Just a few thoughts about today.

Yep, you got it! I have been busy not only with painting, but with the chili's. I gave away a lot and I still have a garden full of chili's. I planted so many different ones to try them mixed together. I'm going to freeze these because it's just too many and we can't eat all the salsa or whatever I used them for. I tried one of the long Anaheim chili's after I toasted it. I took the skin off, chopped into bite sizes and sprinkled with salt. I wanted to see just how hot it was and it was delicious. I LOVE HOT CHILI! I did a lot today. I'm one painting ahead and I am ready to help my husband expand my studio in the garage. I'll be taking pix of that as soon as we get started.

Here are the books I ordered from Amazon. I received them today and am excited. It's always exciting receiving packages in the mail. I love to order from Amazon because they are so quick and I always get what I ordered. I'm also starting to throw a few things in a goodies bag. Lots of goodies and I plan on giving whatever I put in that gift bag away in the very near future.

My friend Georgina told me about Little Bee. I have to read it and find out if it's all they say it is.

A Moleskin Art Journal. I just have to try this.

I'm really looking forward to reading this. Cathy has a great blog and is an artist as well as a writer. I do believe this story is about her and her life experience. Stop by her blog when you get a chance.
She's very nice.

So just sort of catching up besides just posting paintings. In fact it's 8:45 pm right now and I am going to go get started on #15 and who the face is going to be?? Well you got me. The way I do it is simple.
1.   I prime the paper with various colors.

2.   I just start using a very fine paint brush and outline what soon will become a face.

3.  Then I just keep adding and adding.

So I hope you all have a great day tomorrow. It will be September 1st. I love September.

#14 of Just Faces-Unibrowed

"SHE'S" already painted me and put me down. Last night she spent some time looking at the stars and thinking of what to paint next. She had started a painting but didn't continue it and now seems to be running out oomph! I don't blame "HER" because it's not very easy to come up with something daily. The title of this is going to be:

#14 of 40 Just Faces-Unibrowed-STARRY NIGHT

"SHE'S" beginning analyze the way "SHE" paints and noticing that it is just to difficult to make noses, lips, and to have the skin look radiant as a movie star. Leaving the face sort of matte seems to be working better for "HER."

Then too the idea of doing a different style is appealing. First of all, "SHE" is not sure if she even has a style and if "SHE" does, how can one improve on it. Daily painting I suppose would tend to help, but this is a ONE time thing that "SHE" is doing. Painting 40 faces for forty days is indeed going to wear her out, but I can see from the look in her eyes, that "SHE" is determined to finish, come H--- or high water. Is that the right phrase? I laugh like "HER," Tee Hee. :DDD

I am completed now and because the stars that were out last night sort of rejuvenated "HER," I am being named "ESTELLE"

SO HELLO OUT THERE, MY NAME IS ESTELLE.

#13 of Just Faces-Unibrowed

I'm on my way out the door and had a question. I switched to Mozilla/FireFox and was wondering about it. I have noticed that it is a little faster, but has anyone run across problems with it? Just curious. I like IE but wanted to try something new. Well I'm headed out for exercise and then I'm coming straight home to pick more chile's and some zukes. The zukes are slowing down now and boy it sure is starting to get like Fall. I can hardly wait. Hope everyone has a very nice day. Take care. I've titled this painting:

JUST WAITING #13 of 40

I always wait, I'm still waiting for your paint brushes to try and portray me.

People try to paint me, but they can't really see what I see.

 People try to capture the twinkle that I have in my eye, but most don't and you didn't, but that's okay.

You can keep trying to paint me, and maybe you and others will get a little better in catching that twinkle that I really have in my eye, but I doubt it. Don't let me discourage you though, keep trying to paint me. I like coming back, again and again. So I always wait for painter's to paint their version, no matter how I come out. The important thing is, my life does really linger on in your paint brushes. 

I LIVE, VIVA LA VIDA!

#11 and #12 of Just Faces-Unibrowed

Wow it's been some day. I woke very early as if it were a work day for husband and just couldn't go back to sleep. Sunday's are usually restaurant day for us at Perko's. Since I couldn't get back to sleep, I just showered and got ready to go eat breakfast. We left home early to avoid the crowd that gathers outside waiting to go in and we beat the rush. I had 2 scrambled, 2 bacon, and a side order of 1 pancake. He had steak, hash browns, eggs over easy, bacon and of course toast. He never gains weight. He's lucky. After breakfast we headed out to Walmart and picked up two outside chairs for the front yard. There's a porch in the front yard and I like to sit there sometimes during the day and the chairs that are there are falling apart. We came home and I spent time in the studio taking paintings off the walls because he is going to tear down the wall and enlarge my studio. Ayeeeeeee! I asked him to not move heavy things around, but he doesn't listen. I painted 11 and 12 but really have no name or title for #12. In fact I still haven't named #1. I did title #11,  LIFE. No reason other than life is great.

