HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM.  TODAY IS MOMS 98TH BIRTHDAY.  RIGHT NOW SHE IS SITTING IN THE KITCHEN CALLING RUDY ' WHERE DID MY RUDY GO'.!

AND I DECIDED TO UPDATE HER BLOG TODAY..AND THEN..THOUGHT..WELL MIGHT AS WELL DO MINE...IF ANYTHING ITS A JOURNAL FOR ME! HA!

 THIS IS BIRDIE.  SHE IS OBVIOUSLY VERY VERY PRETTY BUT TOO BIG FOR THE HARD SURFACE BOARD I PUT HER ON...ITS BURLAP WITH PLASTER ON IT..AND I LIKE IT..BUT NOW BIRDIE IS TOO BIG FOR IT..SOOOOOO THAT MEANS I AM NOT FINISHED.  GEEZ.  I HAVE LEFT IT OUT..SITTING ON A LARGER CANVAS...DECIDING HOW TO DO THE BACKGROUND...SEEING AS I HAVE ALL THESE COLORS ALREADY IN IT..SO WILL GET BACK TO YOU WHEN ITS FINISHED. BUT LOOK CLOSELY AT HER BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES..I REALLY DO ENJOY PUTTING THEM ON HER!

 SO MOVED ON TO TRYING INKS.  NEVER DID INKS.  JILL GAVE ME A WHOLE BUNCH SO I TRIED ' POURING' OVER A TEXTURED PAPER...I ACTUALLY LIKED IT..I ALSO DID SOME PASTELS ON IT AND SOME GOLD FLAKES...NICE BUT NOT REALLY WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY MIXED MEDIA SKILLS..BUT GOOD TO KNOW ABOUT INKS...

SO WHILE DECIDING JUST WHAT TO DO IN THIS STUDIO..WE WENT TO SAN DIEGO...LAGUANA , SEDONA AND THEN ON TO VENTURA CALIFORNIA. NOT ALL AT ONE TIME.  WE DECIDED TO GET OUT AT LEAST 5 DAYS EACH MONTH..FOR OUR SANITY.  LUCKILY DANNY JOINS US ON SOME VISITS...WE JUST REALLY ENJOY THAT..AND OF COURSE FLAPJACK.

 SEDONA WAS THE BEST.  NEVER WENT TO THE SHOPS.  STAYED RIGHT HERE ON THE CREEK IN LABERGE..GORGEOUS.  THE TABLES ARE SET RIGHT ALONG THE WATER..AND THERE IS JOHN READING THE PAPER..AND OF COURSE HIS TRUST SIDE-KICK..FLAPJACK.  IT WAS SOOO RELAXING WE WOULD LOVE TO GO BACK.

 BUT WHEN I CAME BACK..I CREATED A BOX..AND SAID..THIS STILL ISN'T WHAT I WANT TO CONCENTRATE ON.  JUST WHAT WAS A DOING BEFORE I QUIT...I SEE SOME NICE ART HANGING ON THE WALLS HERE AND WONDER ' HOW DID I CREATE THAT'.  BECAUSE..RIGHT NOW..I DONT' EVEN HAVE A CLUE WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO..OR HOW TO DO IT...

 SO BACK TO CALIFORNIA. THIS TIME VENTURA AND WE LOVED THIS PLACE THE BEST.  SO DID FLAPJACK.  OUR ROOM OVERLOOKED THE MARINA..AND WE WALKED THE BEACH AND FJ RAN THE BEACH..EVERY DAY.  I THINK WHEN WE GOT HOME..HE WOKE UP ON MONDAY MORNING AND SAID  ' WAS THAT ALL A DREAM'.  WHERE DID ITGO............

