and warnings.....
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Soul Full
and warnings.....
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Friday, September 4, 2015
30 Paintings in 30 Days
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| Day 1 - The Garden Door |
There is an online challenge that I participated in last January and I have decided to do it again. Leslie Saeta has on online challenge called 30 Paintings in 30 Days in which you try to paint one painting each day. Then you have the opportunity of displaying it on her website.
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| Day 2 - Saint Cirq Lapopie, FR |
So far we are at Day 4 and I am feeling like I may have bit off more than I can chew. I am trying to finish a large commission, getting several pieces done for a show next month and get ready for some upcoming travel.
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| Day 3 - Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume |
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| Day 4 - Santa Fe, NM |
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Thursday, August 27, 2015
Thirty and Six
Sound - King of the Harem - Bull Elk
Wednesday, August 26th was Mr. B and my 36th Wedding Anniversary and we decided to take a little road trip to celebrate! After a delicious brunch we decided to head to Point Reyes Seashore which is about and hour and a half from our home.
Then we headed to the coast to take a walk along the shore.
So tranquil and we had it almost all to ourselves!
Mr. B was brave enough to walk out on a cliff with only that measly little stick to break your fall! Being smarter, I waited in the car praying for his safe return while he snapped these two photos.
And for being so brave, he was rewarded with some lazy sea lions!!!
I told him that I would like some cute cow pictures next so we headed back inland and found these three cuties getting a drink of water and being rather curious about what we were doing.
I am happily snapping away when he says "Look over there".....
So I snap the cows on the hillside.
But look up.......what's that critter behind them?
Mr. B had spotted a whole herd of Tule Elk on the hillside!!!
If you played the sound at the top of this post you would hear what a bull elk sounds like - wink - hint!
As we drove around them and down near Drakes Beach we found another herd.
This male was "bugling" for his harem to get together and follow him.
"Come on Alice, we are waiting for you!!!"
"Ah, hold your pants on Ralph. I have to cross this very busy street!!!"
But then we noticed that there were two more bull elks following the herd and Ralph wanted to get his ladies under his watchful eye.
Heads were down and they took their charging stances. We figured it must be rutting season.
And they got into it! It was amazing how loud the noise coming from their clashing antlers!
And if you listen to the sounds at the top of this blog you would hear the clacking of their antlers - wink, hint.......although ours were much louder!
Meanwhile the third male took off with the harem!
It was an exciting mini docudrama nature show kinda thing happening right before our eyes.
Heading back to Hwy. 1 I spotted this Eagle-Hawk on a huge nest on the power lines.
After all of the activity, we were ready for an early dinner, a glass of wine and some time to relax.
On Hwy. 1 between Marshall and Tomales is a great little restaurant, Nick's Cove.
They also have a dock with a boat house attached from where you can phone in your food order and pick it up when it's ready to dine inside the boat house or outside on the deck.
These are their cottages on the water. They also have several on the hill across from the restaurant.
We chose to dine in the cozy restaurant where we were treated to a window seat.
We enjoyed a good bottle of wine from the Santa Cruz mountains and some GREAT French bread with butter & orange sea salt.
Mr. B ordered an assortment of oysters and salmon while I enjoyed a salad and some amazing chicken.
After dinner we brought our drinks out on the dock to enjoy in the warm summer evening.
On the way home we were treated to a beautiful sunset.
And my quote for today's post comes from a boat at Nick's Cove.
Wednesday, August 26th was Mr. B and my 36th Wedding Anniversary and we decided to take a little road trip to celebrate! After a delicious brunch we decided to head to Point Reyes Seashore which is about and hour and a half from our home.
We stopped at Point Reyes Station where we did a little shopping and where The Cowgirl Creamery is located.
Mmmmm.....yum!
Then we headed to the coast to take a walk along the shore.
So tranquil and we had it almost all to ourselves!
A view of the beach we were just walking on from up high on a bluff near the Lighthouse.
Mr. B was brave enough to walk out on a cliff with only that measly little stick to break your fall! Being smarter, I waited in the car praying for his safe return while he snapped these two photos.
And for being so brave, he was rewarded with some lazy sea lions!!!
I told him that I would like some cute cow pictures next so we headed back inland and found these three cuties getting a drink of water and being rather curious about what we were doing.
I am happily snapping away when he says "Look over there".....
So I snap the cows on the hillside.
But look up.......what's that critter behind them?
Mr. B had spotted a whole herd of Tule Elk on the hillside!!!
If you played the sound at the top of this post you would hear what a bull elk sounds like - wink - hint!
As we drove around them and down near Drakes Beach we found another herd.
This male was "bugling" for his harem to get together and follow him.
"Come on Alice, we are waiting for you!!!"
"Ah, hold your pants on Ralph. I have to cross this very busy street!!!"
But then we noticed that there were two more bull elks following the herd and Ralph wanted to get his ladies under his watchful eye.
Heads were down and they took their charging stances. We figured it must be rutting season.
And they got into it! It was amazing how loud the noise coming from their clashing antlers!
And if you listen to the sounds at the top of this blog you would hear the clacking of their antlers - wink, hint.......although ours were much louder!
Meanwhile the third male took off with the harem!
