Robins to the Power of 10

Ten 10"x10"
Let's work some sympathetic magic in the studio.
Ten robin paintings to banish this endless winter we're having here in Upstate New York.

Gingko Leaves :: Day #1

Just started some of the dark green under painting.
Look at all that stupid snow out my window.

And So It Begins - - Again

Getting started on some new paintings.
A quince, ginkgo leaves in the grass, a rooster and possibly white peonies.

Winter's Light

This afternoon in my studio.

Chairwhore

Few things make me as happy as 'new' furniture.
A spectacular sunset outside my studio window isn't bad either.

Bee Nice

Studio wall.

Ghost Tweety

A ghostly Tweety Bird glass holds my 'Super Clear' stringers.
Just another studio Monday.
I heart lampworking.

Martini Time

Heading home from my studio.
Soon, oh yes, soon is will be light out after 6:00pm.

Palette

I love the smell of oil paints.
Finally, a long day of painting at my studio.

Frit Happens -or- Full of Frit

I love organizing, especially a good sorting.

Here are the new little plastic jars I ordered full of frit.
Begone dysfunctional plastic baggies!

Springtime Flametime

Put everything away and pulled a whole mess of new rods to get spring-y with.

That little short lavender end piece in the middle is Cim's 'Crocus.'
The most beautiful glass color in the world.

Just Another Day at the Office

Getting ready to melt some glass and listen to some old time Beyonce.

Lightness

Today the light was perfect for painting.

A good bit of progress was made on the large (36"x36") grape painting.
It's still a lot of under-painting but the colors are starting to be where I want them.
All in all a satisfying day at the easel.

Studio desktop.

Flame On, Flame Off

The end of a long,  happy session at the torch.
#flameworker

Burdock - Day 1

A new day, a new painting.

A Flock of Hot Crows

A special order!
Six crows in my kiln.

Family Desk

I snagged some fancy frames at a garage sale and then brought my immediate family to the studio.
Kiki P. Oodle, Miss Margaret, Richard and Napoleon P. Oodle.

Look closedly at the small photo in the center.
My dog is is better than your dog because he is also a beer caddy.

Fridas

Lunch at the studio with some new earrings.

Slag You're It !

A nice 6lb. chunk of slag glass.
It's getting harder and harder to find, which makes it all the more fun when you do score a nice hunk.

In The Best Possible Light

The light was so beautiful today that I had to take a few studio snapshots.

First, my new red chair. She must have six layers of paint (at least).
The tart wooed me at the end of an estate sale with her sad $4 price tag.
I mean seriously, why had no one adopted this sturdy little bentwood chair?

This paint-by-number garbage can is a crucial part of my painting process.
Seriously, you would roll your eyes if you saw how many kleenex get used while I paint.
Wiping brushes, wiping off paint off paintings, wiping off my fingers...

A Pyrex pie plate is my palette of choice.
I buy cheap used ones, they last a month or so before the surface is so gooped up that I toss it.
The black cabinet holds all my oil paints, lovingly sorted by color into individual drawers.

The rubber crickets have followed me from studio to studio for almost 20 years.
Crickets are lucky, right?
I love stupid faux nature.

Rubber rats, they're not just for Halloween.