Daily Painting

Daily Painting #285, Punta Uva.

A students came in today wanting to paint this beach in Costa Rica.  she didn't have to twist my arm.  Snowy rain is now falling from the sky in Providence.  At Punta Uva you can stay in a tree house and sleep in the tree tops.

Daily Painting #284.

Another for the tub series.

Daily painting #283, That's not my name.

Because I read this article about Cori Schumacher.   "That's not my name" came up on my ipod and seemed particularly appropriate.  I am remembering one of Michael's paintings.  I like noticing where he and I cross over artistically.  (Incidentally, since I linked to that particular painting here's a story:  when michael was working on it the year our son turned one, I had to muster my courage to quiet my jealousy and casually ask "So, uh, who's the girl in your painting?"  His answer: "Don't you remember our Honeymoon?, thats you". oh.  It feels good to remember that particular me.)

Daily painting #282, hare.

8"x10", oil on canvas, (sold).

Daily painting #281, portrait of a dress.

This is an 8"x10" portrait of my friend Julie's favorite childhood dress.

Daily painting #280.

Daily Painting #279, pink shrink.

Yesterday I found mysel painting my shrink, again, without even thinking about it.  Dispite a robust to-do list.  I think the painting was in an effort to reconnect with the therapy space where I don't judge myself in the way I do outside of the office.  As I put myself "in the world" more by teaching, applying for teaching jobs, selling paintings and blogging the harpies scream their disapproval and warnings but in the therapist's office they are subdued.  I love how the White Stripes neatly summarize therapy and art making in their 53 second song "little room".

Daily Painting #278, name that bird.

Sarah the poet gave me this photograph when we met for our walk around the lake at Lincoln Woods last week.  Do you know what sort of bird it is?

Kidoinfo

This ran in an article I wrote about making routine pictures for kidoinfo.com.  Kidoinfo, especially the events calendar, has been an indispensable parenting resource for me as a Rhode Islander.  There was a terrific panel discussion on parenting simply this month.

Daily Painting #277, girl in the surf.

11"x14", oil on canvas (sold).