Despite everything that happened in 2020, I got to do a lot of painting. I have a heater, but when I walk in, the studio can be in the 40’s. So I dress in layers, and get to work while it warms up a bit.
Hope to see you this time next year.
Medical Debt Horror
2020 will smack many people with horrible medical debt, no matter if they are insured or not. Trying to deal with it is oh, so …bad. Harassing phone calls and threatening letters, but no solutions. Kill yourself? How do they think you can pay if you do that?
She Persisted
This has been a hell of a year. This is a self portrait, using wood dyes, on paper. The lose of control with the dyes mirrors my frustration.
Deforestation
I live in a rain forest, but nothing like a jungle in South America. Yet, I can see the devastation caused
by clearing the land. This is a new technique, using Keto dye on plywood, as well as paint and charcoal.
Pardon this interruption
I got a terrible result of my blood test a couple of weeks ago. As everyone knows now, steroids can work wonders. I laid low and the numbers are back to normal for me.
This painting is called Radio Waves. Information coming from outer space?
Pulling Strings
Do you wonder who is pulling strings? I am baffled.
Out of the Blue
A clue from a crossword puzzle that we were doing. The answer is sudden. I don’t know if the COVID virus qualifies, but it feels like it. To balance out the craziness I am using a weed in a field near my home. It is not stressed out.
Recycle, repurpose
Gregg’s woodshop studio is in the classroom next to mine, in a 90 year old school gymnasium. The floors are hardwood, but not flat. He bought these preused solid core doors and is making a large flat worktable. He’s been slow to customize his shop. He’s spent most of his life working on gravel.
Dandelions Don’t Care
Living in a rain forest, when all it does is rain, has it’s drawbacks. At least it isn’t snow.
Dandelions don’t care about politics
I love to paint. It banishes all the crazies outside, and leaves me a little peace.
