19 December 2008

a meme – as they call it

1. Started my own blog umm
2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
(Mount Kenya – yeaa)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightning at sea
(does Lake Superior count?)
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
– bus too, also floor of the train station in India like hundreds of others,
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
– yeah ..stupid
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort –
sculpture too
25. Held a lamb – tiny baby piglet – sooo cute
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
we should be satisfied if we have our basic needs
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa -
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
(just by me)
48. Gone deep sea fishingcod jigging

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
kinda
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia –
just the airport
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House –

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating ( fish)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous –
several, but my fave was– Ella Fitgerald

92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
now that's quite unique eh!
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Ridden an elephant -


 

16 December 2008

cut and paste it - then make the things that YOU have done in BOLD!

02 March 2008

Our gate


The snow has been with us all winter! I like this better than cold winters with just recurring snows and melts and slush etc.

12 December 2007

IlloFri: little things collage

02 December 2007

Illo Fri: excess

09 October 2007

illo fri: open



these box cars contain waste such that they are too toxic too open or move - so they will just be left here - near niagara river, NY

03 June 2007

illo fri: my paradise

20 May 2007

Illo Fri: Signs


Well i just looked outside, what did i see! I grabbed my coat and went for a walk. the sky was so clear and stars everywhere, but the most beautiful was this formation of venus and the moon - this must be a strong sign - a symbol of the moon and star has been used by many for different meaning

15 February 2007

crash with piracy
























cant control creepy carinogen
controversy
con (avec) (with) piracy
catalytic catastrophic created to control criticism from crowds
catacomb cataclysm
catalytic converter
to cut casual contentment and canniness for guerre

perhaps this canvas of cacophony is too candid
but i cannot cache this chord in the closet

05 February 2007

sprout linocut

31 January 2007

red on snow


something like this, except the letters are not hand painted...

17 November 2006

thanksgiving - mandala
























(acrylic on canvas)ks 95

Giving thanks for the peace
that can be found
All the love and all the
small, but
beautiful moments
found in between
the turmoil
Thanks should be
given.

13 November 2006

clear......cut




What i see way too often when i venture out into 'the bush'. Way too much of it is being cleared, I think.

02 November 2006

Wind















the wind in the window was what i liked about it, but i think this is still a work in progress...

07 October 2006

Trouble with a Capital 'T'

























after a very fine book - "a fine balance"

trouble with a capital 't'

01 October 2006

Illo Friday - a quiet place in GT

























things i could draw for 'quiet':
sleeping children
smooth lake in the bush
winter scene
cross country skiing
a tree
a person reading
a person deep in thought
an explosion (au contraire)
a cemetary
the end

27 August 2006

Let the River Run
























"Rupert Reverence"

The power of a river is much more than the electricity it can produce. I hope that this river will run for a long time to come.

26 August 2006

illo Fri: Run



22 August 2006

illo Fri: Match?
























Can two different patterns match?
Lacking a model i used an online image: http://www.bbeshop.com/victor/images/shirt_s4013a_k3134c_model.jpg

17 August 2006

Illo Fri : Play

14 June 2006

Illo Friday: Jungle



I just wish all the jungles out there were so green.

03 June 2006

illustration friday: portraits

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You can see more portraits on the previous posting.

portraits



















































24 May 2006

Illo Fri : Sorry




I was glad to discover - "Sorry Everybody" when i did a google image search on the word "sorry". It made me feel a little better - I feel sorry for all who live under pschyological tyranny - sold by illusions. It is leading to the destruction of the earth. Grim - well sorry.

Illustration Friday: FAT

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01 April 2006

Illustration Friday : Spring



What immediately springs to mind is two different springs...........

29 March 2006

Illustration Friday: Monster



Well more of an alien sort of monster..............

24 March 2006

purple

Illustration Friday - Feet - two times

14 March 2006

Illustration Friday: Tattoo



















My design for a tatoo - virtual

05 March 2006

A Beautiful Insect...........



I put all the colours on with Photoshop. Fun experiment!

I also tried playing around with the blog template. Needs work, but I am still not sure of what I am doing. Hope it does look too disturbing through your computer.

26 February 2006





















Tea is wonderful,
so is a 'long' chai - kinda like the 'cappucino' of teas