I’m sure you’ve seen all the posts everywhere that say love yourself, take care of yourself, and on and on – Well, what does loving ourselves, taking care of ourselves, even look like? Is it fun? Serious? Drudgery? Happy? Silly? Does it mean gardening? Swimming? Drawing? Waving to friends? Going on adventures? Staying home and […]
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Category: Just for Fun
CATS X 3
In a kind of odd moment as I sat glomping my lunch a couple days ago, I looked out my window to see my neighbor’s cats sunning themselves on the window sill, and they just looked so happy. Have you ever wished you had your own safe windowsill where you could relax and be totally […]
A HAPPY PURPLE WEDDING
With this ring, and yellow flower, and bunny dance, and birdies, and meeces, and ferrets, and sun, and pink and red flowers, and the sun, I thee wed! Sometimes ya just gotta shed the got-to list and do the fun list. This wasn’t on any list! But I’m feeling low energy today, and it was […]
The Tale of Frank and Lilly of Desolation...
In a frozen stand-off, all three halted, just a few feet from each other. Like wooden soldiers, they stood silent in the middle of the street. Slowly, Frank reached up and tipped his hat, took Lilly’s hand and walked on. “No, Frank, don’t! He didn’t mean it!” Lilly exclaimed. “Don’t hold me back this time, […]
ROSIE PEARL
When I was in my twenties, I lived with my then-hubby and our two small boys, way out in the country in northern California. One day as we were driving home from a trip to Eureka selling our pots, I spotted a really sad looking horse in a pasture by the side of the road. […]
RAMEN YOGA
When I first moved to Hawaii in 1966, I was introduced to a local oriental dish called Saimin. It was a rich chickeny or maybe fishy broth, with thin slices of roast pork, chopped green onions, long, skinny, squiggly, tangled rice noodles, and seasonings rich with ginger and other spices I didn’t know of at […]
HOT DOG!
In January, I enrolled in a course to learn how to create sellable surface pattern designs. I’m intending to find out how to create designs I can sell and license to individuals and companies for reproduction on fabric, wallpaper, wrapping paper, and you name it, all kinds of products. I started out trying floral designs, […]
MONSTERIOUS
Surprise! Black! Yes, I know people think of me as doing art with outrageous bright gleaming color – and – I also love black and white! I decided to just go wacky and blast out a really bold piece – I think this fulfills that idea. I’m thinking of that whole monsters and critters series […]
COMFORT? Or CANOODLING?
Which would you name it? At first I thought, “Comfort.” But then as I looked at it more, it seemed like “Canoodling” would be a better name. What do you think? I had originally intended it to be totally hot, sizzling, and erotic. But as I drew it out and added color, it became sweeter […]
BAAAAAAAAH!
Today I saw a shorty little video on FB by a gal who has a bunch of farm animals that bonded to her and follow her along like dogs – including turkeys, goats and sheep, and even a deer! Halfway through the video, one of the sheep – thick with a year’s worth of wool […]
THREE SISTERS of JOY
Fish have always meant happiness to me. Maybe because I spent so much time sitting on the dock near my childhood house, feet swinging over the water, as I caught buckets of bluefish and flounder. Maybe it’s because they are so varied and graceful, and so beautiful. When I lived in Hawaii, seeing them flash […]
THREE ON A TREE
Someone asked me to do this one for her, as a gift for someone’s baby. The mom has three rambunctious kids, so I figured each one needed to have a bear. And of course they are going for the honey comb, right? What else do naughty bears do? (And Rabbit wonders how soon they will […]
SILLY TIGER
Silly Tiger says… “Those minty leaves look so refreshing! And my new pink hairdo feels so divine!” More silliness is required the longer we are in lockdown, yes? Here’s to silliness for your day. Original – pastels on 12″x12″ gessoed board Prints – available in 11″x11 on paper Contact me if you’d like one or […]
HONEY BEAR
Who doesn’t like honey! When Honey Bear went to the river today, he found part of a honey comb that had fallen from the Honey Tree! What a score! As the bees buzzed around him trying to get it back, he grabbed it and off he ran! Soon he slowed down and started snacking, not […]
IRINA’S GARDEN HAT
Once more in the mood of Modigliani – this was a color study I did today – In 20-20 hindsight, I think the composition could be a whole lot more exciting, but the purpose was to test out colors for a larger work, so at least that got done. I liked how loose I could […]
ANGELA van GOGH
I’m not sure I really like this – it’s pretty harsh looking – but here’s my first attempt at a self-portrait in the style of Vincent van Gogh. I got the idea watching a series of wonderful videos called the Forger’s Masterclasses – where an ex-forger was showing 3 students in each video how to […]
Twisted Tales Book #2 is out!
The Big Bad Wolf Steals the Magic I’m so excited to announce that book #2 in the Twisted Tales series, The Big Bad Wolf Steals the Magic, is now ready in print on Amazon.com and also on the Kindle! I just got my copies in the mail today, and they look gorgeous – nice white […]
I Just Want to Be Me
I created this little Artist’s Bitch and Moan and Happy Ending Ebook just to have fun. If you’ve ever wondered about ‘having’ to exercise, ‘having’ to ‘eat right’ or ‘having’ to market or go to a J.O.B. (just over broke) – you’ll enjoy this little poke at our society’s rules. Go HERE and scroll down […]
The Writing on the Wall
I thought you might enjoy a few pix that I found on PicturesofWalls.com, a site featuring delightful, ironic, sad, angry and funny pictures of graffiti on all kinds of walls. I compiled some of the images into a kind of rough line of visual conversation here. Takes you from despair to delight and hope. Right […]