EVENING MONSOON

The monsoons are starting. Amazing storms blow in, usually in the late afternoon, and for a little while drop rain here and there. It's nice and cooling, and not at all scary like Midwest storms that are sometimes so fierce that they literally destroy parts of cities and towns. Here in Albuquerque, warm rain falls for a little while, kids play in puddles, adults wait wherever they are for it to stop, or like Ken and me, we sit under the shelter of the patio cover and enjoy the rain on the roof.

"Evening Monsoon" is a soft pastel painting on sanded paper 9 x 12 and available for sale unframed.

Settling In..........

It seems like forever since I've posted here. I'd like to say I've been busy painting, but in fact we've been busy settling in, and getting the yard in shape. That meant getting bids for an irrigation system in back, and some updating in front; removal of old remnants of grass; xeriscaping the back yard after preparing a plan for submission to the water authority; redoing the front yard. Well, it goes on and on. We've just about finished buying plants and shrubs so maybe we can move forward. Our tiny veggie garden -- 45 square feet -- is doing well and we haven't had to buy lettuce or spinach for almost two months. Lots of tomatoes on the plants and the 3 varieties of peppers are doing well too.

We attended the IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies) conference the end of May and came away inspired!!!! What a wonderful group of talented artists.

Just so you won't think I haven't picked up a stick of pastel, here's a recent painting, 9 x 12, just for fun; an abstract of apple and tangerines. Enjoy.