Today was interesting as I was starting this painting this morning. First off, I awakened at 4:30 and was unable to go back to sleep. Not to be daunted, I got up and found the coffee done and Chris sipping his with a dog in his lap. I got myself a cup, then settled into reading my bible and journaling. Speaking of journaling, I had to add pages to my journal because for some reason my entries seem to be taking a whole page. I had deliberately bought a larger journal while in India thinking I could put two entries per page side. Didn't happen that way as my entries have been longer and I think richer as I dive deeply into research and writing. So, there are 95 days left in this year. I had to cut and fold enough pages to cover at least 96 days. So now I'm good to go until the end of the year. I just need to sew them into the book. I posted my journal, then Chris came home, and we went to breakfast before coming home and going to our respective studios. Chris then decided to go to the gym after we walked the dogs.
I then hopped into the studio to get some work done. First, I hemmed a pair of pants into shorts for Chris, the took them downstairs. I finally sat down to paint. I was concentrating so hard that Chris scared me by walking in after going to the gym. I get so focused on my painting; I don't hear him coming up. We then decided I needed a break and had lunch here at the house. We then decided to try and go to Fabrics by the pound only to find out they closed a year ago. I then wanted to try Rich Tex fabrics, but online they did not have any crinoline or gold lace. So, we headed to habitat for humanity re-store. Chris wanted Kayak paddles they had for $10. Turns out they were on sale for $8. They retail for $27. So a pretty good bargain. I also found pretty star lights for Jessica and Jordans table at the ball. They were a good price, so I bought 12 boxes. We are starting to amass a lot of stuff for the Mardi Gras ball next year. We then went to camping world to get chocks for the trailer. We had wooden ones, but Chris decided he needed the heavy plastic ones. We then drove home.
Once home, I greeted my sister in love, who was in the pool enjoying laughter with the puppies playing in squirting water. The puppies are crazy for water, to the point it's almost impossible to water the plants without them going ballistic. They jump in the air, biting the water from the hose. Tootsie in particular can jump at least 3 feet into the air chasing water and yet cannot jump on the couch or join me on the bench while I am reading the Bible. I have to help her up every time. I headed back to my studio and finished the painting before taking the dogs on their evening sojourn. Chris also helped tremendously by mopping the floor downstairs.
Anyway, this is another of my parent's shell collection from the Philippines. This one is a smaller giant clam, with a lot of the fluting still intact. I am amazed at how beautiful these shells are when brought up from the depths and not rolled around in the surf. I may have to dig out some more shells from the box as I am really enjoying this series immensely. Still in the box are a lot of Cone shells, of varying sizes, shapes, and degrees of death dealing. They are poisonous when alive and my father had a particular affection for them. For years these shells were a big part of family life, requiring lots of dusting and getting in trouble if we dropped one and broke it. Dad also had identified a lot of them, and they had tiny labels scotch taped inside the edge of the shell. Memories my brothers don't have because they were born later, which is why I took them from my parents' house.
Another day, another painting done! 11 days until set up at the Annual National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Not so giant clamshell, Acrylic on canvas, 6 x 24 inches Day 89 of the 100 days~100 paintings 2025
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