Introducing Basho

Introducing Basho, the Siamese-Snowshoe-mix haiku poet, newest member of our family.

He is about four months old, from the Humane Society, and needs your healing wishes sent his way, as he is very sick with URI (Upper Respiratory Infection) and quite a pitiful little thing right now.

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India transport

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It was very dark out during our walk the other night and Jazzy was rooting around in the dirt in a neighbor's yard...I assumed for a stick or cracker crumbs (they have little kids) or something. I was in for a bit of a shock when we got home under the deck light...

Blorp.

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Untitled 29 (oil)

Finished last night. Oil on linen, 24" x 24".

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The other day we stripped all the couch covers and dog bed covers to wash them...

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Below: in Bihar, India.

$325.00 - Untitled 29 (oil) (No need to frame)

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At the dyers' center...and Rumi hunts gnats

At the dyers' center in Hyderabad, India.

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Friend Jonathan came by today...and posed his paws next to Jazz's.

Found Lynx hiding in the shower for some reason yesterday:

Where's Rumi? Sometimes he'll sit like a little statue across the room and just stare at me.

There's cat grass planted in that pot. There are a lot of little gnats that seem to live in or around the dirt. Rumi is the Great White Gnat Hunter.

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Photo day

No new paintings to show yet. So here are some photos instead...

In the Indian state of Bihar: these construction guys in a very high distant window (zoomed here) were thrilled to find they were being noticed.

In the city of Patna.

Yesterday I took Rumi to the vet for his 1-yr. old vaccinations. Rumi is one year old this month! Can you guess, based on your knowledge of Rumi's personality, how he feels about going to the vet?

He loves it. Loves going in the car, loves the attention, loves having his heart listened to and his intestines palpated, loves meeting new people. They were calling in people from other rooms to come meet the zany white kitty. This photo was taken with my iPhone while I was driving (I know, dangerous but this photo had to be taken)--this is what it looked like in the passenger seat next to me:

From the archives: Rumi as a lanky young thing.

Today: a lazy Friday afternoon with some of the most beautiful weather the world has ever known.

Rumi cuddled up to The Husband: internet surfing by proxy. Rumi's little smile slays me.

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Open Studios Boulder Fall 2010 coverage

My back to the camera here, talking to two of the visitors. I love the skeptical look on that woman's face!...wonder what I was saying to cause that. On the left of the photo is my friend Paul Lander, getting some doggy love.

Jazzy took his art-guarding duties quite seriously. Perhaps we could rent him out to some of the major museums? He seemed especially serious about guarding the blue paintings.

Rumi and Miss Lemon taking a break, worn out from their greeting duties.

Below, a quick vid The Husband made while I was explaining oil + cold wax technique to some visitors. We even had Bonnie Luria doing a virtual tour via Skype.

(P.S. Does anyone know why when perfectly clear videos are put onto Blogger, they get all grainy and fuzzy?)

And below is the official Boulder TV22's video covering the opening night, where each artist had one piece on display at the Boulder Public Library. You can see a lot of different artists' work here. I'm in it briefly at 00:16, 00:36, and in a still just before the credits. This is about five minutes long.

I had a great time during Open Studios and I hope to participate again next year.

bv22.org

bv22.org/archive?vid=218

Untitled 28 (oil)

Oil and cold wax. 10" x 30". Also completed just before the India trip.

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In India, in the state of Bihar, out in the boonies. Unbearably hot and humid. The dog had the right idea: find a little shade and remain immobile.

$375.00 - Untitled 28 (oil) (no need to frame)

Rumi is a great proofreader and copyeditor. But can you afford his services?

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Oil and cold wax. 16" x 16". Completed just before the India trip.
Sold.

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Look who got into the fireplace ashes! (cold ashes from last year, not to worry)

At the weavers' and dyers' center.

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Day 2 of Open Studios in Boulder...and some Rumi vids

The Husband is still in India and has the good camera, so this pic and the vids are just from my iPhone. (And that's just my iPhone 3, not the 4 with the good camera.)

Anyway, it's nearing the end of Day 2 of Open Studios, and I'm getting tired...but still having fun.

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Here's some videos of Rumi. I hope you can hear his snore if you listen closely with the volume at max. It's a soft, intermittent sound...and so cute. It kills me.

Then there's two vids of him being silly on a table. On the longer clip, especially toward the end of it, I wanted you to hear some of the funny sounds he makes when he's excited or curious.

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Open Studios Boulder

Rumi is napping (potential energy) to convert to kinetic energy tomorrow, as he'll be one of the official greeters at my studio/home: tomorrow is the first day of the Boulder Open Studios artists tour. It happens from 12 - 6pm this weekend and next weekend as well. Please stop in if you're in Boulder. Maybe you'd like to see some of my artwork in person. Or maybe you'll come just to meet rock star Rumi? Either way.

Tonight at the public library is the opening reception from 6 - 8pm.

Visit openartsboulder.org for more detailed information on the Fall Artists Tour.

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