Went to the opening of Jonathan Marshall's exhibition at Art Palace. Great show, don't miss it.

While sitting on the porch taking to friends, stuck up an conversation with a painter whose name I've since forgot. I introduced myself as Bob. 15 minutes later he thought I was fooling him and was really Peter Saul. Ha! Well we did agree that our mutual favorite part of stone lithography is graining. Peculiar.

It was a fun night.

Tags: art, art palace, peter saul
Current Mood: good to go
Current Music: WFMU - Zepplin

Tags: art, women, youtube
Current Mood: damp
Current Music: WFMU - 128k Version - Freeform Radio the Way it Oughta Be!! -

After Jerry's yesterday and talking to Matt R. got around to swimming in the afternoon.

Later Dan drove us down to San Antonio last night to see Eduardo Munoz's work as part of Art Pace's New Works: 07.2. The other two exhibitors were so lame, but Eduardo's work shined. It was also good to see a gaggle of former photo grads and Lawrence in attendance.

Mowed my lawn for the second time in a week since arriving back from Italy a week ago. No rain since then, lots of sun and heat.

Barton is open again after flood cleanup. I'm there this afternoon after Aron J drops by.

Continue to draw sitting on my front deck and plan on bring my sketch book to the pool.

In case you're interested in our weather in time zone CDT....

Tags: art, barton, drawing, opening, swimming
Current Mood: dripping sweat
Current Music: WFMU - "Baby! Baby! Stay Gone" by Armand Schaubroeck Steals

Flew in yesterday through the rain and storms. Glad I didn't drive. Major severe thunderstorms here.

Last night at the opening it continued to rain, harder and harder. Tornado warnings from here to Austin and beyond. Amazed that VA and MR made the drive up and hope they got home OK. Raining in torrents so after party canceled. Driving across town in my rental went through some flowing water that was scary. Cars in from of me getting through it so I followed. Back at hotel for a beer and burger.

LL collages were inspiring. He must be making his art 24/7 to produce so much. Nice comments and pointed comments from CR (good to have honest appraisals). One painting sold at the opening.

Rained most of the night but bright sun here this morning for my flight back.

Tags: art, dallas, rain, storms
Current Location: Dallas Texas
Current Mood: fine
Current Music: Chatter of hotel lobby

I've been painting and driving and looking and relaxing.

Drove to Dallas with paintings on Thursday in a black new Grand Prix courtesy of the local car rental office that had to give me an upgrade since they didn't have the economy model I had reserved.

Two hundred miles plus later I got to Conduit soon after noon. Unloaded paintings, talked with Nancy and Danette and viewed the four shows there. Lance and I are up next. Sushi lunch courtesy of Nancy. Off to Gerald Peter's Galleries to view Bale Creek Allen's. Good stuff and good sales. Then off to the Fast Forward exhibit at the DMOA. Amazing contemporary collections coming that museum's way. I'll be back to Dallas in a dozen days for my opening there.

Then off to the hotel, it's pool and bar for the night.

Next day off early to Fort Worth and got there a bit before the 10AM entranced opening at the Frt. Worth Modern. Two great shows there. Pretty Baby which included a room sized installation by Margaret Meehan that looked great among the other rather creepy images of youngsters. Then there were the strange drawing in the Focus section of Ralf Ziervogel which carried the warning sign The works in this exhibition contain violent and sexually explicit imagery. Viewer discretion is advised.. One section of the Pretty baby show had the same warning. Kimball unfortunately didn't open on Fridays so missed my chance this trip to view some of my favorite early paintings.

Got back to Austin by 3 and very glad not to do any more driving.

Film's watched since, Friday was Sur mes lèvres (Read My Lips) which I highly recommend. Then last night watched a very cheesy horror film: The Nail Gun Massacre that was on the staff recommended shelf at Vulcan but doesn't get my recommendation.

Sunday now, tired of WFMU marathon, glad it is the last day. Need to get to paintings as I won't be able to get to my studio for a week after today. School stuff and then off to Kansas City and the SGC conference.

Tags: art, dallas, driving, film, museums, painting
Current Mood: good enuf
Current Music: WFMU - an archived program of Irwin's

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Current Music: WFMU - Reggae Schoolroom with Jeff Sarge

After a long morning and afternoon taken up by three meetings I had time to fit in a half hour swim before going to AMOA for the opening of America Starts Here: Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler. Then off to a downtown Greek cafe with Dan and some grads.

Why not keep the day going. I came home and watched the Hong Kong "blood opera" Chuen jik sat sau, Fulltime Killer. Two hit men vie for top ratings with a love triangle thrown in.



Laundry doing and coffee sipped, time for studio to finish final painting for the show which now has a title. "The Land Remains"

Tags: art, film, meetings, museum, painting, school, studio, what not
Current Mood: good
Current Music: WFMU - Nat Stuckey - The Least That You Could Do Is Wash Your Hands

Last night at the preview of the Dark Matter: New Work From Japan exhibit at Okay Mountain I purchased one of these drawings by Ryo Mizuno of "400 People". Not this one, but one similar. Most of what I have on my walls are prints, this will be the second drawing. Not a big collector here except for a shit load of my own stuff.

I came home and watched Cowards Bend at the Knee which I guess I was not in the correct state of mind to understand or enjoy. Maybe because it was located in Winnipeg, birthplace of my ex and about a former hockey player. Whatever, some of it was peculiar enough that I watched it all the way through.

Tags: art, collection, drawing, film
Current Mood: here for now
Current Music: WFMU - The Glen Jones Radio Programme

Nancy was over yesterday afternoon and we picked out 11 paintings for the spring show in Dallas. After she and I then went to an Austin art party, in a home filled with peculiar Texan Modernist paintings, and then the opening at Art Palace I went home and tried to watch the film Nostalgia. I kept dozing off and really can't figure out what it was about. A Russian traveling in Italy, got that part. It was very beautiful to watch apart from the story plot, whatever that was. I didn't realize it until this morning that Andrei Tarkovsky also directed the first film version of Solaris that I had watched and enjoyed earlier. I've been trying to get my reading pals to read Lem's novel Solaris.

It was great to wake up and find clear blue skies this morning after more than a week of gray dampness.

Tags: art, film
Current Mood: OK
Current Music: WFMU - more of : The Glen Jones Radio Programme

Last night after attending two beautiful art openings (loved Schade's small gouaches and a bunch of Katy's large paintings) and a grilled tuna sandwich at a far too crowded HPB&G, I watched Ugetsu monogatari a Japanese ghost story set in the 16th century during a civil war. Wonderful, beautiful film.

Up early even though I had a difficult time getting to sleep. Cold today a contrast to 80ºF weather yesterday After an expresso and some green tea, out to the front yard to finish digging the hole, planting and mulching another southern oak. Rapid growing, evergreen, resistant to oak wilt, able to withstand Austin weather and can grow to 50 feet. My studio is going to be hot in the summer until this one is well established. But plant today, in ten years I'll have plenty of shade. By that time I will have removed the last of four trashy hack berry trees from my property. Now if my neighbors could do the same.

Time to clean the house before a consultation over lunch at CM Cafe.

Tags: art, cleaning, film, food, lunch, openings, planting, trees
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: WFMU - Jerry Reed - Rockin In Bagdad