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August 31:
Here's a shot of last
nights Super Moon as it came over our mountain I shot the photo
hand held with my Nikon Coolpix P900. from our backyard.
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August 30:
Tomorrow will be our 60th Anniversary - Frani and I are looking ahead for many, many great years together.
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August 28:
We don't see this very
often in Albuquerque - but it's a blessing when it actually rains. I
shot this pic through our window a few minutes ago.
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August 27:
My bride is getting
comfortable with FaceTime - yesterday we talked to buddy and Shari back
in Kansas. Also, I grilled a rib eye yesterday - and yes I shared in
with my bride.
 
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August 26:
I made good progress on
my "Dueling Twins" this morning - I need to look at for a while before
I decide how to price on this watercolor.
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August 25:
I got a good start on "Dueling Twins" this morning
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August 24:
Looking through old photos - I found this one of my bride shopping in Montenegro - she loves to shop for jewelry.
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August 22:
I'm starting a new
watercolor "Dueling Twins" I put a layer of textured gesso juice over
the drawing. The source is my photos from our recent cruise.
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August 21:
Here are the steps in my "Princess Singer" - it's finished now.
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August 20:
My bride and I
spent a very pleasant day at Indian Market in Santa Fe. We walked the
market for hours and enjoyed lunch above the market.
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August 19:
My bride and I took in
an Isotopes baseball game last night - our Topes lost to the El Paso
Chihauhuas 10 - 5. Also, I made good progress on my new wayercolor
"Princess Singer" this morning.
 
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August 17:
At last night's Art
Board meeting, fresco artist Federico Vigil showed the board
members a "cartoon" used to transfer drawings to the wet plaster for
the convention center fresco.
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August 16:
Yesterday - We
hired a crew to take out the stumps and roots in our back yard. We hope
to put a flower bed in that location next year.
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August 15:
My bride and I stayed up last night to hear the news from Georgia:
 
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I finished my "Single Polka Dancer" today - time to start another painting.
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August 14:
I finished my newest watercolor "Malaga Fountain" and I got a good start on my "Single Polka Dot Dancer" as well.
 
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August 11:
I made quite a bit of progress on my new watercolor today
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August 10:
I finished another drawing
this morning - now I'll have several to paint. I took the photo on the
Rio Grande just South of Taos in June.
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August 8:
Only Thunder, Lighting
and Wind yesterday - But, today we actually got rain - my bride is
opening the shades so we can see the rain - perhaps we will have a
Monsoon Season this year at last. Also: I plan to put nine of my prints
in the State Fair.
Each are matted and will fit into 20 x 16 inch frames.
 
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August 7:
This afternoon I finished
another drawing for a new watercolor - she often sang in the Wheelhouse
Bar on our cruise ship. We preferred listening to live music in a bar
after dinner rather than the large productions in the ships theater.
 
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August 6:
We don't want to miss Indian
Market in Santa Fe this year - We hope to visit our favorite artists -
Sharon Dry Flower, Susan Fowell and Kathleen Wall. Also - I did a
drawing today of a single "Polka Dot Dancer" for a new watercolor
 
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August 5:
At our critique session
yesterday - my friends told me that my new watercolors were exhibit
quality. So, I framed them and plan on entering these two
watercolors in the NM State Fair tomorrow.
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August 4:
I'm starting a new watercolor - we saw this sculpture in a park in Malaga, Spain
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Happy Life:
My t-shirt says it all - I'm so glad I married a Polish Girl - We had Kielbasa for dinner last night.
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August 3:
Another blast from the past - our triplet grandkids were 27 months old at the time.
An Exhibition of the Art was put on Display in Kansas City - - -
The reception included Mac and Cheese a favorite of all three artists
for comments on the artists work contact "Poppie" One Proud Grandfather
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August 2:
Memories from the past - March
2002 - the triplets visiting us at our house in Kansas City. The puppy
on the stairs is not Blossom - it's Kuan Yin.
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Finished:
I finished my "Polka Dot Dancer" today - it's 16 x 20 inches - will fit a 22 x 28 inch frame - it's on 300 lb Arches Rough.
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August 1:
I'm finally getting by "BLOG" back together again - even trying to go
back and fix the links that were not working correctly. My bride just
finished the top of her new quilt - we went out today to buy backing
material for it.
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