Enjoying Arizona...

which, because it knew we were coming, gave us sun, but not too much; breeze, but not too substantial; warmth, just the right amount, and the color "sky," the blue one not the gray. A lot of games  and laughs with our pals, a Cubs game to cheer, a day to catch up with family, a day in artsy Scottsdale, and neighborhood walks to enjoy the prickly things.

 

In the mail, a fruity surprise...

Early this morning

'bout 7 a m

Ate the last grapefruit,

a Florida gem.

Would need to buy more

(Grapefruit really rocks.)

What's that?  The postman

has brought us this box?

A box full  of grapefruit?

How are we so lucky?

From Ar i zon a!

Well, that's just plain ducky!

Thanks, Judi and Gus

for  the backyard surprise

And see? The full bowl

is a feast for the eyes! 

Pretty, darn prickly

I collaged this prickly pear plant with some painted papers and pen..and and a bit of paint. I call it Pretty Darn Prickly but you can add a comma if you have recently fallen victim to its sharp personality as I have. Very pretty though at this time of year.

Sketching coffee and tea house

Loving the Roosevelt Arts District in Phoenix. As I did last year, I stopped for coffee at the Songbird Coffee and Tea House, a cozy place I remembered from last year. I sketched for Skool. I met Taylor, who was interested in the sketching, and we had a long and interesting conversation about travel, art, work, play, and the places we had lived in which were often the same.

Hollywood Phoenix style

Not only did I get to view the Hollywood Costume Exhibit, which was quite nice, I was treated to this Hollywood-y scene on my walk from the Phoenix Art Museum to my car which I had intentionally parked a few blocks away. I am getting braver with the heat. I am so proud.

At the museum

In the Palette Cafe at the Phoenix Art Museum where cool
portraits hang around . Menu looks great. Hoping food is as good!





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Where the paint dries fast...

Carolyn in the painterly apron, Tangie on the right, me on the left..happy faces, painty hands.  

I participated in Carolyn Dube's full-day workshop at Tangie Baxter's Very Fun Studio yesterday in Mesa while vacationing here this month. We painted all day with dozens of stencils for our use. It was great fun.

The paint dries fast here.

Tangie Baxter's studio is a visual delight. Having a turquoise theme in our own guest bedroom,  teal/reds/yellow  sophisticated-but-kitschy look wowed me. 

Morning in Arizona

I am taking Danny Gregory's Sketchbook Skool because…why not?
Besides, I love his work and philosophy and his story. He inspires me.
So, hopefully, will be posting regularly these sketches and drawings I do for "skool" -  They don't translate to photos well. I'll need to figure out better systems than I have. I'd post more often if it weren't so dang complicated.

I had the shadows, once. Too many stones...should have left it less stony. I loved how the shadows from the tree webbed the entire yard and crawled up the wall. Beautiful blue morning.


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