around town… trips to the […]
The Week Between…
Wasn’t that nice?? I just loved the whole week nothing at all to do…well, stuff to do for sure, but without the need to FOCUS…as I’m always reminding myself to do. When we got to the beach I noted some of the poems that arrive occasionally on the fridge… so we took it to heart…two […]
Boxing Day
I have to say, this is a favorite day…the frantic rush of presents and baking is over, the dust settles, you can put on your new flannel shirt and be cozy, peruse your Christmas books. Best of all when it falls on Saturday and nobody has to go anywhere. Whether your Christmas was one of […]
A LONG short day….
We had this idea that we’d get up really early, do all of our errands and then return home by 9:30 a.m. with the day ahead of us…it looked like this… 8:00 a.m. leave home…dark and pouring… head south to Kinkos to make 20 more Christmas cards…(NOBODY in the store at 8:00 a.m.) Lifesource next…florals […]
The First Day of Winter
Today I was able to enjoy the images as Christmas steams toward us…like the view from the parking garage on the way to yoga.. the Christmas village at Gerry and Pug’s Magic at the Mill the new Fuji Polaroid film… hanging out with Whistler’s father.. and the mail that brought word from loved ones near […]