Mask Update! He is in the show... I just found out today that the lion mask was juried in to the About Face mask show at the Plaza Arts Center in Healdsburg. Yay!

The Lion Mask (Leonardo the Poet)

I warned you I was goofy about lions.  There is about to be a juried mask show at a local gallery, so naturally, I decided that my mask entry needed to be a lion.  My friend Beverly suggested his name.   She said he looks wise and thoughtful, like a poet.  I don't know if  he fits into the parameters of what the judges are looking for, but I am hopeful.  I will submit him on Thursday and will probably know by this weekend if he is accepted.  Wish us good luck, please.

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Rusty Deer

Among the charming scenes everywhere you look at Rose & Thorn, is this trio of deer sculptured in pieces of rusting metal.  They looked so at home surrounded by Lillies of the Nile and herds of grazing chickens, I couldn't resist painting them.  An Angel loaned me a gob of Cinnabar Green for some highlights and advised me to paint my chicken red.  That's what I love about Monday Morning Painters.  You get to go to the greatest places and hang out with marvelous people.  
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Laura's Meadow

One of my most recent oil paintings is this sunny green peek into my daughter Laura's favorite place in Sebastopol. It's a lush grassy meadow amid a small forest of oak trees, the kind of place that makes the busy world drop away for a little while. On exhibit at Sonoma County Harvest Fair, 2009.

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Me and My Lion

This is a picture of my banner lion and me at a juried show.  He is a collage (paper mosaic) of about 70 pieces of pictures from old National Geographic magazines, with a bit of acrylic highlights  on his mane and chin.  He is a prizewinner, and my personal favorite.   

Ian Climbing the Slide

This is my grandson Ian about 7 years ago.  I recently saw this particular slide again and was surprised how small it was.  It sure didn't grow with the kid.

Puzzling State of the Nation

This is a mixed media collage of jigsaw puzzle pieces, shimmery red fabric and acrylic paint.  It won second prize in a juried show at the Plaza Gallery in Healdsburg this year.

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Secondhand Lion

The reason I call him Secondhand Lion is that I painted him on a canvas I had been using as a palette, which gives his face such wonderful texture and undertones of colors you might not otherwise expect in a lion's face.  You will soon discover I am hung up on lions.  To see a close-up, click on the painting.

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Clouds and Vines

This is a scene that literally stopped me in my tracks.  I caught it out of the corner of my eye then had to back up and turn into this road and grab my camera.  The clouds were amazing and the patch of sun on the Spring vines was just yelling "Paint this!".  It's off Dutcher Creek Road, a few miles north of my town.  This one doesn't need framing because the painting continues around the edges.

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