OK - I've been busy

Haven't posted to the blog for quite a while, not because I've lost interest, just been busy!

Of course it's the time of year that we are all busy. Here are a couple of my recent projects:



Friend, ex-landlady, and boss, Nola, is one of those people who will get herself anything she really wants, so there's very little to get for her that has any special meaning.

Since I've gotten to know her grandchildren, Farrah and Fifin, I decided to paint them.

Now I get into my perfectionism/insecurity/who-knows-what stuff about my art. Nola seemed to like the paintings. The emphasis on "seemed" is mine. Never, ever do I finish a painting and feel perfectly pleased. In my mis-guided youth I used to hold ritual burnings every 60 days or so, then quit painting entirely for decades. I've gotten past that, but I still go through my angst.



Of course I couldn't wait for Christmas to get here.


I've already given these to Nola in hopes she'll get to enjoy them now.















Since we don't all get to have our grandbabies close at hand, here's my baby:


He's even learned to respond to "Baby Buck". His personality is just such a complete baby at 2 1/2. I can't imagine that he will ever really be a grown up. Buck likes to cuddle, be hugged, would love to be a lap dog, but at 115 or so it's a tad too much.


House guests coming in tonight. Friends Michelle and Dawn from San Diego will be here for the weekend, so watch this space next week for photos.