Well, that’s all she wrote for me for the La Luz show (besides this painting that had been posted sometime ago). I’ve got part of this week to try and remove the moss growing off of me and figure out how I’m suppose to pay for this trip, but otherwise, LA… here we come! As I’ve been saying to my friends, I’ve really enjoyed taking time out and just working on my own work regardless of my insecurities.
“The Thorn”
5.5 x 8″ (image)
Graphite on Gessoed Hardboard, Crystal Clear

La Luz de Jesus Gallery August 3 – 26, 2007

“I have cultivated my hysteria with delight and terror. Now I suffer continually from vertigo, and today, 23rd of January, 1862, I have received a singular warning, I have felt the wind of the wing of madness pass over me.” -Charles Baudelaire

“Cultivated Hysteria” SOLD
12 x 16″
Egg Tempera, Shellac, Oil Paint on Hardboard

La Luz de Jesus Gallery August 3 – 26, 2007

Quite often my pictures have some sort of story behind them, and in particular, family stories. This one is based on my dad as a little boy when he decided to run away from home to become a cowboy in Montana. Being the early 30’s, I suppose spending the night in a cemetery wasn’t such a big deal to parents, because after his frightful night he came home for breakfast and all his dad did was flick his ear.

On the other hand, the bone he’s holding here (although now looks a little naughty to me seeing it finished) is based on when I went to my dad’s grave site last year. I was sitting next to the headstone, trying to ignore my uncle’s constant jabbering about wanting to take my picture and who knows what else, when Rod spotted something white in the grass next to me. I pulled it out and it was a bone! The look on my uncle’s face was rather priceless, and I could practically hear my dad laughing at his own little joke.

By the way, I’m pretty sure it was a ham bone left by some dog. At least I like to think it was…

“Running Away to Montana” SOLD
5 x 9″ (image)
Graphite on Gessoed Hardboard, Crystal Clear

La Luz de Jesus Gallery August 3 – 26, 2007

“The Mournful Dead Coach” SOLD
9 x 19″
Egg Tempera on Hardboard

La Luz de Jesus Gallery August 3 – 26, 2007

“The Blue Devil” SOLD
8 x 12″
Egg Tempera, Shellac, Oil Paint on Hardboard

La Luz de Jesus Gallery August 3 – 26, 2007

“Howl” SOLD
12 x 8″
Egg Tempera, Shellac, Oil Paint on Hardboard

La Luz de Jesus Gallery August 3 – 26, 2007

I’m a very excited girl, and may I add, totally freaked out about an upcoming group show that I’ve been invited to participate in at the La Luz de Jesus Gallery. Luckily, my lack of work (and funds) has allowed me the opportunity to paint my little face off! This is a good thing, as I wasn’t given a whole lot of notice and didn’t have anything already done. I suppose my prior animation/deadline work has prepared me for this quick-ish turnaround, although I still would love to go back into them and add a little something here and there…

Here’s the first one.

“BeeHeaded”
9 x 19.5″
Egg Tempera, Shellac, oil

La Luz de Jesus Gallery August 3 – 26, 2007