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equinox
First day of autumn working in my studio this morning. New painting on the easel. I guess its going ok. At least it is going along a vague idea of landscape and architecture that I've been working though in my sketch books.

Good four day studio weekend with a swim at barton later in the afternoon.

Hitchcock films on satellite this last week. Enjoyed watching Psycho last night.

Added link to ezimmerman

Back to work.

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Studio
Now that I have my studio back from the barking of the now gone neighbor dog, it's back to work there in the mornings and early afternoon.

On the advice of some faculty I purchased some Lukas Cryl which is, according to them, something like acrylic gouache. Tried it yesterday. Yuck. I can't go back to plastic land.

This morning worked on newish oil painting after drawing on the front deck. Getting somewhere. Looked at two books of Giotto images.

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Okay

Went to opening at OKM last night for the Passing Time and the Changing Seasons of Time exhibit. Good show, smart stuff, smart ass stuff, could not have been done 10 years ago. May be lost in 10 years.Talked to friends and acquaintances. Now know who "R" and "O" are. Ali suggested I rent Seed of Chucky so I did and will watch tonight.</blockquote>

Painted in studio until it was 90ºF there this morning then off to Barton to cool off. Saw B who is not related to R or O.

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Paint faster and use a bigger brush
My advice to students sometimes. I got that same advice when I was in school. So today followed my own. Getting back into painting practice after Italian sojourn. Changed palette from earlier series. For now putting on paint, building up surface, looking and finding.

Three day studio morning and Barton Springs afternoon.

Barking neighbor dog muzzled after complaint about four hour barking into my side studio door kept open for ventilation.

Keeping new trees well watered now that the rainy summer seems over and it's back to normal summer highs in the 90s. Southern Oaks are leafing out very well.

Boutman found this. You can find my office here.


Byrne on Glass House

I need to purchase a new digital camera.

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arrivals
The three books I ordered from Amazon arrived: Chris Ware (Monographics Series) by Raeburn, Daniel, Mudman: The Odyssey of Kim Jones and Vincent Van Gogh: The Drawings (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)

And the external drive I ordered from Other World Computing is scheduled to arrive this afternoon.

Been drawing, been raining and started painting again.

Bringing Fern to vet for yearly check and vacs.

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Fighting Cabin Feaver
Water has been coming down since I woke up this morning. Nearly 2" in this neighborhood. The last week or so I have been drawing outside, avoiding the studio as it has been filled with fumes from three coats of oil ground drying on linen stretched over panels in there. Not so today, I stayed inside most of the day. Finished two new drawings for the 5x7 event happening at Conduit in Dallas next month. Also cashed a nice check from said gallery. Continue drawing, but about to get courage up to return to painting

Getting new seamless gutters with leaf guards. So much moisture is going to rot siding (even more I'm afraid than what's happening after about two months of constant moisture).

No swimming today. I haven't heard yet, but I bet Barton flooded again. Got a lucky sunny swim in yesterday at school.

I've been watching movies on satellite but with all the rain and possible interference I rented Letters from Iwo Jima to watch tonight.

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hot again
Hanging out alone after so much Italian community.

Weather in Austin changed from rainy to normal summer hot. Deep watered young trees.

Finished reading assigned half of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Applied oil ground to three stretched linen pre paintings. Moved painting "finished" before summer onto the wall and moved a vertical on onto the easel.

Continued drawing on front deck in the shade.

Started doing some school business.

To Jerry's in the morning and then a swim.

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Still winter
Cold and overcast. But high 80s coming right back. Plants are confused about the record cold here over the weekend.

Working in studio, finally getting back to a painting started awhile ago. Without a digital camera now I can't show you the image.

Almost had new microwave installed, must wait another week when I can be home for the day. Home warranty is paying for it but it's no fun not having one for two months.

Easter brunch at Rachel and Chirs's house, then tried with Dan to deliver 7x7s to Okay Mountain. So everything else was closed, why would we think they'd be open.

It's been nice having these last days free of school work. Back to it tomorrow.

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Just when you thought
Have been busy, what else, but have four free days over this easter weekend.

and what happens, it's almost freezing here today. Temp inching up from 35ºF this afternoon. Rain too. I thought the furnace was not going to fire up until next winter. I'd already had the AC kick in once or twice because of high temps and humidity lately.

Working in my chilly studio trying to finish a 5x7" painting for ArtHouse benefit.

Allergies hit me hard this past week. Haven't been swimming all week and now the rain and cold. Maybe tomorrow after a brunch and getting completed 7X7's to Okay Mountain.

Watched Castaway last night on satellite. Haven't rented a movie lately with daylight savings added hour for reading outside on front porch.

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@ school
... to swim before going over to Sam's for communal eating.

Great clear and warm weather. Saw two coeds come from the pool in high spike heels and tiny bikini.

Checking email, not so much on weekend beside junk.
Varnished three final painting this morning and worked on two after reading about Jeff Wall in the NYTime Magazine.


Was at senior student show for about an hour yesterday along with talking to Bale in his gallery and sipping great tequila. About six former students of mine in the show which was heavy on painting, and photography. Some sculpture and only two intaglio prints. We are using an outside jury to cull through work after the faculty have nominating students.

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***Tumblin’ Dice***

Women think I’m tasty, but they’re always tryin’ to waste me
And make me burn the candle right down,
But baby, baby, I don’t need no jewels in my crown.

’cause all you women is low down gamblers,
Cheatin’ like I don’t know how,
But baby, baby, there’s fever in the funk house now.
This low down bitchin’ got my poor feet a itchin’,
You know you know the duece is still wild.

Baby, I can’t stay, you got to roll me
And call me the tumblin’ dice.

Always in a hurry, I never stop to worry,
Don’t you see the time flashin’ by.
Honey, got no money,
I’m all sixes and sevens and nines.
Say now, baby, I’m the rank outsider,
You can be my partner in crime.

But baby, I can’t stay,
You got to roll me and call me the tumblin’,
Roll me and call me the tumblin’ dice.

Oh, my, my, my, I’m the lone crap shooter,
Playin’ the field ev’ry night.

Baby, can’t stay,
You got to roll me and call me the tumblin’ dice, (call me the tumblin’)
Got to roll me, got to roll me, got to roll me (oh yeah)
Got to roll me. got to roll me, got to roll me ( keep on rolling, keep on rolling)