Life

WHAT'S GOING ON

I have been remiss in not posting more often but 

i just really haven't had time.

I've been painting a lot, getting ready for the retro Challenge show.

To see all Retro paintings so far, click HERE.

 This painting is #89, "TAOS CASITA."

I'm also working on a large 30x30" painting for 

Weems Gallery's upcoming one day $285 show.

It's on Saturday, July 19, and everything in the show

is $285 or less.

I figured painting a sunset would be the easiest to do

and I love the colors in this one.

 I finally had time to run by and take pictures of my favorite field.

There is a gorgeous background of the Sandia mountains.

I went a little late in the day so the lighting is not great,

but I have never seen the field this green.

And the clouds were perfection.

One of the reasons I haven't posted so much is because of my granddaughter.

Man, I love this girl.

She just had surgery to repair her cleft lip and this is about a week after surgery

when her stitches came out.

She's not very smiley yet, because I think her mouth is still sore.

They also repaired part of her palette inside and I think that is sore too.

She has her next surgery to repair the palette inside her mouth in October.

I have my Retro show September 26 and Weems Artfest on November 13. 14, 15, and 16.

If I don't have any paintings for the Artfest show,

 I hope you will still come by and say hi - just kidding (I hope).

 I managed to get out to Corrales for about five minutes last week to take photos of

my favorite cornfield.

I also ran across this chile field at irrigation time. 

Love this photo.

I can't wait to take more pics when the chile is higher and ready to harvest.

 Here is a photo of the cornfield, it still looks really awesome, 

especially with the mountains in the background.

hollyhocks in my neighborhood on the same day

Well, I have lots of ideas rolling around in my head right now:

- finishing up the Retro show small paintings

 - painting 50 ornaments for same show

 - painting 20 large paintings for same show

- painting for Weems Artfest

- Sawyer's surgery in a couple of months

- knee replacement surgery in January and again in late April

- getting back to daily paintings for sale

- painting figures

- a new direction with plein air painting

- finding a little truck to facilitate my plein air adventures

- looking for a little house in Taos

- more date nights with my husband

- teaching some workshops

- starting a women's art group

And that's just the tip of the iceberg!

Please hang in there with me and if I'm not posting that often,

it's because life is calling!

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