Derby Girl - - in process

Derby Girl
in process.....

Inspired by the Ithaca Sufferjets and hoping to enter this in the local art competition
MOVEMENT which is raising $ for our local derby girls and food pantry.

Took the image from a screen shot of video I took of a Bout they had at Cass Park last year. Can you guess which Sufferjet's image I'm working off of? Maybe when the dark hair is done..... . . . ?

Done!

Departure
Acrylic on Canvas
11X24


A few posts ago - I showed this when it was incomplete. It needed more contrast... both in lights and darks and in color. Here is the finished piece. When I added the first small orange areas... it clicked! I purposely kept the orange areas to a minimum in order to keep them special.

incomplete.....

tree spirits

in the spirit of incomplete work.... I started this about 5 years ago. And it has looked like this for that long. I kinda like it in its incomplete state.

However.... I intend to let this one evolve into whatever the final image will be. I'm thinking there will be several more faces before this is done.

to be continued....

departure

departure
acrylic painting

This painting is NOT done. ick.
I first painted this about 10 years ago... I never liked it. It was flesh tones with dark greens and blacks... just gross. Last week I intended to GESSO over it. Then decided that maybe it was worth re-visiting.

Departure has been part of the last several months.... departing souls, like this is depicting... but also departing jobs, governments, etc.

Departure creates change. New jobs, new president.... but departed souls can't be replaced. Still... maybe its not all bad.

New Tattoo

Here's the new tat. Thanks to a friend's husband... it was affordable even in my laid-off employment state. I've started a new job this week. Still work for the same college within Cornell University as before... but now I'm with the Communications team as a Web Assistant. Working Tuesdays through Fridays.

Life is good.

ink me up baby!

Its that time of year again!

Summer = sunshine = skin = ink!!!

Here is a tattoo I designed last summer. Want it to look like I'm walking through wild flowers. If I can afford 2 colors... it will be blue and violet. Yes... I know. Its gonna hurt like a bitch. Just waiting on a price quote from a freelance tat artist.

I'm already planning my next 2 tats... . . . .

death

Last week my Uncle died. His health took a turn for the worse recently, so I drove up north of Syracuse to see him. I sort of knew what to expect... but not fully. He had gotten very small. Not his regular 6 foot healthy frame. There were too many others around the house to have time to say anything to him. I held his hand. Tight. He hadn't been able to talk for a few days. But he held my hand tight. I stayed that way for about a full minute... and then I bent down and looked at him.... this would end up being the last time we made eye contact and touched. I said to him.... "I'll be back tomorrow with dad... ok? Love you.". He was moving his mouth and trying to say something. I don't know what he was trying to say. Maybe "ok... see you tomorrow". This was Monday. He died Wednesday.

Goodbye Uncle O. I love you.
Siete nel mio cuore per sempre

just keep laughing.... or is it drinking...?

well.. today... I lost my job. Got laid off. Our whole department got laid off. Chop CHop CHop. Cut-backs... you know. They just had to. But the new building that costs a bazillion dollars is only 'tabled' for now. I am glad they gave us 2 months notice.

I will land on my feet. Maybe, if I can muster up the courage... I can try and enjoy spiraling through the air and the magic that comes with uncertainty.

Or maybe I'll just drink more.