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So this explains it...

Horoscope for week of July 26 2007

VIRGO

In the language of the Hopi Indians, koyaanisqatsi means "crazy life," "life in turmoil," or "life out of balance." It's usually invoked to describe a culture that's in disarray because of corruption and lack of vision. In the horoscope you're now reading, however, I'm using it to identify a chaotic state that each of us periodically goes through in our personal life. It's a phase when we lose our moorings, when we're out of touch with our moral center. On the one hand, it's uncomfortable and disorienting. On the other hand, the brain-scrambling it stirs up is often a blessing. It flushes out mental habits that no longer serve us. It provokes creative innovations by rearranging the contents of our psyche. According to my reading of the omens, this is such a time for you, Virgo. Happy koyaanisqatsi!

Waterspout in Luquillo???

Yep, I have it on video and in photo. It was pretty awesome to watch.

StudioTime:Hurray

Yesterday was an event filled day, beginning with a trip to San Juan to check on some exhibition space for Guild members. Then returned home to discover a message that one of my paintings,"Baile de las Flores" at the gallery sold. This morning I headed over to clean up the painting and take the COA and registration for it. I did my goodbyes and off she went. It is always a bit sad when a painting is sold. So much of me goes into it when I am painting that a piece of me goes with it when it is sold.

I returned home and headed straight into my studio. I had a successful day today.

Can't wait til tomorrow.

There's No Place Like Home

After two weeks on the road, I am finally back home. My return trip from Atlanta left a lot to be desired. My original flight from Atlanta to Miami went fine, except we had to sit on the runway in Miami for an hr while waiting for bad weather to pass before being able to get off to make my connecting flight. My connecting flight was delayed and then eventually cancelled due to a problem with the locks in the luggage compartment below. Thank goodness I have friends in Miami that I was able to stay the night with. After a short shopping spree to KMart, I was unable to get may baggage back, I managed a good night's sleep and made it back to the airport early Friday morning to catch my 10:20 flight back to San Juan. Upon my arrival in SJ, my bags were no where to be found. When I went to the baggage assistance area, they were able to retrieve one of my bags and sent me on my way. Of course, my other bag was there also, but they didn't bother to look, so I had to wait till Sat evening before getting the rest of my belongings. But all is well and good.

My trip to Atlanta was great. Went to the High Museum of Art where there were exhibitions of Annie Lebowitz, photographer and Cecilia Beaux, a portrait artist. I really enjoyed Beaux's portraits. Lebowitz's photos were amazing, but I didn't feel a connection with them. There was also a huge crowd of people there, making it difficult to view the exhibit.

Of course, once again, my favorite image in the museum was another Keifer painting named "Dragon". I am really loving Keifer. I admired his work in college, but had forgotten how fabulous his textures are and how moving his images can be. The photo just does not due justice to this piece or any of his pieces.

I am heading back into my studio as I have an exhibition in Delaware to prepare for. After seeing Keifer, I am wondering how this will impact my future pieces. Guess we will find out.

Art Quotes

"Above all, it is a matter of loving art, not understanding it."
Fernand Leger
"There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it."
Henry Moore
"Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don’t know what to say about what I paint, really."
Balthus
"A sincere artist is not one who makes a faithful attempt to put on to canvas what is in front of him, but one who tries to create something which is, in itself, a living thing."
William Dobell
"O great creator of being grant us one more hour to perform our art and perfect our lives."
Jim Morrison
"I just wanted to find out where the boundaries were. I've found out there aren't any. I wanted to be stopped but no one will stop me."
Damien Hirst
"The method of painting is the natural growth out of a need. I want to express my feelings rather than illustrate them."
Jackson Pollock
"It's not a matter of painting life, it's a matter of giving life to painting."
Pierre Bonnard