Tea Drinking Weather

I sold this painting (acrylic on canvas... about 36" x 30"?) years ago and always wished I still had it.  By happenstance, last year I met a mom at my kid's school who bought the painting.  Her son is the same age as my daughter and the painting hangs in their kitchen eating area.  It's nice to know where she is... and that she has a good home.

 Exhale.

ps Happy Birthday, Mom!!!  xoxox

Guitar Row

Here are just a few of the wool felt and beaded guitar ornaments I am making for a show.  It's the Artist's Christmas Ornament show at the Spokane Art School on Garland street here in Spokane.  It's Black Friday each year :)  Proceeds benefit the art school.  Check it out!

Working in haste to have these done by November 15!  Happy Monday... and remember our veterans today.

Gulf

I saw an old photograph of those Gulf stations in the past and it got me thinking about all kinds of things - nostalgia vs. obsolescence.   This is a big acrylic on canvas painting (40" x 38")... its a work in progress but I could keep painting these many times over before I was 'done'. 

Now I just need to build more canvases. 

Elizabeth Peyton

Just a peek at a lovely portrait by Elizabeth Peyton... This is Keith.  Happy Monday.

Lavender Home

 A few more scenes from our week in Sequim... my home town.  Above is a scene from Purple Haze farm.  They have heavenly ice cream cones you can eat while walking along the lavender rows.

 Even at dinner, I love to doodle.  My favorite kind of table cloth is white paper and kids crayons :)  The Public House, Port Townsend.

 My little booth of woodblock love at the Lavender festival...

Bliss.  Happy weekend!  ps  sale in the etsy shop:  free shipping to us and free, small print (my choice) with purchase!

Oh Honey...

Honey Jars by Janet Fish.   I love her paintings of the everyday, but with light, reflection and a close up view, they are magic.

Just back from the Sequim Lavender Festival... it was fun.  Sold some art, talked to a lot of lovely people and even skipped out of the booth a few times to go to a few lavender farms and walk on the sea weed-carpeted beach.  Old times :)  Even walked around the campus of my high school (it looks exactly the same, save a few new buildings in the back) and my elementary school.  Walked through the playground (the swings are gone) and to the front doors.  I remember so much, standing right in front of these buildings.  Sweet memories.   Amazing what physical presence can do.

So, now I hope to start making all new pieces and share much more often here :)  Stay tuned.

Summertime...

I can actually sit and think now that it's summer.  If only it would stop raining... its been pouring for about 5 days straight.  Will post some new work soon.  Enjoy the slow of summer and take time to think and talk and sit and dream :)

(I can't remember the name of the artist who painted this lovely lady - her eyes are like heaven.  But, it's a German artist... during the Art Nouveau  period or perhaps Die Stijl movement)