Category Archives: art

Staring contest (with the woman from my canvas)

My woman is staring back at me with golden specks in her brown eyes. My woman, of course, is the painting I’ve been working on today. It is something old and ugly, and maybe, I thought, I can make her beautiful today. So I gave her specks of gold and a few more defined strandsContinue reading “Staring contest (with the woman from my canvas)”

Break open the dam and art comes rushing out

That is what adopting the stay-at-home-mom lifestyle has felt like so far. I get to spend time expressing myself and expressing everything and teaching the babe. His face is learning to react to my own face and he is watching me make art after lunch and we hang out all the time. The latest pieceContinue reading “Break open the dam and art comes rushing out”

I’ve slapped so much color on that thing that it might give anyone else a headache

and after all those brush strokes and finger dabs, I still don’t care for it. It’s Saturday. I started my new job one month ago this past week. It’s been an interesting ride so far, new jobs get more interesting with age. I am slowly getting to know a group of people that I wouldContinue reading “I’ve slapped so much color on that thing that it might give anyone else a headache”

every day life ( in a series of gifs)

I’ll be honest here: I’ve been on a gif binge. 2016 is the year of the .gif, after all. I know too much to turn back, now! This year is becoming ideal. A beautiful combination of all that has made me happy in previous years, coming together to grow from a seed into a plantContinue reading “every day life ( in a series of gifs)”