End of the Day

Busy day in the studio. Now I'm relaxing on the deck with a glass of
Sogno Muscat Canelli. It is a desert wine that has been fortified with
brandy. Great for after a meal. Life is good.

Contrasts

I really love the way natural shapes juxtapose one another. No, the fence is not natural, but it's made from natural material. Yes, I'm playing with my iPhone again.

Test

This is a test of mobile blogging. This picture was just taken with
the iPhone and sent to the blogger site with the phone.

It works, it works! (I added this after checking the computer for the post). Watch out world, I found a new toy.

Memorial Day weekend

Well, here it is Friday morning before the big Memorial Day weekend. The ground is covered with about an inch of new snow, though it will probably be gone pretty quick. This is the time when Lake Tahoe officially announces the beginning of the tourist season. Bring heavy jackets and tire chains.

Memorial Day is usually filled with hiking, boating, camping and picnics. However, least we forget, it is also the time to remember those that gave, and continue to give their lives for our country. Or for whatever country we happen to be fighting for or in.

Mural Up High

Just finished another mural that I thought was pretty unique. As you can see, it sits above the windows in this living room. Since it is up high, and the viewer is much lower, I wanted to treat it more like a painting than a mural. When painting a mural, I try to keep the perspective vanishing point at about the viewers eye level, or as close as is possible. In this case, there was no opportunity to do that, so "framing" it as a painting seemed like the right thing to do. I also wanted to accent the scrolls to become part of the "frame".

Paradise

Ah, Tahoe. Went to a fund raiser tonight for the Girls and Boys Club at Edgewood Golf Course on the lake. View from the deck where I was consuming the epicurian culinary delights. Can't beat a Tahoe sunset.

Driving along 50

I cannot count the number of times I've driven between Placerville and South Lake Tahoe, and it is a very pretty drive. However, there is an exit where Highway 50 becomes 2 lanes instead of 4. It is called Ice House Road. Never been there before this past Sunday. Beautiful scenery as you climb into the Sierras. After about 15 miles, you past Union Valley Reservoir on your left. At 16.8 miles, you come to a service road, then turn right onto it. Go for a short distance (.2 miles), then turn left onto another service (dirt) road, and go to the end. There is then a foot trail you take for about .5 miles down to the falls (Ballis Falls, I understand). Beautiful spot. You can also climb up to the top of the falls.

After the falls, we went back down Hwy. 50 to the Apple Hill area and visited the High Sierra Iris Gardens. Another beautiful spot. Tons of iris's.

Road Art

Back at the end of March, I had to leave the camper top for my pickup at the dealer in Reno to have it sent back to the factory for a window replacement. In the meantime, I temporarily made a "tonneau cover" for the bed. It works alright, but I really miss the top. The temporary cover is actually two large frames with 1/2" foam boards covered and wrapped with canvas. I painted the canvas black to match the bedliner (plus it looks cool). So here's the deal. When I get the top back on the truck, the canvases are to become art. I'm thinking art that somehow depicts the road. Afterall, they have been on the road for awhile. Any ideas? I would like to utilize the blackness of the background (after I wipe off the bird shit).