Paw Prints

The nastrutiums and sunflowers i planted on March 05 along with other seeds have grown large. I’ve moved them into the same planter with the spent narcissus bulbs and budding amaryllis. I’ll need to knock the drainage holes out of that planter sooner or later.

This comes close to the sense i hoped to catch again, the small ATC in series JEB-ATC2003.05.01-07 (See the seven oil pastels).

This is a larger piece. Most of these are on 9 x 12 bristol board. This was on a larger bit of poster board. Thus, no scan but a flash photo with glare.

I’m giving this to Christine, who put on the CD for me while i was painting and who likes it so much she says it’s done.

I’m pleased with the translucency. I looked at some Kadinsky this mmornning and recognize i have cyan and magenta where he has red and blue.

I’ve been thinking about it, even though work keeps me from acting on it — Christine gave me a FLAX gift certificate to purchase a canvas for above the fireplace and a lovely glass palette* as gifts this year.

Tonight i gessoed four sheets of bristol board and a random squaker of poster board. Theres another prepared gessoed bristol board lurking about, as well. No excuses for not painting after work! I can put the circular palette… maybe in the old palette lock!

* Paragona Art Products color guide palette (TM) with the strange warning: “Clean after each use: if broken with dried paint, glass will break in larger pieces.” Aren’t larger pieces of broken glass better than smaller? [Item number 1212CG]

DL responded so enthusiasticaly to my studies SWA2005.01 , a study of depth, and SWA2005.02, a study of waves, I’ve sent them off to her. See my 2005-02-17 post for more about them.

Golden acrylics on bristol board prepared with liquitex gesso.

Because of my distrust of the SuperSoil (TM) i bought last year, i decided to switch the my planting plans around: twenty peat pellets and nine little peat tubs.

The peat tubs are filled with a mixture of my compost and the supersoil. The peat pellets are from Gardener’s Delight. I think the peat tubs were the same brand.

On to planting notes!

[1] I think it’s too cold for basil, but giving it a try, anyhow.
[2] i separated the calendula seeds into light & dark seeds. I don’t know if that means one plant with darker flowers than the other — but let’s find out!

In the ginger planter, i added seeds for dill & cleome. I sprinkled with hot pepper to discourage squirrels.