Starting Over

Starting over with a new puppy is both exhausting and rewarding.

Birdie is doing well and quickly learning to sit and lie down.

Today I feel a tiny bit back to normal.

We are starting to develop a little routine,

which means I can finally get some work done!

So, there are new feathers in my shop today!

Ladybird

Meet our Birdie!

She's had some ups and downs in her short life,

but she's found a new home with us!

Birdie is a mutt; she has some border collie markings

and perhaps a little bit of terrier. It's hard to tell. She's a mystery.

She's very lovable and has a lot of energy and likes to take long naps.

She is in good health, but has a little sore on her neck, 

which is why she is wearing the lamp shade,

also known as the elizabethan collar.

Isn't she adorable?

Monographs and Paperweights

I love collecting books. Especially monographs. 

They are always out because not only do I love to look, 

I use them as paperweights.

 I like to imagine that my studio assistants at atelier Golly Bard 

are none other than Edgar Degas, David Hockney, Egon Scheile, 

Francesco Clemente, Louise Borgeouis, Alice Neel, Edward Gorey, 

Rebecca Horn - Oh, the list goes on and on. 

Can you imagine all of that creativity in one place?

Splendor in the Grass

Voila! My pheasants are finished!

Aren't they a handsome couple?

They will be in my shop tonight.

Have a wonderful weekend all!

Studio | Ring Necks

I don't really like taking pictures of work in progress.

The work seems so bare, unfinished, unresolved.

Nevertheless, most of the time, this is how I begin,

without a real plan or line to follow.

I mix a soupy mess of paint and lay down some washes.

I walk away, let things settle, and think about what to do next.

I hold my breath a lot, because it can go well 

or land in the garbage bin at any point.

All I know is I have pheasants on my brain, ring necks.

I'm working on a pair of them. They are quite large.

Will you ever see them? I'm hopeful.

They are much further along now.

Maybe by the weekend.

I can't promise anything yet.

Big Bambú

When I arrived in New York on Sunday I only had about an hour or so 

to dash over to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see 

Mike and Doug Starn's Big Bambú installation on the rooftop terrace.

 It was exquisite. I didn't get to climb it, but I took lots of pictures. 

I hope you will take a peek at my Flickr collection. 

It's a spectacular structure and the backdrop of Central Park 

and the Manhattan skyline is splendid.

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The lucky winner of my giveaway has been 

announced and is posted here!

Dash

I had to dash up to New York for a couple of days.  

I know Halloween is over but the decorations are so much fun.

I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures as I walked along the city streets.