Return of Mr Mustard Mercedes
July 16, 2024, Tuesday — The return of Mr. Mustard Mercedes, that was today’s art theme. I braved the heat again today out in the studio and first thing on the agenda was to finish the mustard painting. I just have the sky remaining. “Just”. Hah. Sometimes the sky is the easiest part of a […]
Look Up It’s Beautiful
July 15, 2024, Monday — Look up, it’s beautiful. Words to live by, words to type by, or blog by, or fly by, or die by, I suppose. I have no idea what I’m going to blog about tonight, and I’ve been pretty down. Which is really a drag on my system. Depression warning!! So […]
Zuckerberg Deepfreeze
July 13, 2024, Saturday — Zuck warning!! Depressive blog warning!! Zuckerberg Deepfreeze. Even been burned by the cold? Then you’ve been Zucked. I used to have mixed feelings for Facebook and Instagram. One mix being the strain of shouldn’t this addictive drug have oversight? Won’t the distracted multitudes in their endless mindless trance mainline the […]
Napa or Bust
July 12, 2024, Friday — Napa or bust. That was my mantra yesterday with a long drive ahead of me to deliver “Oak and Vines” to Paraduxx Winery in Napa County. In Yountville, to be precise. Which is along the Silverado Wine Trail in the Stag’s Leap region. Right below Rector Reservoir to get even […]
Hollyhock, Fertility Flower
July 9, 2024, Tuesday — Hollyhock, fertility flower. Ahh, it makes total sense. Erect stalks shooting skyward, the flowers exploding open, sequentially, one per day till they reach the sky. This flower is like Fourth of July only much more sensible! With the added benefit that hollyhocks are also known to attract abundance and happiness, […]
Who Loves Mustard?
July 6, 2024, Saturday — Who Loves Mustard? Who doesn’t love mustard is probably a better question. I worked another six hours today on mustard. Inside temp 109F. That’s giving it out for mustard! Who loves mustard? All for the mustard!! Okay, that was a little wild and crazy. But not the working conditions anymore. […]
Volcanic Night at Costco
July 5, 2024, Friday — Volcanic night at Costco. Yep, I’m rockin’ it with my nightlife. Good times. Got me some coffee, tomato sauce, olive oil, grass-fed hamburger, bison brats, bone broth, asparagus, yogurt, raspberries, everything organic, well, except for the Tillamook sharp and the avos. Seems like I bought something extravagant… ah, yes, Mexican […]
Napa Valley Golden Hour—SOLD
July 3, 2024, Wednesday — Napa Valley golden hour. Yep, that’s me repeating myself. And it really is quite something to behold, this golden hour moment that is ticklish pink as it turns out. Here’s the description I wrote about it for the painting called Vineyard Enchantment. Vineyard Enchantment, oil on canvas by Lauren Forcella: […]
A True Artistic Soul
Muff (left) and my mom, Barbara (right), circa 1939. Outlaws from the beginning.
Rock around the Hollyhock Clock
July 1, 2024, Monday — Rock around the Hollyhock clock! The Hollyhock Rock clock in this case. It’s worth rocking out on, according to experts and PhDs in hollyhock rocking. Move over Macarena! And it’s available around the clock, as the name implies. No more annoying wait times and tricky calendaring. So, ladies and gentlemen, […]