rotated to bring the bullet into firing position.

I worked on this "drip" painting most of the day. (Drip Trees 1) I will never be a dripmeister like Pollock. Nevertheless, it was fun. The secret is having the paint consistency just right. Having the canvas at the right angle helps. But not a 90 degree right angle though. I think I may drift into a more intuitive painting. I'm not sure that I want to go that way. But if it feels good... Perhaps, if I can control the drip a little more and not leave so much to chance, I can do different kinds of trees or maybe not trees. The background color showing through adds a bit of zing. This is more of a stretch for me. It is more in line with the apple below that the 105 Church. That was my first italic period after the preceding sentence. Me thinks me brain gets numb at 4 a.m.

I spoke with the local weekly newspaper about changing their masthead yesterday and have an appointment today with them. I also made new business cards but I'm not sure I like them. The wordperfect template left something to be desired. It will have to be changed. Templates I use almost always are changed.

Studio music:

• Beck
• Luther Vandross

revolver being cocked. The cylinder of the forty-four magnum

This image is completely computer generated. To me is is sometimes to play with the image altering programs and try to produce abstract art. I believe that the computer can be used as a medium like paint or collage or photograph or whatever. I have seen the photographic images manipulated by image processing programs. Why use an image to begin with? Why not create your own? Is that not what creativity is all about?


Today was a non-painting day. I moved files to my computer dedicated to art and print production. It was a good day though windy. The leaves moved in swirls and waves and attacked the house with force. The power that could not be seen, only the results thereof...

As Juanita left the jukebox, I thought I heard the sound of a

Just another day of paint and stuff. Heard some good jazz yesterday and had some bad food at Applebee's. Maybe I should rephrase. I didn't like it. Why is food always spicy now? I don't like it. And don't eat it unless I don't have a choice. I will be happy when the fad is over. What causes the heat anyway? Is it acid or what? I don't know.

The painting is acrylic. It is aptly names 105 Church

Studio Music

• Cracker
• Danielle Howl and the Tantrums

Argh-gh-gh!!

Yesterday was a bummer. Worked at the co-op gallery all day. I was late leaving home and had to shave on the freeway. Ate very little. I must lose weight due to my heart condition. Today I have been busy designing and printing a new brochure of my work. Hewlett-Packard makes a great pre-scored product for use in producing your own brochures. Like anything else the design, lay out and photo prep take a lot of time. I'm sure it will do it's job and create mor awareness of my work and generate sales.

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Yesterday I tried to coax the image from the canvas but it would not happen. I've recently started working with acrylic paints as opposed to my usual watercolors. Right now the learning curve is quite steep. And I am under the gun. i need twenty pieces pinished by Feb. 28 for a show. Here is a recent acrylic on paper. It was painted on the reverse of a dicarded injet print and is only 7 x 5. These small pieces are great fun to do.

YESTERDAYS STUDIO MUSIC

• Mozart's Requiem
• The Best of Andre Segovia
• Appalachian Waltz