Just so I'm not posting my once-a-week entry about the weekly art, I thought I'd jot a quick note about some recent thoughts...
I just got the tires replaced on the car. I'm hitting that point in the ownership of a vehicle that things start wearing out, and most recently the tires have been wearing down. I found a flat tire last week which gave me some incentive to shop around for package deals. Anyway... it feels good to have some new stuff helping me roll along. Next... brakes.
I've been thinking about my Grandpa lately. He passed away around 13 years ago which seems like an incredibly long time. Grandpa Al never met a stranger. Seriously. He could strike up a conversation with anybody. I have a harder time with this. While I have found that chatting with "strangers" has led to such interesting revelations, it's still difficult. Grandpa was such an example of how we can all make the world a better place. If there are fewer strangers, the world is smaller. And it's a shorter distance between need and help. Just my brain working overtime.
Hope y'all are doing great. Keep an eye out for new Monday art as well as a posting of a piece I recently created for the closing of a fab show.
That's all for now. Take care, all! Peace and love.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
A delinquent post... and art on a sad topic.
What has happened to me? I literally thought I was getting set to post an entry after only a half a week. But it's been a week and a half. For the three of you keeping track of me here, I'm so sorry. Time sometimes flies out of control out here in Welk land.
The key item of this week's posting is a sad one. Over on my Squigs Knows His Lines page, I'm dedicating this week to Natasha Richardson. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family at this tragic and sad time.
I've just returned from San Diego. After the Pimpy matinee today I packed a picnic supper and headed south to Balboa Park. I sat on a bench, savoring a sandwich and enjoying the waning sun and big chunky clouds above the Museum of Man. Then I picked up my ticket at the box office and found my seat at tonight's performance of Working. I was a guest of Donna Lynne Champlin who is an amazingly talented actress, lovely person, and a real class act. (I had done a sketch of her that I posted on Squigs Knows His Lines on March 9, and it was really fab to get to meet her in person this evening.) She and fellow cast members (and crackerjack band and crew) really knocked the show out of the park. The show is a series of vignettes featuring folks in various careers as interviewed by recently-passed Studs Terkel, giving voice to countless folks who shape our country but rarely get the spotlight. I was a puddle. The original late 70s production has been trimmed and updated. I really really enjoyed it.
Oh, and since I missed posting last week's SKHL sketch, here it is. I chose to honor Florenz Ziegfeld, showbiz mogul and creator of his own brand of the follies, on the anniversary of his birthday. In the sketch he's surrounded by some signature girls and a few of the stars that entertained on his stages.
I'm happy to say that tomorrow is the day off for the Pimpernel gang. I will likely spend some time working on a commissioned piece, and I really hope to get out and enjoy what is supposed to be a really beautiful day. Take care, all! Peace and love.
The key item of this week's posting is a sad one. Over on my Squigs Knows His Lines page, I'm dedicating this week to Natasha Richardson. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family at this tragic and sad time.
I've just returned from San Diego. After the Pimpy matinee today I packed a picnic supper and headed south to Balboa Park. I sat on a bench, savoring a sandwich and enjoying the waning sun and big chunky clouds above the Museum of Man. Then I picked up my ticket at the box office and found my seat at tonight's performance of Working. I was a guest of Donna Lynne Champlin who is an amazingly talented actress, lovely person, and a real class act. (I had done a sketch of her that I posted on Squigs Knows His Lines on March 9, and it was really fab to get to meet her in person this evening.) She and fellow cast members (and crackerjack band and crew) really knocked the show out of the park. The show is a series of vignettes featuring folks in various careers as interviewed by recently-passed Studs Terkel, giving voice to countless folks who shape our country but rarely get the spotlight. I was a puddle. The original late 70s production has been trimmed and updated. I really really enjoyed it.
Oh, and since I missed posting last week's SKHL sketch, here it is. I chose to honor Florenz Ziegfeld, showbiz mogul and creator of his own brand of the follies, on the anniversary of his birthday. In the sketch he's surrounded by some signature girls and a few of the stars that entertained on his stages.
I'm happy to say that tomorrow is the day off for the Pimpernel gang. I will likely spend some time working on a commissioned piece, and I really hope to get out and enjoy what is supposed to be a really beautiful day. Take care, all! Peace and love.
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