This one packed its bags and moved to Washington state today. Adios, Oasis. I will miss you.
"Decide who you are, and then do it on purpose." - Dolly Parton
Saturday, July 30, 2011
And ANOTHER one!
This one packed its bags and moved to Washington state today. Adios, Oasis. I will miss you.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Still on the same roll....
Titanium White
Silver
Copper
Neutral Gray
Light Portrait Pink
Phthalocyanine Green
Deep Violet
Unbleached Titanium
Brilliant Yellow Green
This is what came with my varnish. Woo hoo! Definitely funky weird colors, especially all together. Actually, I already have most of these - the pink, unbleached titanium and brilliant yellow green are new ones.
This is probably the last of its kind for the art festival:
But maybe not.
Silver
Copper
Neutral Gray
Light Portrait Pink
Phthalocyanine Green
Deep Violet
Unbleached Titanium
Brilliant Yellow Green
This is what came with my varnish. Woo hoo! Definitely funky weird colors, especially all together. Actually, I already have most of these - the pink, unbleached titanium and brilliant yellow green are new ones.
This is probably the last of its kind for the art festival:
But maybe not.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Techno savvy
Last night I went to bed wicked early because I was one hundred percent exhausted. Just beat. I turned out the light, stuck my cold feet under a warm poodle, and then ... tossed and turned like a ship on turbulent seas. Huh. Thought for sure I would be out within three seconds - four tops, but there I was, eyes wide shut. (I don't know what that means but it sounds right.) I was awake ALL. NIGHT. LONG. Got up once to make fried eggs (and killed two enormous spiders in my bathroom -- eeeeww). Got up once to get a notebook to make a list of things to do today. Got up a third time to read. There should be a nap in my immediate future, but so far - at 3:10 p.m. - I am still wide awake.
Anyway. Getting back to why I was so exhausted. Yesterday was a long run day. Twelve miles that took forever. My knees held on way longer than last time but gave out at the end nonetheless. Lesson learned? Maybe a full marathon in 48 days is not such a great idea. I may downgrade to the half, and work on my speed instead. Find another half or a 25k to run in October as well. We are taking it under advisement. We being me and my knees. Surprisingly, I feel pretty good today. I can even walk up and down stairs like a normal person.
On a totally different subject, I signed up for something quite clever. Intuit, the company that makes Quickbooks, has created Intuit GoPayment. There is a credit card reader that hooks on to the audio jack of your cell phone and lets you accept credit cards through your phone. I signed up and downloaded the droid application. Now I wait for the card reader. In the meantime I can take a credit card payment by manually entering the card number into my phone. If you want to experience the awesomeness factor of this yourself, send me your credit card number. Heh heh.
So. Even if nobody buys any of my art at the festival, I will still look technologically savvy. Although I guess at least ONE person has to buy something so I can show off my savvyness.
I ordered more varnish on Saturday and I'm afraid some other things slipped in there too. Probably more funky weird paint colors. I can't wait.
Speaking of funky weird paint colors, Derek calls this Flowers of Death. But I like it.
Anyway. Getting back to why I was so exhausted. Yesterday was a long run day. Twelve miles that took forever. My knees held on way longer than last time but gave out at the end nonetheless. Lesson learned? Maybe a full marathon in 48 days is not such a great idea. I may downgrade to the half, and work on my speed instead. Find another half or a 25k to run in October as well. We are taking it under advisement. We being me and my knees. Surprisingly, I feel pretty good today. I can even walk up and down stairs like a normal person.
On a totally different subject, I signed up for something quite clever. Intuit, the company that makes Quickbooks, has created Intuit GoPayment. There is a credit card reader that hooks on to the audio jack of your cell phone and lets you accept credit cards through your phone. I signed up and downloaded the droid application. Now I wait for the card reader. In the meantime I can take a credit card payment by manually entering the card number into my phone. If you want to experience the awesomeness factor of this yourself, send me your credit card number. Heh heh.
So. Even if nobody buys any of my art at the festival, I will still look technologically savvy. Although I guess at least ONE person has to buy something so I can show off my savvyness.
I ordered more varnish on Saturday and I'm afraid some other things slipped in there too. Probably more funky weird paint colors. I can't wait.
Speaking of funky weird paint colors, Derek calls this Flowers of Death. But I like it.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Just one of those days....
Have you ever had one of those days? I have. Yesterday. A totally unexpected emotional face-plant of a day. The tragic part is that my day started out on such a high note. Poodle and I got up early and went for a five mile run before work, and I was going to run another seven after work. It was going to be a very productive day, and I was planning on feeling well accomplished by the time I went to bed.
Wrong.
Was there something "off" in the air yesterday? My train didn't just fall off the tracks, it FLEW off the tracks. I had to go home early. Bleh. (As a side note, I like to listen to music while I paint and I am not embarrassed to admit I have been on a John Denver kick for about a week. Last night, while drafting this post, John sang, "Sometimes I fly like an eagle, and sometimes I'm deep in despair." Right there with you, pal. That was my day in a nutshell.)
Anyway, I had some extra time on my hands yesterday and no, I did not use it to run those seven miles. Poodle has a cut on her foot so I didn't want to take her, and I wasn't comfortable leaving her alone for that long. Instead, I painted. By the time I went to bed I had worked out what I hope will be a clever way to hang some of the pieces in my festival booth, had drafted a temporary business card, and there were eight paintings in the works spread all over my kitchen.
And today has been a better day.
Wrong.
Was there something "off" in the air yesterday? My train didn't just fall off the tracks, it FLEW off the tracks. I had to go home early. Bleh. (As a side note, I like to listen to music while I paint and I am not embarrassed to admit I have been on a John Denver kick for about a week. Last night, while drafting this post, John sang, "Sometimes I fly like an eagle, and sometimes I'm deep in despair." Right there with you, pal. That was my day in a nutshell.)
Anyway, I had some extra time on my hands yesterday and no, I did not use it to run those seven miles. Poodle has a cut on her foot so I didn't want to take her, and I wasn't comfortable leaving her alone for that long. Instead, I painted. By the time I went to bed I had worked out what I hope will be a clever way to hang some of the pieces in my festival booth, had drafted a temporary business card, and there were eight paintings in the works spread all over my kitchen.
And today has been a better day.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
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