Stone Mtn Parkway

After a day of rest from traveling on Friday, up at 3:45 am to catch my 6:30 am flight, I am ready to begin exploring. Upon my arrival in Atlanta, I picked up my rental car and drove to Stone Mtn. Thank goodness for Mapquest. I found my sister's house with no problems. I then went to Best Buy to pick out my new little Point and Shoot camera. I got the Sony Cybershot. I waited until I got to the states because this same camera in PR was $40 more than if buying it here or online. My Olympus is really getting old and after my media card was corrupted during my trip to Denmark, I was unable to find another card for it, rendering my reliable camera useless. For now I just got a small little take everywhere camera until I am ready to get another SLR by the end of the year.

During my brief sightseeing yesterday, I was driving down this rode and looked up in front of me and saw the carving of Stone Mtn right in front of me. The site was really spectacular and caught me completely off guard. Good thing there was not any traffic in front of me. Anyway, today I am hoping to venture out and do some more sightseeing. I hope to have some photos with my new camera later.

Traveling once again

On Friday I am leaving for Atlanta to visit my sister and hopefully do some museum and gallery browsing. I am also heading to Nashville and Jacksonville for a few days. Lots to do to prepare for my trip. I am planning a trip to the Atlanta Art Center and to various other galleries around.

Before I leave, I also have to put together a small exhibition of about 9 pieces to put in a local exhibition in Luquillo. No sense in having work laying around the house and studio when it can be hanging somewhere. I keep tripping over them in my studio.

I am still trying to fix my PC. What an adventure this has turned out to be. It appears that my CPU is shot and I can't access any of my old files to transfer them to my Mac. I am so glad I have the Mac. I actually have two. My studio desktop Mac, Big Mac, and my Little Mac laptop that I use for traveling. I had been running my PC simultaneously to backup Window files for my Mac when it crashed, I have tried swapping the hard drive from another PC laying around that I have been working on and now because of the difference in Window versions, it is telling me that I need to have it reactivated and of course I cannot get an internet connection to do that. I w ill be ever so grateful when I do not have to be dependent on Windows for anything any longer.

Digital cameras and Media cards

As I was getting the rest of my photos together from Denmark, my media card went into a coma. My last 12, and of course, my best and favorite photos taken on the last day in Copenhagen have been corrupted. I have downloaded over 10 programs to try to recover my lost images to no avail. I could just cry. I had a photo of Michelangelo's 2nd David on there along with this great shot of the marina with all the old fish warehouses that I really wanted to paint. The last day we also went on a canal tour in which I took several fabulous shots, ok even if only in my mind. Lost, lost, lost. All of them. Despair. All things happen for a reason. I must not be meant to have those images right now. The universe has a way of giving you what you need when you need it. So I suppose I will put away that media card and when the time is right, a program will come out that will salvage my pictures. Until then...bye bye Little Mermaid.

After a good heartfelt day in the studio yesterday, I am ready for another. I must run a few errands first. My Epson R1800 printer is out of ink so I must drive for 40 min to COMPUSA to get more cartridges. I won't be able to get into my studio till this afternoon. Hopefully I will have something to upload then.

Progress.....

A good day in the studio.

A New Day, an new start

I awoke this morning really truly excited about working my studio for the first time in months. This past Sat. I attended a figure drawing class that the EEAG sponsors for guild members. I had forgotten how wonderful it was to just have a model in front of you and just draw for 3 hrs. As usual, I have been procrastinating going into my studio and working using the excuse that I have other things that were more important that needed to be done. In reality, my work is the most important thing and everything should come second. I wish there was a way where I could really put my work ahead of everything else. Until I am able to do that, I will not produce anything really truly worth making.

My girlfriend who is getting married in Oct has decided on a dress pretty much for her wedding in which I will be a bridesmaid for. Just as I feared, it is a sleeveless form fitting dress, a beautiful dress, but one that I would not normally wear. So now instead of my 1 hr a day workout, I have to up that to 2 hrs so that I have a shot in hell of looking halfway descent by Oct. What have I gotten myself into??? I needed to get into shape anyway. It always helps to have something to shoot for.

The goes for my work. With the impending opening of my show in Delaware in Sept, I really need to get a move on. I am planning a series of works on paper so that they can be easily transported. The theme of the show will be Mothers and Daughters as the opening of the show will fall on the 70th birthday of my mother who passed away in 1972. What better way to give homage to her than to open the show and celebrate her life as well as that of other mothers and daughters. A portion of the proceeds, if any, will be donated to Compassion International to help children in underprivileged countries get an education.

Kiefer

I have been going through my Denmark photos to get them in order. I came across some fabulous photos I took at the Louisiana Museum in Hillerod. There were paintings by Eric Fischl, Warhol images, and this great piece by Anslem Kieifer I love the texture in his work and the crudeness to it.

I just finished booking my flight to Atlanta. I am headed there to visit my sister and cousin. While I am there I will be traveling to Nashville to visit my dear friend and also to Jacksonville to visit my step mom and my other sisters. I would like to go visit the Art Center in Atlanta while I am there. I would also like to visit surrounding galleries.

I am sure these visits will help boost my motivation to work.

Kronborg Castle and Hamlet

On one of our days in Denmark, we went to the Kronborg Castle, where it is said that Shakespeare got his inspiration for Hamlet. The castle was amazing with all the doorways, windows and fabulous sculptures. There were paintings that were recovered that depicted the Seven Ages of Man, Seven Liberal Arts and Planet paintings. Tapestries lined a room that gave a history of the Kings past and their legacies. Being born in the US, I often forget that there is a whole history out there that has nothing to do with the US. Most of these paintings were painting before the U ever came into existence. It is hard to fathom how young of a country the US actually is.

We also spent the day in Copenhagen at the Statens Museum for Kunst. In the atrium, a huge exhibition by the sculptor Jorgen Sorensen was there. I am still trying to sort out his work. It was definitely socially motivated and he used pigs and dogs to show the human condition. I reserve my opinions for now. There was also a wonderful collection of modern art and expressionistic art there to see.

There is still so much that I am processing and I am still getting my photos into place. Once I get them in order I will post the ones I think are worthy. There are lots of them.

Off to the gallery to check on what needs to be replaced if anything.