Return

Now I can say that the beginning is beginning. Vanessa and I just returned from a short 10 day trip to London and Paris, where we reconnected with friends, drew in pubs while drinking proper English beer, and experienced acres and miles of fantastic old master painting. It is sad that we don't have more old European masters here in San Francisco, or America for that matter (excepting the Met), so we gorged on it. The National Gallery, Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, and the old Tate. If we had more time I would've like to have visited the Tate Modern, but I figure we have access to the type of art they have on exhibit. So with all that fresh in my eyes and washed over my artsoul, my excitement to get going again is making me bounce off the walls.

Walls. Our studio had been the site of a benefit auction, so I had cleared out my space to allow for their presentation. Upon returning, I decided (despite the urge to jump in) to make the most of the clear space and refinish my rather thrashed walls. Holes filled, skimcoated and painted, I then chose an new configuration of the various sizes I'm starting in order to break up the space.

And in between coats, we signed up for dsl, so we'll be able to research and post from the studio. So hopefully next week I'll be able to post an image, so this isn't all blather and no glitzy images.