It was an exciting mini docudrama nature show kinda thing happening right before our eyes.
Heading back to Hwy. 1 I spotted this Eagle-Hawk on a huge nest on the power lines.
After all of the activity, we were ready for an early dinner, a glass of wine and some time to relax.
On Hwy. 1 between Marshall and Tomales is a great little restaurant, Nick's Cove.
They also have a dock with a boat house attached from where you can phone in your food order and pick it up when it's ready to dine inside the boat house or outside on the deck.
These are their cottages on the water. They also have several on the hill across from the restaurant.
We chose to dine in the cozy restaurant where we were treated to a window seat.
We enjoyed a good bottle of wine from the Santa Cruz mountains and some GREAT French bread with butter & orange sea salt.
Mr. B ordered an assortment of oysters and salmon while I enjoyed a salad and some amazing chicken.
After dinner we brought our drinks out on the dock to enjoy in the warm summer evening.
On the way home we were treated to a beautiful sunset.
Happy Anniversary Mr. B.....
Hard to believe it's been 36 years!
And my quote for today's post comes from a boat at Nick's Cove.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Monday, August 17, 2015
Heat Wave
Song - Heat Wave by Martha and the Vandellas
102° on Sunday
My already dry garden is frying.
Leaves on the trees are burning and turning brown.
I am placing saucers of cool water around the yard for the songbirds.
Mika is enjoying that!
I have turned on my fountain just so I can hear the sound of water.
That makes me feel several degrees cooler.
(Don't worry, it recirculates the water so it's still legal for now in CA)
While swimming yesterday afternoon, Mr. B noticed an unusual bird in the tree near the creek.
I was able to run inside and get my camera to capture a few shots.
It appears that he is a White-tailed Kite who was stretching his wing and kept a careful eye on me.
And within seconds, off he flew......
Several days ago I spotted this guy in a tree above the creek.
It's HOT and the raptures have arrived......
Meanwhile it's time to go back in the pool and cool off!
Stay cool dear friends!
"If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?" --Stephen Wright
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Robin
Song - Elmer Fudd sings Bruce Springsteen by Robin Williams
The collaborative painting Robin: A Spark in the Dark was created by the seven-member Bay Area Studio Artists as a signature piece for a show called Light <---> Dark. Our goal for the show was to present a meditation on the light and dark patterns and balances that make a painting intriguing, compelling and dramatic.
As we began to think about a group work to illustrate this idea, we realized there was another kind of light and dark in our emotional lives. And as we discussed this we thought of Robin Williams, whose death had touched us all. He seemed to embody the brightest of light moments as well as the darker side of reality.
The resulting portrait we created is painted on 24 - 10 x 10 inch canvases. The seven artists were randomly assigned three or four pieces of the painting. The canvases, painted in acrylic or oil, represent the BASA artists' eclectic mix of styles from realism to expressionism. We like to think the resulting work reflects the mix of realities that were always part of Robin's personae.
(Above content written by participating artist Joanne Taeuffer)
Artists participating in BASA include - Suzun Almquist, Marcy Wheeler, Jeanette Baird, Joanne Taeuffer, Susan Bonebakker, Sharon Tama and Ellen Reintjes.
Robin: A Spark in the Dark will be in an exhibit "Pairings" at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts
from August 19 - October 4, 2015. And at the Marilyn Citron O'Rourke Art Gallery in Benicia from Oct. 12 - Nov. 20th.
"Not just my world, but the entire world is forever a little darker, less colorful and less full of laughter in his (Robin's) absence. We'll just have to work twice as hard to fill it back up again." --Zelda Williams
Robin: A Spark in the Dark by Bay Area Studio Artists (BASA)
The collaborative painting Robin: A Spark in the Dark was created by the seven-member Bay Area Studio Artists as a signature piece for a show called Light <---> Dark. Our goal for the show was to present a meditation on the light and dark patterns and balances that make a painting intriguing, compelling and dramatic.
As we began to think about a group work to illustrate this idea, we realized there was another kind of light and dark in our emotional lives. And as we discussed this we thought of Robin Williams, whose death had touched us all. He seemed to embody the brightest of light moments as well as the darker side of reality.
The resulting portrait we created is painted on 24 - 10 x 10 inch canvases. The seven artists were randomly assigned three or four pieces of the painting. The canvases, painted in acrylic or oil, represent the BASA artists' eclectic mix of styles from realism to expressionism. We like to think the resulting work reflects the mix of realities that were always part of Robin's personae.
(Above content written by participating artist Joanne Taeuffer)
Artists participating in BASA include - Suzun Almquist, Marcy Wheeler, Jeanette Baird, Joanne Taeuffer, Susan Bonebakker, Sharon Tama and Ellen Reintjes.
Yesterday, August 11th marked the one year anniversary of Robin Williams passing.
Robin: A Spark in the Dark will be in an exhibit "Pairings" at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts
from August 19 - October 4, 2015. And at the Marilyn Citron O'Rourke Art Gallery in Benicia from Oct. 12 - Nov. 20th.
"Not just my world, but the entire world is forever a little darker, less colorful and less full of laughter in his (Robin's) absence. We'll just have to work twice as hard to fill it back up again." --Zelda Williams
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