What A Day

 Sunny and a little warmer this morning.

 We had quite a bit of rain last night and the paddock was very muddy.

 Fortunately, the pastures were in good shape.

 Right after chores I went over to the studio to do more work on my painting.  It's still not finished but we took it down to the gallery.

 Everyone showed up and we had things pretty set by 12:30.

 It never would have happened without Kathy W., the gallery owner.

 This year we have several guest artists.  They are all friends who do beautiful work and I love having the public see their latest pieces.

Below...Al Cretney-wood carver.

 The peppers were painted by Tina Eibl and two of her friends.

Amy Harris (former student) and Sara Cook (long time pal).

A real departure for these three women.  They all have other work in the show.

 Brenda Cretney (friend and watercolorist) surprised me with this painting of Gucci and it was very emotional for me.

 The painting below is by Bing Rath (long time friend) who is self taught.

The subject is the Middle School here in Brockport.  (Many years ago it was the High School).

 We finished hanging the show just before our Sunday Jam started.

Great turnout today.

 Jim Foote has done a great job, bringing all of us together.  

Pure pleasure and I love the group.

Gary had duty at the Welcome Center today and both of us were gone for hours.

Little Wonder managed to be a good boy, happy to go out when we got back to the farm.

Phoebe, of course, can always be counted on to set a good example.

 We got a major volume of rain this afternoon before we got home, but it had stopped by 3.

 Lots of glads lately.....

Now that it's getting dark earlier, the girls get tucked in before 7.

Miss Piggy enjoyed getting wet and rolling...again.

 A simple, but delicious dinner.

First I sauteed some onions and set them aside.  Then I made a very simple cheese sauce out of whatever I had.  Tossed pasta with that, the onions and some cut up, fresh, Roma tomatoes.

A no brainer and very good.

Night all!

PS

Here is a sneak peak at one of the student pieces that will be in the show.

A pastel drawing by Pam Radford.

Classic.

Don't forget....

The opening is this coming Friday, October 7th (7-8:30)

at A Different Path Gallery on Market Street.

A Sign Of The Times....

 Maggie was framed by the window in the back of the horse barn.  A grey and cool morning with rain on and off during the day.  The girls look much better without their masks.

 For now (until it gets colder) Phoebe and Little Wonder frequently spend some time in the back yard while I finish chores.

 

 We are setting up the art show tomorrow and Gary and I had to spend a lot of time working on our paintings.  He has stripped (framed) them, but I still have more work to do on mine.

 As you can see....I am very loose  and like funky colors.

 Gary is what is called an "outsider" artist.  No training and very primitive.

This is his version of our farm.

 Check out his little garden....

 His canvas is about 5 feet by 6 feet and mine is a little smaller.

 It was a perfect day to be in the studio and the dogs kept us company.

Here is a wiggly peek at what it was like.  I have a very old, but great set of components in there and love to play music while I'm painting.  

Thank you Roger, for putting together this CD...it's one of my favorites.

 

 Around 2:30 I went down to The Center for Kris D's birthday.

She is the massage therapist I have gone to for over 8 years.

 She was joined by family and many friends for a very sweet celebration.

 When I left, it was raining pretty hard...

 so I went out to the barn a little early.

 Miss Piggy is back in business.

 I have a feeling the leaves are going to start turning very quickly.

 Tonight we are having our first fire.  That should get rid of some of the dampness.

Night all.