ARTA Gallery

Just a quick update that I'm my work is now part of Artists Toronto, and can be seen on their website at www.artiststoronto.net. Very cool group.

I'll be participating with the collective in juried Group Show at the ARTA Gallery (http://www.artagallery.ca/), located in the Distillery District, Toronto. The show runs from October 1 to 15, which includes Nuit Blanche (an all night art premier event in Toronto once a year). This is very exciting! I'll have one piece hanging, sized 24"x24". I'll be creating a new piece for the show and the ideas have already started.

Wistful Weekend

Another quiet weekend of working, although it is great to spend time with some friends. It will be quite lonely once S heads south this week. Suddenly I will have no one to play chess with, and even though I'm prone to losing lately, it is wonderful to get the chance to play against someone. Of course, it's even better when I can sneak a player back onto the board occasionally. Perhaps I shall have to get more persistant about teaching Georgie to play. But he just has difficulty with the digits. Been sculpting again the last few days. Really truly want to go big. And I want to paint again.

Probably for the first time since Harley left us, I feel like holding a brush in my hands again. Even been sitting at the easel in the evenings this past week. I miss the paint, even though the clay feels good in my hands. It's like a pervasive loneliness in the shadows that tugs at me. Perhaps my little baby would not mind if I painted without him.

Thunderstorms and Vacation

There's another thunderstorm angrily protesting outside the window right now, just starting it's complaints about a half hour ago. The light is very exciting. For some reason, my doggie just doesn't think so.

Personally, I'm not too certain while I pack to go camping that this is the right day for an outdoor adventure. At least not one without a solid roof over our heads but perhaps advance worrying doesn't add too much value. This would explain the creases in my forehead and those 14 grey hairs. Really quite disasterous in the age of beauty and youth of plastic extensions. Natural is not publicly recommended. Oh well. Better take the makeup, just in case.

Acrylic or oil, acrylic or oil. Or both. Or just crayons and paper. I really don't like travelling because i want to take everything with me. Sigh. I'm too obsessive, of course, but there's little to prevent that.

8:00pm July

Ok, the light outside is just perfect right now. Everyone should go outside and just revel in it. Very warm and inviting. In the south of France, the light was like this. It reminded me of home while I was there. And I did so enjoy La Muse Inn.

Apple Dreaming

I really have nothing serious to post, but just felt like rambling a bit. Seriously almost bought an MacBook today. Or something pink. Lets face it, if the macbook was pink it would be here at home with me now. Because I need it? Who knows. Perhaps I'm just feeling a little lost and lonely. The phone keeps ringing, but it's that same 1-888-go-fu#%-yourselves salemen that have been calling all week. Very tired of it so now have turned the thing off for the weekend.

I know: not subtle, but effective. Probably won't help with the lonely problem either. Been seriously pondering a change this week, and the bigger the better seems to be the concensus, but then why am I still unhappy?