a morning where everything is harder than it should be

this sometimes surprises people who don't know me well, and they get almost indignant about my venturing into anything that isn't strictly two-dimensional, or done on paper.... this seemed for some reason like a really great idea in the store -- i could save time and not have to punch a bunch of very small holes into latigo leather. however, the breastplate spacers have holes spaced correctly for the larger-in-diameter four-inch hairpipe, not the inch-and-a-half hairpipe i have in the house.

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caffeine and converting files

why the dog hasn't yet learned how to make and bring me coffee in the morning is a source of constant vexation. also vexing: why a check i could use very badly hasn't shown up yet, despite six phone calls to see where it's at over the last five weeks, and seven different stories i've been told about it's whereabouts.... i'm off to go convert and post a bunch of digital paintings to the gallery.

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digital paintings

some recent digital paintings; two from a week ago, one from this last saturday.... still trying to work out just which digital tool best mimics anything i'm proficient at in the analog world.... and now, my dog is giving her 'stay the fuck away bark,' so i'd better go investigate.

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art show

My two paintings: the cowboy on the left, and the small one of a sitting man, on a dark blue background, on the right. Sadly, all I had on me was my cel phone, not the good camera.

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