Hope everyone had a great weekend. It was a good day over here.

#11 of  JUST FACES-LIFE

"SHE'S" added a small pendant around my neck that says life, so I'm assuming that's why she's titled it life. All I know is I want to get out of here and get with my sister's to begin my life.

"SHE'S" decided to name me "VEDA", pronounced just the way it sounds. I know why "SHE" did that. It's because the title is LI FE and life in Spanish is VIDA. Since SHE doesn't want to call me Vida, she decides on "VEDA" and that's okay with me. I am "VEDA" (pronounced VEEDA)

#12 of Just Faces-No Title and No Name

As you can all see, it's been a tiring day and I think I completed this one in an hour today. I didn't know what would come out but since she is in back of #12, I had to finish it. I don't know who she is or what she does or even if she will end up with a name. I have no name. If someone wants to name her, I'd be more than happy to consider it. Name That Girl! Tee Hee, I'm tired. I need some raspberry tea.

I'm going now. Quick paintings and didn't really put all my soul into it. I was a little tired and now I'm much more tired. Any Hoooo, I  am signing off now to go make sure my husband isn't doing any more work. He works too hard. Ah, that's it!! When he works so hard like he does, I get tired for him. Tee Hee. Bye now. 

Have a great week!

# 10 of 40- Just Faces/Unibrowed

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Over here it's 12:32pst and it's a very nice day. Cool instead of hot. I was outside this morning picking chili's, fresno chili's to make some sauce for breakfast. I had one egg on french bread with a little of the salsa on top and two small sausages. My hubber's had the same but more of course. I've got to really try and moderate because I know I have gained while he was home for almost a month and a half. I actually spent last night before bed getting started on today's painting and I was blocked. I just didn't know what to paint. I looked at magazines, pictures and nothing and since I was filled with uncertainty and puzzled about what to paint,  I just picked up the brush and started laying the paint and decided to title the painting: PERPLEXED

"She's" started painting me and I'm not sure if I want to be completed. There is this look in her eyes of uncertainty and her mind is just racing, on and on she thinks and thinks. I wonder why "She" feels I have to enter this world, maybe I don't want to be a part of this world.

#40-JUST FACES/PERPLEXED

The colors just keep on coming and I don't want to be so colorful but "She" can't seem to stop. The hand is moving and the eyes are looking around at other things instead of me. It's as if "She" were a madwoman. Oh goodness, I hope "She" doesn't finish me, not with that look in her eyes.

"She's" gone out of the room. I need a mirror! I have to see what is going on. "She's" back with a glass of iced tea and the brush gets picked up and more color is added and a drop or two of tea fall on me. I'm wet, "She's" wet me! Who will I be, what will I be? I didn't ask for this, help me, someone, anyone!

"She's" been at it for a few hours now and "She" keeps looking at me as if there is a question to be asked. I scream inside myself, "I have no answers for you!" Who am I!?

That's it "She" said. I've looked up a name that means uncertain and came up with Morgan,

and that my dear will be your name. I look at her one last time before I leave to become a part of "HER" world and truly I am so confused and unsure as to what I will do, where will I go, alas. Oh woe is me.

I am perplexed, hence my name, MORGAN.

Happy Weekend To All!, and a short video.

So here Chocolatte and I are in the patio listening to the wind and the wind chimes, and watching the overhead drippers. They cool you off on hot days. I didn't get any cramps last night, but then again I don't get them every night. I'm hoping though, that the Ivory bar of soap is going to help some what. In any event, the sheets smelled very fresh. Tee Hee. I'll be painting something later this eve, what I don't know but hopefully something will appear on the Papel Amate. Here's the 3 minute video. I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful weekend.

#9 Of JUST FACES-IVORY FACES

I'm just getting ready to go to bed and I've gotten my knee high nylon and put a bar of Ivory SOAP in it. I thank you all for all your kind words about the leg cramps,  and I'm willing to try something new if it helps. I like Ivory soap and if it keeps the leg cramps from coming tonight, well I'll take that white bar and kiss it. So as you can see my resistance has been lowered a little, hence these little outer space monsters have appeared.

