Frida in Puerto Rico....
Frida Kahlo exhibit coming to Puerto Rico's Museo de Ponce. Wish I could go. http://www.museoarteponce.org/notiarte.asp
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Wrapping up another painting. This one is called "The Dare" It started out with being the my three kids who always are daring each other to eat chile. I added mimi in the corner last... I figured she is part of the family too. It feels really good to finish up these paintings that have been sitting for while unfinished. Now they are all lined up in my dining room waiting to be hung. This one is acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. Pretty large too. I forget the dimensions but will add the them later after I've remeasured them again. Plus it's one-twenty in the morning and i really need to get bed. Here is a close up of Sarah my little muse. The pics are little fuzzy ... I'll try to take some better ones in the day time.
Chili Goddess
A new painting... Chili Godess. Probably the largest painting I have ever done. Acrylics on canvas. Will be available at the Raza Galeria Posada in Sacto. I finished her last night.
fig memories
Yesterday I ate a fig. One of the fellows here at the university has a garden that just produced an enormous amount of fruit, cucumbers, heirloom tomates and all these great tastey veggies from his garden. I couldn't resist the figs. All it took was a bite and the scent of the fig to take me back to my childhood. Growing up in Redwood City we had a huge fig tree in our backyard. My dad always had something growing. He used to grow corn, sunflowers, cucumber and sandias. Of course there were always radishes and cilantro nearby too. I remember eating figs and being amazed at the inside full of seeds and this weird texture. I used to think that the I would grow a fig tree in my stomach because of the all of the seeds that were being implanted with each bite. Silly kid I was to think that. Its amazing to me how such a small thing like a fig can bring back so many wonderful childhood memories. I've been wanting to start a new blog with short stories of childhood recollections. Mayb...
Madrecita (2)
New Madrecita painting. It's much larger and a little different than my first Madrecita painting which I did about a year ago. This one will be available through the Raza Galeria Posada of Sacramento Nov-Dec 05. I've been painting away every night after work trying to get everything done and putting final touches on painting. Total I think there will be about 24 in all. She radiates motherhood and peace as she cradles her bebe.
Fall is here!
Catching up on the familia posts... The kids and I took a drive out the Half Moon Bay pumpkin festival, picked out our calabazas, had pumpkin pie and took a nice drive out the the beach. We also stopped a few flower nurseries just to take in the sights. Stopped at Mi Tierra Gallery and bought some sugar skills. We got lost in "Joes" corn maze... I started freaking out when we couldn't find our way out so we cheated and cut across the corn. Tim went to China here he is at the Great Wall. The kids and I are starting to think that maybe he is CIA or something... he's been traveling so much.
Innocent Voices Limited release Oct 14th!
Please come out and support this independent movie. See weblink for more info and theatre listings! Director/co-writer Luis Mandoki's (When a Man Loves a Woman) poignant drama reflects on the plight of parents and their children in conflicts around the world. Chava (Carlos Padilla) is an 11-year-old boy caught in the middle of the 1980s civil war in El Salvador. He has the choice of taking up arms as a guerilla or waiting until he is 12 and eligible for the Salvadorian Army, but his mother Kella (Leonor Varela, The Tailor of Panama) will do anything to keep him out of harm's way. Winner of three Mexican Ariel Awards and the Glass Bear at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival. (Fully subtitled) Director: Luis Mandoki Cast: Carlos Padilla, Leonor Varela, Xuna Primus, Gustavo Munoz, Jose Maria Yazpik, Ofelia Medina, Daniel Gimenez Cacho MPAA Rating: R Run Time: 2hrs
Vejigantes painting (New!)
New ! Vejigantes mini painting a study for a much larger one in the works. 5x7 canvas done with acrylics. click to see larger version
New painting for the Sacramento show. I call it "Chiles Colorados" because that's what they are...chiles add so much spice to our life and taste buds why not add color to spice up our chiles? it's large 22x28 inches and will be available through the Raza Galeria Posada, Sacramento, CA. (November-Dec 2005) click picture to view larger image
Frida Kahlo Tequila
Frida Kahlo Tequila? Geez ... I wonder if Frida would be proud since this was one of her favorites drinks or or disappointed that her niece is using her name to sell tequila? What next I wonder?
