A Red Flower Was Waiting For Me.

Blooming over in the big windows of the studio, silently waiting for me to see it?  Well, it seemed that way.  It was such a large bright burst of colour that I couldn't help but see it the second I walked in the door.       Smile.

Palette: Butter and Gunmetal.

I had to do some running around today.  JAH and I replenished HOL's at one of the galleries.  I saw this broken gray door, I liked it and snapped a picture.

I didn't get to the studio until late in the afternoon and got next to nothing done.  I'm no good later in the day.  All my creativity is in the first part of the day.  I tried to work on a couple of backgrounds but it wasn't happening.

The only thing that was making sense to me was yellow, butter yellow.

I'm not even a big fan.  But somehow it was what the day called for.

Yellow SketchBook.

I got a glimpse of a wonderful tomorrow...

Pink Trunk. Pink Sky.

Before, dark and dingy.  Now, not so.  I blasted it with some pink.  I may or may not do some more embellishing, but I'm living with it for a while to see if it really needs it.
This gypsy trunk holds very special items...Halloween costumes.  It gets busted into once a year, sometimes in a blind panic by the teens an hour before they need a costume.  It holds costumes for all.  Batman and FlapperGirl and Jester and capes in all colours.  A white velvet and fur number, some gold shiny skirts, tap shoes, a pirate hat, a tophat, a construction worker hat, a knight-in-shining-armor armor.  Purple long long gloves, a Hugh Hefner velvet smoking jacket, a flowerFace, a pink wig, a turquoise wig, black wigs and more wigs.  The list is truly endless, and it is great fun to open this bad boy up.

This was the before shot.  Well, its the before shot of the back.  I started painting the front before thinking to document the beautification process.

This trunk is old and well-worn.

And it holds a LOT of costumes.

After spending a good part of the morning painting the gypsy trunk I went to the studio to paint some more.  I can't share what I was working on but I can say that all the plants in the windows are loving them some Indian Summer.  Aren't we all?

This one was miniscule but has grown.  It has now reached the tiny stage.

Ok so then the day got even more exciting.  I met the ladies at the Winery for Drink 'n Draw and watched this sky over a glass of wine.

Sweet Dreams from Lodi party people.  xoxo

November Morning Fog.

Doesn't this look just like a November morning?

These guys survived the weekend, no tricks.

I guess I know what the boys will be doing this week...raking!  No shortage of leaves here.

Uptown Puppet Parade.

Just another day on Court Street-as if.   What fun.  These puppets were so beautiful, so fanciful, so wonderful, so so fabulous.  Creative geniuses have been hard at work in their laboratories, sort of like the Elves up at the North Pole.

I mean, just look at this guy.  He has a raccoonesque critter running atop his head and he has Michael Strayhan teeth.

These little puppetpeople paved the way.  I like the little giraffe, and the swagger of the guy on the left.

The little giraffe is confused and going against the parade.  Oops.

Some sort of Space Alien Dude?

This birdy was moving fast and it took a couple tries to catch a picture of it.

Perfect.

Lots of music and dancing.

I very much enjoyed the blase' expression.

There were a ton of these creations.  They just kept coming from around the corner.

Her hat matches his tail.  They must be married.

Adorable.

These kids are having so much fun.

Love.  Love.  Love.

Again, the blase' expression is great.

Is this like a wicked witch on a bike?

So pretty.

They're sort of like Vegetable People.

Here's a close-up of this guy.

He was moving fast.

The brains of the operation!  Bravo!!

This parade was fabulous.  So impressive.  Every year it grows bigger and better.  Thanks Paraders for a real good time!