Saturday, March 31, 2012

Untitled 228


Pastel on UArt, approx. 4" x 4".

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Gadjo decides to give Lynxie a bath he didn't ask for.




But Lynxie is willing.


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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Untitled 227


A mini. Pastel on Sennelier LaCarte, approx. 2.5" x 2.5".

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Spices and gods: Indian kitchen.


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Monday, March 26, 2012

Untitled 226


Pastel on UArt, approx. 8" x 9".

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In India.


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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Untitled 225


Pastel on UArt, approx. 5" x 6".

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Talented painter David Larson Evans has done an awesome painting of Mojito on the couch. Check it out and smile.
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Professional squirrel watcher.


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In Bihar, India.


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Friday, March 23, 2012

Square 4


Pastel on UArt, approx. 5" x 6."

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The divorce and living situation here is an absolute nightmare--financially, legally, emotionally. 

If it weren't for my beloved animolecules--whom The Husband is now trying to get rid of--I don't think I'd make it through a single day. As things are right now, it feels miraculous to get through a day.

And the difficulty is compounded for me because my best friend of more than a decade decided she didn't want to deal with me and my problems anymore--during the worst crisis of my life, when I am already losing so much. Impeccable timing for the end of a friendship, wouldn't you say?
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 Thank god for the sweetness of my fur babies.

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In India.

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Untitled 224


Pastel on Sennelier LaCarte, approx. 3" x 7".

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In India.


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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Square 3


Pastel on UArt, approx. 5" x 6".

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In Bihar, India.


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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Untitled 223


Pastel on Sennelier LaCarte, approx. 2" x 7".

From the Strata series.

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 Cleo is usually a well-behaved girl in the studio. But the other day I discovered this on the floor:

Miss Lemon loves the springtime...

...she was sitting right in front of these tiny blue flowers and seemed to be admiring them.


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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Untitled 222


Pastel on UArt, approx. 3.5" x 4.5".

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In India.

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Untitled 221


Pastel on Sennelier LaCarte, approx. 3" x 4".

From the Strata series.

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From earlier in the year. We're currently enjoying wonderful warm weather.
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Dashboard deity, India.


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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Untitled 220


Pastel on UArt, approx. 6" x 6".

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This is a pastel from a month or so ago. 

I've been in the studio a lot lately, working on a couple of Diebenkorn-esque "Ocean Park"-style pieces. They're on the biggest canvases I've ever worked on: 3' x 4'.  (Although that's not even close to Diebenkorn sizes.) I love working on the bigger canvases, it turns out. I hope to work even larger than 3' x 4' someday. 
It's funny, after I've spent a few hours working on one of the 3' x 4' ones, when I look around at the studio, the 30" x 40" recent paintings suddenly look very small to me!

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Mr. Fennec, the poster child for sleeping well and getting your full 18 hours.

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Handmade in India.

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Monday, March 12, 2012