pennies from heaven

fall is in the air! my favorite time of year... it's always around mid september that i find myself heaving a giant sigh... looking around and realizing... yes, i was indeed on this planet for another year. crisp air makes my head clear. the hazy dazy summer dusts the sand off it's knees and heads on back to school. i always loved school. i think if i had to go back this fall... i would be excited to learn all over again. also i must confess...  a backpack filled with new pencils, pens and crayons- markers if we were lucky... all those empty notebooks... just waiting to be filled up.  EXCITEMENT! that hasn't changed. i still get a thrill from all those things.  art supply stores might as well be selling crack.  stacks of blank canvas- every shape and size- shelves and shelves of brushes and paints in every shade... oh the beautiful mystery... it's as if they are all there waiting... just waiting to find out what they will become... where they will go... and what they will be... 

right now my art studio is in shambles. i am setting up to paint in a new space- which is going to be ideal for me... but right now everything is in boxes and bags. i am excited to rediscover all of my papers and pigments. sometimes i forget i have something... like the opaque glitter water colors or the mix in medium that turns all acrylics into fabric paints... the little tiny canvas i bought to use for business cards... a stack of printed papers in every color, pattern and texture imaginable. my records and stereo are shoved somewhere in that pile as well. step one... set up stereo. it's so fitting that there are so many new beginnings for me this month... i can't wait to get back to work... and live this year 

i also wanted to say thank you to michael and phil for purchasing the two paintings you see on this page. these are two that i have enjoyed having in my apartment myself. they are among my very favorites. i am happy they are both going to such awesome people... that will love them as much as i do.