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January 20, 2009

Goofin’ Around at the Apple Store

Ceebs and I were waiting for her laptop to be repaired. We had my laptop with us, replete with it’s built in camera. So the funnin’ began. The tech (aka “genius”) must have thought we were wacky, but it’s the Apple Store, so they really can’t say anything.

January 14, 2009

And I Fall Asleep Commissioned Painting

And I Fall Asleep, Lulled by the Noise of Paris

I did this commissioned painting in June 2008 and it was a happy story. Good experience for me, client was happy. But, I never posted a picture of the complete piece, so here it is. Someone I was talking to asked about seeing it, so now I can direct people to this blog entry.

The completed piece is 30″ x 40″ and is mixed media: acrylic, found paper, and other found objects d’art.

The writing reads, in French:

This old house
I feel its russet warm
Comes from the senses to the mind.

Enjoy!

January 14, 2009

More Paint Chip Cards

Here are some more paint chip cards I did using the Go Make Something recipe (see the post on 1/8/09). For these, I used the same punch as the others. I punched from a strip along the edge of the large paint chip (4 colors to a chip), on the side with the labels. Then, I cut back the chip to remove that piece and glued the paint chip and flower punched pieces onto the front of a white cardstock card I bought at Michael’s. The cards come in packs of 25 or 50, with envelopes and pre-scored to fold at the right spot for only $2.99 (25) or $4.00 (50).

On the yellow and lime green cards, I used a small square chip and cut 3 flowers from the middle. I didn’t care if some of the flowers weren’t fully punched. I also punched out a hole with the same punch on the front of the card and pasted flowers on the inside of the card to peek through that hole. I like doing these because I can do a bunch of cutting and punching, then pair up the stuff to be glued on with the cards. I put the items inside the folded card and put them all in a ziplock baggie to keep them clean and so everything doesn’t go flying around. Then, I can pull that baggie out with some glue in a small glass jar I keep (I use Elmer’s) and a small paint brush and just whip out a bunch o’cards in a pretty quick time. Good to do when I have just a few minutes on the weekend in between chores. I think I might bundle up 6 cards to a pack to use as gifts. I have to remember to print out some labels with my name and website/blog URLs for some free advertising.

I love these cards. There are so many possibilities. I’m going to use the square and very small postage stamp punches I also bought at Michael’s to try some different cards next.

Art every day. It’s what makes life bearable!

January 13, 2009

Hot Winter Nights

Not sure if this really qualifies as art, but here is a photo I took in my car last night at 7:28 pm in Half Moon Bay. Note the balmy temperature of 74F. Just a few days ago, it was a good 40F cooler at this time.

Unbelievable, and weird.

January 12, 2009

Today’s art is a photo I took near sunset at the Hayward Burger King parking lot while waiting for my daughter Ceebs.