 SO WHAT IS THIS YOU ASK.  GOOD QUESTION.  ALL I KNOW IS..I HAD THIS PIECE HANGING AROUND..AND I KEPT LOOKING AT IT AND DIDN'T LIKE IT..SO I GOT OUT THE AIRBRUSH PAINTS AND DECIDED TO  ' POUR' THEM OVER..BUT..FOR SOME REASON MOST WERE DRY..SO I HAD TO POUND THE BOTTLE ON THE TABLE AND THEN SEE WHAT WOULD COME OUT..AND EVENTUALLY I JUST STARTED POURING IT OUT OF THE BOTTLE..SHAKING IT OUT OF THE BOTTLE..WHATEVER..AND HERE IS WHAT WE ENDED UP WITH.  LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING YOU SEE IN AN EXPENSIVE GALLERY...AND WONDER..'HOW DID THEY DO THAT'.  WELL..THATS HOW.
AGAIN, NOTHING I THINK I WANT TO SPEND MY TIME DOING..........LUCKILY

 THEN I GOT OUT MY ENCAUSTICS AGAIN.  GOT OUT THE BOOK.  I HAVE 3..AND SAID..WOW..THERE ARE MANY THINGS I CAN DO WITH THIS...SO DECIDED TO EXPERIMENT SO I COULD GET A GRASP ON THIS AND REALLY DO A NICE PIECE OF ART.  SO THIS EXPERIMENT WAS THE HEART WHICH IS THIN FENCING...WITH SOME GOLD..THEN I TRANSFERRED THE LADY..WITH THE BUTTERFLY ON HER HEAD..WHAT YOU DONT' SEE IS THE WORD   "YOU" ABOVE HER HEAD..ANYWAY. IT WAS FUN..BUT I WANT TO DO MORE THEN THIS....

 BUT TOOK A BREAK TO HAND MOMS BIRTHDAY BANNER ON THE FRONT GATE!
SHE IS RIGHT NOW..ALL DRESSED IN HER NEW DRESS AND SOCKS AND WILL BE OPENING SOME BIRTHDAY CARDS..BUT FRIDAY WE ARE CELEBRATING WITH THE KIDS AND HOPING..SHE HANG IN THERE AT THE RESTAURANT...

BUT WITH ALL THIS TRYING AND EXPERIMENTING..ALONG COMES SANDY AND CREATES THIS FOR ME...AND MAKES IT ALL LOOK SO EASY..ITS JUST LOVELY.  WE JUST REPAINTED OUR WALLS IN THE FOYER AND SO HUNG IT THERE AND THE COLOR OF THE WALLS REALLY BRINGS OUT THE COLOR IN THIS PIECE...SANDY ALWAYS MAKES IT LOOK SO EASY!!!

SO RIGHT NOW..I HAVE 3 PROJECTS AND PROMISE NOT TO WAIT 3 MONTHS TO PUT THEM UP.   1. I HAVE TO UPDATE MY WEB SITE WHICH DANNY CREATED FOR ME..AND WHICH I LOVE..AND DONT' UNDERSTAND WHY I CAN'T KEEP IT UP!!
2 I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BOX..THIS ONE I REALLY LIKE..CREATED FROM AIRBRUSH POURING METHOD..WITH PLEXIGLASS COVER AND I PLAN TO FINISH THIS
3. I AGREED TO DONANTE A PAINTING TO AUDREY'S ANGELS DINNER AND AUCTION..SOOOOOOOOO NOW I HAVE TO GET MOVING...AND I WILL PUT ALL THIS UP ON THE SITE NEXT TIME.

HAVE A GREAT LABOR DAY WEEK END.  ENJOY WHAT EVER YOU DO AND REMEMBER...YOU ARE ALWAYS NUMBER ONE  BEING YOURSELF..THEN TRYING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE AND COMING IN SECOND.  CAN'T REMEMBER JUST HOW THAT
REALLY GOES, BUT I AM TRYING TO TELL MYSELF THAT EVERY DAY WITH MY ART...ENJOY WHAT I LOVE DOING...CREATE WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY...AND LET EVERYONE ELSE DO THEIR OWN THING...THEN WE ARE ALL HAPPY CREATORS!