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Finding the Earth beneath my feet again

"Release" acrylic/krylon on canvas  12"x36"
(reserved/sale pending)

Just finished a new long format piece and started on it's brother -which I hope to finish today. I actually took this one outside for a bit to work on it. I have a very hard time staying indoors when then weather is as beautiful as it's been lately. It's also been rather windy and not really conducive to painting with quick drying acrylics out there so I wasn't able to stick it out too long. But it was nice to get a taste of what the coming days will bring and allow me to stake out the best spot for my outdoor studio by judging where the sun is at what times of the day and where the shade is, etc, etc.
Tonight I finally get to see the show up at LuminArte since I missed the opening. It's really weird missing an art opening- YOUR art opening. It feels like you were waiting for a birthday party that never happened. So I'm super excited I get a do over. :) If anyone is game, missed the show and want to check it out- LuminArte Gallery from 6:30-8:30. Tonight!
No caffeine has brought with it HEADACHES, DIZZINESS and a general feeling of disorientation. Reading up on how to shrink my ovarian cyst also means no caffeine, no chocolate, no refined sugars, no unbleached wheat products, NO STRESS, no red meats, no alcohol,  artificial sweeteners, small amounts of dairy and no processed foods - very bad for you... but did you read what I said in there? NO CHOCOLATE?!?!??! Thats a big ol' clock on the chin. BAM! Kill me. I basically have to eat like a little animal that lives outside and isn't allowed in your refrigerator.
Maybe when the cyst is gone I can have some chocolate. :(
Trying to focus on the positive and I do love fruits, which I can have. :)
The week looks busy with me enrolling in a healthcare program, getting my followups done and also getting some immunizations out of the way so I can do a mural job at Dallas Children's Medical soon. And painting. Painting. Painting. Time to turn the crank and make the canvases flow...
Have a lovely Sunday friends, thanks for keeping up with me!



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  1. Randall GarrettMarch 17, 2013 at 6:35 AM

    Hope you feel better! On the up side, it sounds like a great way to detox the body (except for the bummer no chocolate part). Have you tried fresh juicing? It's a great natural high.

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