The Lonely Robot

Our new tshirts are all set.

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Here is our booth.

Happy Days.

We just finished painting our house.  I can't believe how nice it looks.  Our place was built in 1907 - back when our neighborhood looked like this:

This Thanksgiving I am so grateful that we still call this our home.  We almost moved this across the bay this year, and I am SO GLAD we didn't.  The beach, the park, the sound of the waves at night, the light - I really don't know how we ever could consider a move.

We painted the front a deep, mink brown, with the moulding in antique white and vermillion red.  The painters did such a great job  - they really wanted me to be happy with the job so they followed my every instruction to bring out the details  - and I could not be more pleased with the result.

We painted the back this lovely green.  This morning I hung up our iconic 49 Mile Drive sign that blew off a post in a winter storm a decade ago.

The sun is shining this Thanksgiving.  We are serving dinner for 14 today.  I wish all you fine people out there a happy day, too.

A Lot of Bot

A little linocut.  A little watercolor.  A little Photoshop.  A lot of bot.

Chocolate in My Peanut Butter

Linocuts and watercolors are made for each other.  I am painting every single one of these robots from now on.  The time just flies by while I do it, and I really like the looks of them.

They will be on sale on the 3 Fish Store for $40.00 each after we show them at Bazaar Bizarre this weekend.

Man In The Mirror

My features seem to be getting harder, not softer, as I age.

Robot to Trot

The United terminal at SFO is once again the unlikely venue for a great exhibit.  This road-weary traveller was more than excited last week when, coming down the terminal walkway, ran into a full 100 yards of vintage robot displays.  How cool! I swear there are people in this town who read my mind and just put what I am looking for right in front of me. Here are some highlights of the show, starting with this little guy above.  I see a linocut in his future.

My little Canon PowerShot always surprises me with its depth-of-field.  And I really like the aqua backgrounds the curator chose.  Aqua was the color of technology in the 50s and 60s.  Today I'd say that color is orange.  Would you?

Nice little guy.  Looks like a chap getting ready to board a plane.  Good, powerless traveller.

I saw this and wanted one of each of them.  Where does one find such treasure?

That dude in the middle is the Lost in Space robot.  I long for one of those, too.

And waiting for me when I got to the studio was my very own copy of Eric Joyner's new book, Robots and Donuts.  It is beautifully printed, and shows the amazing body of work that Joyner has been building over the years.  An influence?  Absolutely. An inspiration?  No doubt.  An artist in my collection?  Happy to say yes! (OK it's just a sketch, but still!)

Robots rule.

The Golden State

I took these shots Friday as the the sun was setting around the foothills of Mt. Diablo, in the East Bay. I have always loved these hills.  In the spring, they are as green as they are gold in November.  I am drawn to the gentle folds of land, the clusters of California oak, and the trails worn by cattle.  

Mom and Me

 

Last weekend I got to spend some time with my mom in Florida.  We had a great time hanging out in her lovely garden, cooking together, and talking about art.

Mom's garden is a magnet for butterflies.  There were dozens of them at any given moment.  I was able to snap a shot of this beauty in the early afternoon.

This Buddah statue has graced my Mom's garden since I was 5 years old.  I love it.

Mom has always been a wonderful source of inspiration and support for my own artistic pursuits.  She shared this oil pastel drawing she recently finished.

If you ever wondered where I got my chops, look no further.

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