Its all about now

It doesn't matter what already happened or what is going to happen. What is happening now? Am I happy? Am I doing what I love? Am I heading in the direction I want to go? Do the people I love know I care? Am I learning from what I am doing now? Am I making things better? Do I have a clue who I am in the greater scheme of things?

Colored Pencil Society of America, 19th Annual Exhibition

I am very excited to learn that my piece "The Crow's Story" was accepted into the Colored Pencil Society of America, 19th Annual Exhibition.

The idea for this piece comes from the song "Uncle John's Band" by the Grateful Dead and covered by others such as the Indigo Girls.

It's the same story the crow told me, it's the only one he knows.
Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go.
Ain't no time to hate, barely time to wait.
All I want to know is "where does the time go?"

Fun with Foam Core today

I'm building a display with foam core today. There is no need for it to be boring or simplistic. There have been some really interesting things done with foam core. I'll post a picture when I finish.

I've made the main cutout pieces. I may add bark texture.

My Birthday

I really like seeing the fireworks on my birthday but it is such a huge traffic jam anywhere around Atlanta that it isn't much fun. So this year we are going up to spend most of the day in Dahlonega (with Tripp and Laura) watch the firewords over the drill field (where Tripp may very well be a cadet) and then Carl and I are spending the night at Robert's cabin just outside Dahlonega. What a fun birthday!
Thanks Robert for the use of the cabin. And thanks Carl, Tripp and Laura for spending the day with me.

Submitted Silent Auction piece

Well I went with an updated version of the frog, now titled "Maybe He's a Prince."

In the meantime, I am receiving the other silent auction pieces for the show. A few arrive each day. I'm betting there will be a deluge of them in a week or so. It's pretty fun to see the work ahead of time.

Another option

Here's another one I'm working on...going for a painterly feel.

Which to use for a silent auction piece

I have agreed to donate a silent auction piece to the 2009 International CPSA Convention. The works are supposed to be small. I have a couple of options, at least. I have the peach piece I could use or I have done one of a Upland Chorus frog on a peach colored pot or I could do something else. What to do?