3 weeks later....

I'm healthy again. Good LORD I must have really done something very bad to deserve 3 weeks of bronchitis. I highly recommend acupuncture - think that's what finally kicked it. And no, it doesn't hurt.

So, good news - I'll be participating in the Rehoboth Paint Out this June. Can't wait! It's a weekend long Plein Aire event (painting outside around town).

Other art news - 12 artists including myself will be painting Adirondack chairs for the Children's Beach House BBQ happening this summer. The chairs will be auctioned off to raise money for the charity.

I've applied to the Rehoboth Outdoor Art Show taking place this August. Crossing my fingers for a hard-to-get spot.

Sedona, a restaurant in Bethany Beach, will be displaying 10 of my paintings next month for their opening.

Finishing up a painting right now and will be taking several to my website guru this week for prints/website posting. Here's some crappy pictures of the last three I've finished. Watch the website for better pics.

Ah, optimism.

Not only did I not run 15 yesterday, I barely made it out of bed. Lord, I'm sick. Did manage to paint for a little while till it got the best of me.

More later.

The good thing about being sick...

is that you don't have to run 15 miles. That's what our long run was today, and a chest cold has made a yearly appearance for me. My lungs now feel like what I imagine Sheridan's feel like every day. I'm coughing like a Camel smoker, or Pall Mall if I'm comparing to Sheridan. I'll give the 15 a go tomorrow and hope I don't need oxygen halfway through.

If you've never been....

to the Sussex County Ladies' Shrimp Feast, then hmmm....feast your eyes on these pics. I know this has nothing to do with "art" per se, but it is "art" in its own right. Kind of. I promise I'll write about art next time. But now you need to see these. The names have been omitted to protect the innocent. Or not so innocent.

Sheridan and Plein Aire

For those of you who don't know Sheridan, he's a friend of mine who recently scored a job at the YMCA of Honolulu. (Lucky dog.) He seems to be loving it out there and has a blog of his own - www.sheridaninoahu.blogspot.com It is definitely a "laugh out loud" daily read of mine. He needs to get a publisher.

Another good link is www.pleinair-easton.com. This is a juried plein aire competition in July. (Plein aire means painting outside in front of your subject....much trickier than it sounds...see my September posts.) This is a juried competition, meaning you send examples of your work and if they don't like it, you get a sniff and a turned up nose, followed by a curt refusal. (sigh!) This looks like a very well-attended event, and I fell in love with plein aire painting last year. I've submitted my examples and now await acceptance or the dreaded dear John art refusal. Cross your fingers.

Off to run 13 miles. Wow, I just love marathon training.

My Art Assistant

Also known as "Art Boy" "Fartist Assistant" and HEY YOU! Thanks Robert, you're the best fartist assistant a girl could have.

Lewes Historical Society Art Show

Would you buy art from this man??? (He stashes his "bloodies" behind his booth...wink wink)

Apparently last year's show was a great turnout with quite a few sales. This year seemed a little on the sparse side with even sparser sales. Quite a few discussions were had regarding the economy, the lack of faith in the economy and troubles in Washington (a nice way to put what was really being said. At one point I was offered a tin of "National EmbarassMINTS). Nuff said.

The show was held at the Children's Beach House, which is always a wonderful place to be and was superbly hosted by RICH GARRETT and his staff of volunteers and otherwise. Rich looks quite adorable in a kitchen apron. Ask him about his giant potato masher. Julie Molyneaux was the featured artist. Love her work! She also brough her 8 week old Rottweiler puppy "Bella" to visit. Everyone fell instantly in love.

So anyway, here are some various pics of various booths and artists, including: Anne Hannah, Kathy Buschi, Kevin Fleming, Julie Molyneaux, Joyce Ziegler, Nick Serratore (the crazy dude in the first picture who was nipping Bloody Mary's.)He does beautiful pastels. It's really like being in a candy store at these things. So much great art to see, most of us just want to wander and check out everyone's work but aren't really able to very much.

Support your local artists, we are blessed with so much talent here in Sussex County. Buy art and forget the economy! Thanks Leo and Peggy!