So, it's been a while, but it's time for me to go to bed, early work mornings.
I shall leave you with a direct cut and paste from
my LJ


So, this weekend was another trip to Disneyland with my annual passholder cohorts, Mary and Kathy. Mostly to celebrate Kathy's b-day a bit late with dinner at the Blue Bayou. First time there, good food, nice dessert, disappointingly no pin. It was insanely crowded in the morning, but did die down toward evening. Seemed like we did a lot of running around getting Fastpasses this time, less riding rides.

This weekend was also spent putting together my new bike; yes, as in the pedal-it-yourself kind. Why do I need a bike in LA? Well, I'm just more green like that. Besides, it's a good way to attempt to destroy flabby thighs. Anyway, a softer seat and breaks that actually work are also definite improvements.

I finally finished the double trouble paintings at work and now we just have to get someone to take photos of them, so they can be blown up 4x their size. But, since that's done, it's off to the project that I shoved on the wayside while trying to get this project done. Back to the shorebirds. At least they're more fun to draw, and smaller too. Making myself blind in front of Google Earth, trying to see where the "rivers" come from wasn't much fun. Besides all that city gray was kinda depressing. Anyway, I probably only have a few more days to finish the current shorebirds paintings and be bombarded with more requests.

A Most Recent Painting

So nothing gets me painting like a deadline and an actual show. This one was for the Bidwell Park in Chico, California in a small art show called Bidwell and Beyond about people and how they use park spaces. My thing was showing how everyone could enjoy nature's beauty in Yosemite since it offers easy hikes like the one to Upper and Lower Falls to more difficult hikes like up to Half Dome. More nature conservation! Appreciate our parks! So watercolor and acrylic, here it is for people who can't go see the original.

For Your Eyes Only

Wee! Tablety goodness. Here's Aeroneth, another of my dragon characters. Note: Aeroneth and Changewinds both have rather simplified forms since they've been around a long time, i.e., their look is pretty much the same as what they first looked like with a few years of improvement. Anyway, Aeroneth is a Gandalf, Yoda, Merlin, Carolinus-type character. In other words, his absence promotes character growth. If you had an all-powerful wizard around all the time, you wouldn't get into much trouble now, would you?

Strolling in on a Draft

So this is for those crazy friends of mine who believe that it is easier to show art on a blogger. Go fig.

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