Untitled 247

Untitled 247.  Pastel on Wallis.  9" x 12".  

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 Rumi spends a lot of time in his own little Rumi world...  Which is part of the reason I wanted to name him that.

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Untitled 246

Untitled 246, approx. 9" x 12", pastel on Wallis.  Please email for purchase information:

jala [at] jalapfaff.com

Yes, I am finally painting again! And it feels so good! Frustrating, of course--but it's that artistically satisfying frustration of image-midwifery. Things struggle mightily to be born.

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 Have to pack in the cats in size order in order to fit everyone on the couch.

World's best buddies.

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She promised me ice cream

The snow and extreme cold continue. (As I write this, it's 3 degrees F, with a wind chill of -14. I have to leave for work in a few minutes.) I was desperate to do something in bright colors, since around here we're only seeing in monochrome. I had a lot of fun doing this in a completely in-the-moment, deliberately childlike way.

I knew that the foxes and deer in our neighborhood have been getting bolder and bolder... But today I was genuinely shocked to look out the window and see a fox, in broad daylight, taking his sweet time to sniff and stroll around my yard and all the neighbors'. They eat cats around here... (Our Jellyroll never did come back.) I didn't have my camera, but my neighbor/artist/friend Sam has a photo of a couple of them on her roof here.

The deer, too, beautiful though they are, have become more than a nuisance in our neighborhood, eating cherry trees, roses, and garden tomatoes with equal relish. Woe betide the human who takes a casual walk down the sidewalk in fawn season...there's a matriarch who doesn't hesitate to charge you, even with leashed barking dogs at your side. I used to think it was kind of funny...until it happened to me. That's when I realized those things are big. And those shiny black hooves look pretty sharp too.

Must...stay....warm. Must....stay...warm...

$115.00 - She promised me ice cream (Ready to Frame)

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Untitled 39

It has been raining here all weekend. I think this is something like 8 weekends in a row now...unheard-of for here. I'm tired of my humidity-hair (Jewfro). My paintings aren't drying. The Husband still hasn't patched our roof. Anyway...

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