# 9 OF JUST FACES-IVORY FACES

WE 3 ALL KNEW SHE WOULD MAKE US LOOK ALL THE SAME, BUT WE WEREN'T BOTHERED WITH THAT. WE ACTUALLY FELT A LITTLE SORRY FOR HER. SHE LOOKED A LITTLE WEARY. SO THE MORE WE STARED AT HER, THE MORE SHE HURRIED TO FINISH OUR FACES.

SO SHE HAS MADE US LITTLE CREATURES OF ANOTHER GALAXY, BUT WE ARE THE GOOD CREATURES. WE ARE NOT HERE TO HURT ANYONE, WE ARE HERE TO HELP HEAL THOSE THAT NEED HEALING AND TO SHOW EVERYONE HOW TO OPEN THEIR HEARTS AND BE BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

WHEN WE LEAVE THIS ROOM, WE WILL TRAVEL TO WHERE WE ARE NEEDED MOST, AND THERE WE WILL TOUCH THE MANY FACES AND HEAL THE HEARTS.

"SHE" FEELS THAT WE CAN DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. TO YOU WE SAY, YES WE CAN. YOUR LIFE WILL BE FILLED WITH JOY, THERE WILL BE NO MORE PAIN, SICKNESSES WILL BE GONE, THERE WILL BE FOOD FOR EVERYONE AND NO MORE HUNGER IN THIS WORLD.  WHEN WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS, WE WILL RETURN TO OUR GALAXY.

 

SO NOW WE GET READY TO LEAVE, TO SET OUR FEET (YES WE DO HAVE FEET) ON THIS EARTH. "SHE" HAS THAT BAR OF SOAP IN THAT FLIMSY SOCK AND "SHE'S" SWINGING IT AROUND AS IF TO HIT US, BUT "SHE" WOULDN'T DO THAT. "SHE'S" GRUMBLING SOMETHING ABOUT "IVORY" AND THEN "SHE" SHOUTS, "THAT'S IT!" YOUR NAMES ARE "THE IVORY PATROL." SO THAT'S OUR NAME.

PEACE, OVER AND OUT!!

Bend Over Not Able To Walk Leg Cramps and #8 Just Faces-"Uncertain"

Last night after falling asleep, I jolted up and out of bed in excruciating pain in both legs. You know how leg cramps are and if not, believe me you are not missing anything. I've had these make me cry, bend over not able to walk leg cramps since about 2004. I'm starting to jot down the days I get these knock me over for a loop cramps. They start at the bottom and work their way up, almost to the top of the leg, and when I get them in both legs at the same time, I'm screaming and hollering in pain. These are not your normal kind of cramps and so finally I decided to make an appointment to see the "DOC." I was trying to think of what I could be doing to cause this eruption of heated yanking pain. I do believe it may be vascular. I need to get probably what they call a PAD test,  as in Peripheral Artery Disease. Maybe I'm jumping the gun by trying to analyze what it is but believe you me, they are not of the norm cramps. Today I'm exhausted because of the screaming in pain and hunching over that I did last night. I didn't even go exercise. I'll use the treadmill later. Enough of my problemas, my last girl probably felt the pain too. She better not tell.

Oh I already did. Tee Hee.

JUST FACES-"UNCERTAIN"

Last night I felt that"SHE" was thinking too much. I kept getting these emotions of anticipating pain. I know I won't be having any pain. So "SHE" stopped what she was doing and left me there. I guess I have to wait.

It's another day and "SHE" is back at it, using glue to paste some parasols, as if I would be able to use them. "SHE" is doing what is possible since "HER" zest for painting seems to be slowing down, going up, going down, going up.......

"SHE" has this worried look about her as if she is "Uncertain" what to do next. I can feel "HER" thinking. In the back of her mind "SHE" is hoping that what happened last night won't happen again tonight. Now I am worried, I have to be finished by today.

Things are winding down now. "SHE" feels that I'm done, well that's up to "HER." I'm not one to argue. If I'm done I'm done. The paint brush is put down and I look at myself and think,

"It could have been worse." Now "She's" trying to make up her mind on what to call me.....

"SHE" is uncertain about me and how I look, but of her faith, "SHE" is certain! So there!, I hear "HER" say, "That's it!" You are "FAITH." I'm looking at her a little doubtful but there is a smile on "HER" face that says,

"I'm done." So my name is FAITH.

Have a great day, Viva La Vida!

