Saturday, November 1, 2008

Getting Ready for the Show


I am still tinkering with this one. The tree is nice and misty but the rabbit's expressions need some reworking maybe. Anyway, I needed to move on and think about something else for a while so I started a fun little painting of my stuffed armadillo, Carmen. I found Carmen in Playa del Carmen, down in the Yucatan. I love her strong shape and unexpected color. As I am painting it I feel that I want her to be exploring a jungle of plants. Maybe I feel like exploring my own world a little these days. Our upcoming change of government has me in a mood to look around and look forward. Maybe we can poke our little noses out of our hiding places now and face the world again. Go Carmen go!

I will work hard on this little painting and hope to have it ready for the show, on 6 November.

5 comments:

  1. I have a purple dragon that I think might be related to Carmen! I find myself wishing we could just fast forward past the next 72 hrs and get to the results already. The nervous energy is driving me crazy. I also find myself wishing we did as the French do and required a media blackout for the 48 hrs before the election--just so we could hear ourselves think instead of hearing the same old tired commercials ad nauseam! --Curmudgeon

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  2. Ohhh, I love the tree and the rabbits, Jean, but that armadillo is especially for the win! What a whimsical, wonderful creature.

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  3. Hi Curmudgeon,
    Yes, I find that I am quite tense too about Tuesday. I think I need to get out of the house and celebrate, or commiserate., with fellow sufferers.
    Tina - thank you. As if the election doesn't have me nervous enough...I have a show too!
    Thanks Jodi. How nice to hear from you. I love the pictures of your maritime cats. You guys did the election the right way, in three weeks! (or was it four?)That's the way to go.

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  4. Carmen's portrait is charming! and the frolicking pigs aren't bad either... what delightful artwork!

    Let's see, how did I find your blog...? i've been exploring so many through Blotanical... oh yes, yours was linked by Zoe at Garden Hopping.... your title is great!

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