Here is my face for tonight. I did not make it today but I took the photo from my studio. Soon I will be in a new studio with lots of space to paint large again!!!

I love this snowman ruth created and Ruth and Ray with Santa. It was a very Merry Christmas .

My mom, Lexa and Nik.

Photos of my some of my family at our holiday gathering. I love my new camera!! Here are Elexa, Joe and Danielle.

These are part of my alter. I will not be able to post daily as I will be out of town. Happy Holidays to all.

Ric gave me my Christmas present early as I am leaving for my mother's tomorrow for the holiday. He felt I should have this excellent camara. So tonight I've been learning how to use the thing and took these photos of faces in my home. I love the zoom on this camara!!! This is my loving husband Ric and Mary Magdalaine by Taddeo di Bartolo (1362-1422) - (my 2006 calender)

"Pink Polka Dot"

Pastel and ink

5" x 7"

"After Jawlensky"

pastel and Ink

5" x 6"

"BlueIII"

Watercolor

5" x 7"

I've been working on a big project these last 2 weeks, having the interior of the house painted, and though I did not do the actual painting, my husband and I have been busy packing and unpacking our vast amounts of books and stuff to free the walls for paint. We are tired but the house looks fantastic. Just look at this color!!! No more
Navajo White!!! I'm so happy when I look at the walls. Color is an amazingly healing energy!! I have two faces for yesterday and today, 1) Amatarasu a watercolor I did many years ago, and my lovely daughter who wasn't very happy to pose for me.

"Peach I"

Acrylic

2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

"Peace Ride"

Watercolor

2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

"Barbie?"
Acrylic over collage
2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

"Dream Circles"

Watercolor

2 1/2" x 31/2"

"Patience is a Virtue"

Watercolor

2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

"Violet Carving III"

"Pink Doubt"

Watercolor

2" x 2" (each face)

"Violet Carving II"

Watercolor

2" x 2"

"Violet Carving I"

Watercolor

2" x 2"

My dear friend Syd aka Sheep Floozy tagged me with an endeavor I have been trying to answer: 6 things I do that are wierd. Truly I believe that as beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, so too does the act of weirdness. Using my family, especially my children as a gauge as to what they consider weird, here goes:

1) I talk to myself outloud, sometimes answering myself. (This is called metacognition by the way).

2) Sing along with anything and everything including elevator music, much to the chagrin of my children.

3) I save what others consider garbage, that which has an aesthetic I deem beautiful, including very,very small scraps of paper. ( My husband knows better than to throw out the foil on the wine bottle which makes a beautiful surface to emboss).

4) When I was in the 6th grade I had a tooth drilled without novacaine, at my request (I hated the feeling of the novacain, and still do, but now like it better than the feeling of the drill going into my tooth).

5) Refuse to use a microwave (though I don't think this is a weird act, more the converse).

6) If I had to choose between the two, I would rather make art than money.

"Blue Carvings"

Watercolor

5" x 7"

This is really a fun exercise, carving out the form in watercolor.

"Moon Faces I,II,& III, respectively"

Watercolor

4" x 6" each

"After Brancusi"

Watercolor

5" x 7"

"Greek Cranberries"

Watercolor

9" x 12"

"Cloaked"

Watercolor

3" x 4"

Working on making up for past posts.

"Black Line"

Brush and Ink

12" x 12"

She has a strange nose but i like the background.

"blue Blotch"

Watercolor

5" x 7"

This is what I've been feeling like lately.

"Doodle"

Pen

2" x 2"

"Bird and Woman"

Pen

4" x 5"

"Violet Eyes"

Oil Pastel

5" x 8"

"Long Neck"

Oil Pastel

5" x 9"

"Search"

Watercolor

4" x 4"

The next few posts are from the past week in Las Vegas, a very interesting town, but too much traffic for my taste.

"Tempest"

Print from Carved Eraser

2 " x 2"

"Three Women"

Print from Carved Eraser

2" x 5"

"Beware"

Prints from Carved Erasers

2" x 2"
Las Vegas can be a dangerous place.

"Eyes of Ruth"
and
"Liza"
Prints from Carved Erasers
3"x 5"

Ruth and I carved a few erasers. I really need to play with ink and paper. Don't you love Ruth's eye?!!!

"Rose Beauty" and "Brown Beauty"
Watercolor
8" x 10"
You can see the Vegas influence.

"Renaissance Woman"

Acrylic and Fabric

8" x 10"

I'm leaving for Las Vegas for the week. I'll post when I get back as I won't be on the net.