Sssssh, quiet Wednesday. #7 of 40-Flower Child

Since this is quiet Wednesday, I'll tiptoe in here to leave #7 Just Faces-Flower Child. As I was painting (Ssssh, whispering) #7, she kept popping out at me as a Flower Child of the late 60's. That's where the flowers and braided hair come in and of course I was listening to Grateful Dead and other music from those days. (okay, I'm skipping out, wishing you all a great rest of the day or next day.)

"She" began to work on me yesterday afternoon and had to keep putting it off because of other things that came up like getting up to change the CD or going in the kitchen to cook something. I don't know why "She" feels she can make me wait so long.

"She" finally gave me the flowers I needed. Flowers are the things to wear these days. "She"  only added two to my hair and the rest will have go with me when I leave. Why, they'll be floating in the air in a circular motion around my head. My friends will love this.

"She's  just about completed me and I've got to hurry and get dressed. Life is calling to me.

The music is loud, the electric guitar is blasting, I see my friends driving up the driveway in the big yellow flower painted bus.

I am ready!! WOODSTOCK, here I come!

(sneaking off the table, running out the door, waving my goodbyes, Sssssh, don't tell her. Oh by the way, "She's" decided to call me FLORA.)

FLOWER POWER!!

#6 of 40 Just Faces-"Waiting For You To Finish"

I am beginning to see my work in a different light. I see the faces I've painted and they all seem the same. There are few differences. I have a lot to learn and I'm lucky to  have met some really talented painters on the different sites that I visit. We all get ideas from one another, adding this or taking away from, etc. I'm also beginning to think that I may have put myself in a hole by thinking that I can complete 40 paintings in forty days. So far I am keeping up with it, but it is very tiring and then I become more tired by seeing that there is too much similarity in the paintings. It's all I can do though. I will complete this project if it takes me 41 1/2  day. :) Tonight when I sit down to think about the day, I will look at the paintings I've done so far and see where improvements can be made. I do keep in mind though, that this is a fun project, not a project to cause me stress.  I really like this paper because it has a lot of texture and it comes right through the paint.

Hope all is well with everyone. Good day today,  but it is supposed to be very warm.  Take care.

This painting I have titled "Waiting For You To Finish"

When "She" started working on me, I thought she would take forever. She kept coming back to do some touch-ups and I felt like she was going to keep me from what "I" had to do. I'm eager to be completed!

I like that she gave me that angel around my neck. I now feel blessed.

See how it shines and even my tresses stand out a little because of the little angels light.

She's prepared me for my outing and I'm almost all set.

There I'm ready. I'm all set to go out on the town with my other sister's. We all have names except for #1. "She" plans on unibrowing #1 and naming her since she doesn't have a name yet. Jocasta, Rebecka, Patricia, Natasha, and me, who she has named "Esperanza," will be heading out the door soon.  She probably gave me this name because as she was painting, she had hopes of me coming to fruition soon. I now have hope of going to the art gallery with my sisters.

#5 of Just Faces-Unibrowed

#5 of Just Faces-"Unibrowed"

The person that has taken brush to this Amate Papel has decided to make us all "Unibrowed." That's fine with me because I like the idea of having eyebrows that seem to flow with my face. I rather like the idea of being unique.

So she had thought of giving me more frills, la ti da...but decided against it. This book is "Just Faces" and I actually could hear her thinking that if she added too much frill, the paper would become too busy. As you can see I'm busy enough.

I like that she also took the time to braid each strand of my hair. I would say that being different makes for heads turning. There are times when people comment on my brows and I  move them up and down to create laughter. I love my eyebrows. She has decided to call me " NATASHA."  I like it, do you?

HAPPY MONDAY TO ALL!!

I'm up and ready to go. It's back to my routine of hippity hop and all that jazz. Tee Hee. I popped in for just a couple of minutes to say that hopefully things are now getting back to normal. My esposo really and truly was eager to get back to work and I too was really and truly happy for him to go back to work. tee hee. Although I gotta say, I'm already missing him saying, "Coffee ready?" I'm glad he is well now and able to just be himself.

It's part of life. Sometimes we have some bad times and sometimes good and hopefully most times are spent enjoying life to the fullest. No matter what happens we try to be strong. You know what I do when I know that things are going in a not so good direction? I let myself have a big and long cry as if I was crying for all the bad times and things in life, and then I dry my eyes, take a deep breath and thank the lord for giving me strength.

To my husband who is on the road to work in Stockton, God Bless You and I LOVE You, drive careful.

