Jala Pfaff

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Untitled 252 and 253

Untitled 252. Pastel. 5" x 7" Sold.

Untitled 253. Pastel. 5" x 7". Sold.

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OPEN STUDIOS BOULDER 2013: This Saturday and Sunday from 12-6 pm each day. This is the final weekend.

I am studio #15 on the map this year. Please stop by for a visit!

For more information: openartsboulder.org/openstudios

The Open Studios art exhibit in the main Boulder Public Library survived the flood (yay!) and there is one piece there from each artist (over a hundred) from now until Open Studios is over.

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The mighty hunter (of crumpled paper balls) takes an afternoon rest between forays, secure in his knowledge that he is camouflaged.

More art on my website: jalapfaff.com

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Untitled 250

Untitled 250. Pastel. 9" x 12." Purchase information: jala[at]jalapfaff.com

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OPEN STUDIOS BOULDER 2013: This Saturday and Sunday from 12-6 pm each day. This is the final weekend.

I am studio #15 on the map this year. Please stop by for a visit!

For more information: openartsboulder.org/openstudios

The Open Studios art exhibit in the main Boulder Public Library survived the flood (yay!) and there is one piece there from each artist (over a hundred) from now until Open Studios is over.

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Things that make you go "Awwwww..." From the archives:

A sleeping baby Gadjo! Furry little lima bean!

More art on my website: jalapfaff.com

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Untitled 251

Untitled 251. Pastel. Approximately 4" x 6". Sold.

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Mojito is in charge of making sure that Open Studios visitors spend an adequate amount of time admiring my artwork:

Actually, this is the slowest Open Studios I've ever seen. I don't know if people are too busy fixing their basements to go see art, or...? So far, though, I'm not even close to breaking even (the entry fee is about $350). Yikes. Really hoping next weekend is better!

Rumi seems to be doing quite well, which is wonderful. Although of course, the sudden change in food gave all three of them diarrhea... Ugh.

More art on my website: jalapfaff.com

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Untitled 249 --and-- Open Studios announcement

Untitled 249. Pastel. 9" x 12." Purchase information: jala[at]jalapfaff.com

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Oh, what a crowded couch...

And a quick video of Rumi getting moral support from his big brother, Mojito. Mojito--the dog!--is providing moral support by way of being super tolerant while Rumi rubs against his head over and over.

Rumi needed moral support because he had to go to the emergency vet this week. (Terribly expensive, ugh.) But he is doing better so far and seems to be on the mend now. He has developed struvite crystals in his urinary tract and they have been causing him a lot of trouble and pain.

(From what I can tell, the video won't play on iphone. It also appears to be running by itself, in a loop. I didn't tell it to do that!)

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OPEN STUDIOS BOULDER 2013: This Saturday and Sunday, and also the following Saturday and Sunday (total four days), from 12-6 pm each day.

I am studio #15 on the map this year. Please stop by for a visit!

For more information: openartsboulder.org/openstudios

The Open Studios art exhibit in the main Boulder Public Library survived the flood (yay!) and there is one piece there from each artist (over a hundred) from now until Open Studios is over. The library reception is Friday evening, Oct. 4.

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More art on my website: jalapfaff.com

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Untitled 248

Untitled 248. Pastel. 9" x 12." Purchase information: jala[at]jalapfaff.com

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Fennec: [Why yes, as a matter of fact my head is perfectly comfortable. Why do you ask?]

More art on my website: jalapfaff.com

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Untitled 247

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

Purchase information: jala [at] jalapfaff.com

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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.

More art on my website: jalapfaff.com

Friday, September 20, 2013

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.

More art on my website: jalapfaff.com

Monday, September 16, 2013

The Great Flood of 2013

I'm sure most of you reading this heard about the massive flooding along the Front Range here in Colorado. FEMA is even here, and people are still being airlifted out of several towns and cities whose bridges collapsed. Boulder was hit pretty hard in town, but much worse in the mountains, and really bad in places like Lyons, Jamestown, and Longmont.

A lot of places are still closed and will be for the foreseeable future, some people still unaccounted for, and pretty much every basement in every city along the Front Range has turned into an impromptu aquarium. It was really astounding. It basically rained hard for four or five days virtually without stopping. All the creeks, sewers, streets, rivers, some dams, just became overwhelmed from the sheer quantity of water.

I and my animolecules are fine. Just some water damage in my apartment, and I still haven't been able to get some of my medication because the low-income clinic shut down four days ago.

I (and hundreds of other people) went down to the Boulder creek/public library area a couple of days after the peak flooding, to check out the aftermath.