Goodbye Daddy. I love you. Forever.

Rehoboth Art League Outdoor Show - this weekend and next weekend

I will be showing/selling this weekend at the RAL outdoor Show. Hope to see you there!

Random thoughts and ponderings

 The past month has been nothing short of a shit show. There have been some really amazingly great moments, THANKFULLY, but has been peppered with various piles of poo being thrown at a hundred fans.

I have learned to hate the way the Hospice Center smells. Great place, beautifully decorated. Smells like death.

The city of Rehoboth has its collective head stuck up its ass. Street cleaning, STREET CLEANING, of Route 1 - the main drag here, mid-day, peak season. Backs traffic up for miles. In 93 degree heat. For no good reason. If the cleanliness of Route is SO VITAL, do it at 11 p.m.,  not in the middle of the day. Just absolute ridiculousness. And on a related matter - DO NOT SEND THE TRASH TRUCK DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOARDWALK AT 7 P.M. IN JULY. Omg, I can't believe this actually has to be said. Really? The boardwalk is painfully narrow, and elbow to elbow with tourists. Hey, here's and idea....let's take the trash truck down it. Right. Now. I'm no rocket scientist, but if trash has to be emptied...maybe, just maybe, send sanitation workers by foot to change out bags and meet the trash truck at the end of the street?

I don't understand the "cutting" that young girls are doing. Maybe young boys are doing it too. Don't get it. I get the angst, just not that as an outlet. Please stop. Therapy. Meditation. Prayer. Journaling. Something as an alternative, please.

I have some of the best friends ever. They are always here for me and I for them. They have been my rescue net on more than one occasion, and I am forever grateful.

This is the song of the summer for me. Right here. KickASS.

Another evening at Gordon's

I am a firm believer that painting the WW II towers is a cheesy, touristy thing to do. However....this is one of my favorite views around here - the view from the overlook on the trail. There is a tower in this view. I added it, but I was tempted to leave it out. This one was done with brush only, no palette knife.

And a little more plein air

Walked down the trail at Gordon's Pond after work yesterday with my plein air cart. There are so many great views there, you can just stop anywhere and have a great view to paint. The weather was perfect, the sky was clear. The only issue were the flies and the horseflies. The were incessantly attacking my lower legs. I felt sympathy for horses and cows in fields.

This is mostly done with palette knife. The brush came in a couple times, but not often. 24 x 28.

A little plein air

Stopped by Surf Avenue after a big storm moved through and did a quick plein air. Working on a larger piece tonight after work, hopefully at Gordon's Pond. This one is about 10 x 10.

St. Peter's

Good day at St. Peter's this year. I sold 4 paintings and now am scrambling to get new paintings completed before the RAL Outdoor Show in August.  These paintings sold: (Plus one more I cannot find a picture of.)