And now it's time to say goodbye to all our mouseketeers.... C   U   R  V   E   S
Here I come, open the door....oh...they don't open till eight am.

Okay, enough of being silly and dumb, have a terrific day. Ta Ta.

#4 of 40 Just Faces

Sunday has come and is almost gone. We decided to go out for pizza, instead of any cooking. On our way out of the pizza parlor, would you believe that 2 young boys maybe 11 or 12 were panhandling? What has this world come to that our 12 years old children  have to be out in the street begging for money. They didn't approach my husband and I really am glad they didn't. Knowing me I would have just come out and asked them if their parents knew they were out in the streets asking for money, and I probably would have been in trouble with those boys. You just can't be to careful these days, seems the younger carry guns now.

Oh boy, it just angers me.

And after pizza we went to the nursery to look at plants and get ideas. I didn't take pictures mainly because I didn't have my camera. They did have some nice set-ups. It's a little windy here right now at 5:31pm and time is now going by very fast for my hubby who is a little depressed because it's back to the meat grinder. Well work, I mean. He'll be in the swing of things before long, he has to be busy, whether it's at home or work. We are getting too many brown eggs from the chickens so I am taking some to Sherry at Curves tomorrow morning. Yay!! Back to MY routine. Anyway I did paint #4 and truly I don't know who she is, but I did title the painting:

#4 JUST FACES-AM I BLUE?

I have no idea why I came to be or where I actually belong.

I only know that I'm here now and there has to be a place for me to grow and flourish.

My name "she" said is going to be PATRICIA. UMMMMM, OKAY.

Seriously I don't know how she came about, she just did and here she is. Patricia doesn't have to worry, she will go with the other paintings. I used a lot of metallic pens on this painting, acrylics, permanent markers, and of course those Souffle pens I just love so much.

I'm actually looking forward to the start of the week and getting back in my routine. I think I gained 15 pounds in this past month and now I have to get out there and lose it somehow. I hope you all had a great weekend and a good week ahead. I think I will go finish my Eat, Pray, Love book now. Go get em!!

Viva La Vida

#3 of 40- JUST FACES

It's been a very weird day. It almost looked like rain, there was a cool breeze, and it's all of 81 degrees right now. I had planned on doing a lot of things today and just washed clothes. We thought of going to the movies to see Eat, Pray, Love and then decided against it. Well I did, because I'm still reading the book and hubby doesn't like these kind of movies. I think I'd like to see it alone. Sometimes it's fun going somewhere by yourself. It makes me feel powerful. I don't know why it just does. I'm POWER WOMAN!! Tee hee. So as I said, I didn't accomplish anything because I got started painting and then I just plain got lazy. Husband felt like cooking so he made grilled cheese and tomato soup. Hooray! I feel a little guilty because he goes back to work on Monday. Poor baby...(:DDD) So here is this little lady I painted today, hope you like it.

JUST FACES #3-"IF ONLY"

My life hasn't been a bed of roses, like yours I might say...but I've managed to keep my wits about me. I was born to NOT be a materialistic person, so what I do have keeps me going.

There are times when I have wanted more, and then I remember that what I do have, outweighs the things I may want.

When times are hard as they often are, I follow my mother's golden rule and look deep inside myself, and find comfort, happiness, joy, and I remember that the wind is at  my back and the sun is shining on my face. The rain falls on our meager grains, but grow they do and I know that God is always at my side. When I think of these things I am happy. My name is REBECKA.

Rebecka was mainly pastel oil crayon, glitter pens, permanent markers, Pitt artist pens & something called Souffle markers. I love them, their great and dry quickly. I love the name with a "K." So have a great Sunday. I think I better get off my lazy b*** and do something around here. Oh my, the day has gone. It's too late to start housework. It will be here tomorrow.

Bye now, take care.

JUST FACES #2 of 40

SILENCE IS GOLDEN #2

Sometimes it's best to say nothing and nothing will speak for itself. (no matter what it says)

Acrylics, Glitter pens, Markers and Papel Amate. So on I go to the next page and I'm already tired. I know that we all have our own style of painting and I do not profess to be "Thee Painter," I only know that I enjoy what I do, sometimes it shows and sometimes it doesn't. I love to share it with you. Que sera, sera. I love that phrase of  Silence Is Golden, and her name by the way is Jocasta.
Let's see, yesterdays painting was 1 of 40, so...(counting fingers) this is 2 of 40. Correct me if I am wrong.:) Never was good at numbers. :D

Have a wonderful weekend, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, and take care!

VIVA LA VIDA!