Clouds and rain add up to APRIL SHOWERS.

The little bronze looks like he's stepped onto a thorn.

THESE are catalog varieties

from Jackson and Perkins.

B. grows them in the

lee of the house out of the salt wind.

Fine colors to have with morning coffee.

'WHATTA" good dog!

Artist buddy Maggie Ruley

has nudged me back into printmaking.

Here are two new monoprints

(from a group of 9)

that show the variations

in 'moods' and color.

The one below has a little moon shape added;

it seemed like a twilight setting to me.

"WHATTA"

Acrylic monoprints on paper. 9 X 12 inches.

GREYHOUND Dori 

relaxed during a very wet Saturday.

Has she fallen under the

snake-charmer's spell?

Some call her pose

"roaching";

as in "dead cockroach."

Keeper of the Faun

Mr. Bill

cleans our little faun every year at

low tide.

He uses a paste wax on the bronze.

The statue has seen its share

of rough water

and has been

UNDER WATER

in some hurricanes.

But it's never fallen over!

Charming Ghost Story

Sometimes , I just need the companionship of British actors and their accents.

I stumbled across this series on Youtube. It's a perfect friend

when I am working in the studio. Great young actors, too.

Here is the house where

"THE CHILDREN OF GREEN KNOWE"

was filmed in the 1980's.

Here is Daphne Oxenford as Granny.

And here's Alec Christie as Tolly.

Coming soon on Netflix,

we will have a new Granny in

"THE CHIMNEYS OF GREEN KNOWE"

The original book series was written by

Lucy M. Boston.

Click on the header/link to start the story.

Stamping on tissue

Maggie gave me some flexible eraser-like printing blocks, too. Here on deli-wrap with left-over acrylic paint.

The blocks can be carved on both sides.

Here's an emerging seascape

with stylized wave form

hitting the rocks.

Notice the deli paper hanging

over the edge of the foam core board.

Collage

Artist /Neighbor Maggie Ruley has turned me on to deli-wrap paper. That’s the acrylic-sized, translucent  wrap for cheese and sandwiches. 500 sheets to the box. I use it for a pallette and then mix the left over paints to create tissues for collage. Here on larger scraps of foam-core board.

 The papers are brushed down to the surface with acrylic gel medium. Here, random designs with added acrylic paint. But see the definte owl shape emerging on its branch.

Orinthogalum Dubium in afternoon light.

This South African bulb stood out amongst all the white Easter lillies at the market.

In fact it was surrounded in the display (at the check-out counter!) by lavender. Wish I had had my camera for that complimentary arrangement.

It seems happy in its pot (65 f./ bright indirect light) and is sending up new blossom spikes.

This pic makes it look chilly outside but the AC’s on this mild evening.

Blond(er) on a roller coaster

Here again in a different color way.

IF = 'VOCAL'

SCREAMING FUN

for Illustration Friday.

Painter.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SANDY

It's Sandy's birthday.

13 today with a 

congratulatory sniff from Dori.

The smile indicates there

are cookies in the air.

Catering?

Are you SURE it won't be catered?