Marsh

Marsh, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

Attended a Helen Beacham workshop today, and this is the painting I did. I'm pleased with it even though it doesn't look much like hers at all. Off to poll manager training..

May12Art

May12Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

The New Colossus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
Emma Lazarus, 1883

May11Art

May11Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

Political symbols... for the republicans, elephants and rhinos... for the Democrats donkeys and blue dogs... I wonder how long these mascots will endure? Will my great great grandchildren even know? Will there still be elephants around then ... or donkeys for that matter. I'd like to think dogs will be here as long as people are... they are essential kindred spirits (at least for me they are).

May10Art

May10Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

Exec Committee meeting last night... ran late so I didn't get to post this last night. It was a good meeting with lots of great speakers... just 30 days till our primary.

Rise Up...

May09Art

May09Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

Happy Mother's Day for me... getting dirt under my nails planting flowers in my yard. Talked to my Mom and caught up on what was going on with her today.

May08Art

May08Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

I make a lot of mistakes.. and I do a lot of erasing... so today I indulged in a battery operated eraser. It is kinda fun, and surely the height of laziness.

May07Art

May07Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

Beach scene... off to dinner for some sea food, while it's still available.

May06Art

May06Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

I drew this while they interviewed McCabe for about 30 seconds on the news tonight. My husband is retired Navy and we are both glad this ordeal is over for these young men and that they can now get on with their careers and their lives.

May05Art

May05Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

Got absorbed in reading my new book... and totally neglected my journal this evening... so I tried to paint one of the examples of your eye wanting to complete the object, on a white and dark background... do you see the circle or ball?

May04Art

May04Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

I couldn't resist another blue cat drawing... stretching cats... cats sleep 18 hours a day (or more).. and so spend a good bit of time stretching after all those cat naps LOL

May03Art

May03Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

Got a book by Gary Hart at the library on drawing cartoon animals... this blue cat is inspired by that book. His cat was a Siamese ... but I didn't have Siamese colors... but I do have this lovely turquoise blue... I kinda like this blue cat :-)

May02Art

May02Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

Still not done with it all... that's what I get for putting it off for so long.

May01Art

May01Art, originally uploaded by CaptElaine.

It's been a long day today... I really like our new grill... didn't have much time to work on the journal today...