Mahola

"Mahola" - mixed media on art board, 16" x 12" . Available here and at Artfinder.

Mahola is "one who enjoys dancing", and this little sprite will wear her tutu anywhere she can.  I am a new fan of tutus.  They go with anything, and help people remember who you are. :)

For this piece, layers of acrylic paint and texture, topped with a layer of luminescent oil paint and carved through with chopsticks.   We've chatted about the "p-word" (patience) here before, dear reader...oils force patience.  A long drying time - which makes me walk by the painting every day, examining what works and what doesn't.  This sweetling was weeks in the making, an unusually long time for me.

​The year is rolling past us at a furious pace.  It is now 12 weeks since my surgery.  I'm not healed, not better, but still determined to use this experience to forge a new, better path somehow.  And the universe conspires with me to make that happen!  A sign (literally!) of things to come and our future move to the west coast - our house is on the market.  For those of you who've sold homes in the past, you know what this means!  Constant cleaning and tidying, many walks with Pongo to let people spend time bonding with our house.  My fitbit is happy for all the showings, even if Pongo isn't.  These people are interrupting his naps. :)
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For those of you interested in upcoming events, there are some goodies in November!!!
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•  The Gold Coast Watercolor Society fall show at the Coral Springs Museum of Art is open to members and non-members in south Florida who work in water media (acrylic and watercolor).  Sign up!  I would love to be the one handing you a ribbon based on the expert judging of Dean Mitchell.
• If you missed my demo at Florida Watercolor society ("Once Upon an Artist: Telling Tales and Selling Art"), you'll have two more chances to learn to swashbuckle like a pirate:   The Gold Coast Watercolor Society monthly meeting in November, or the Weston Art Guild monthly meeting in November.
• And, to top off the year, "The Art of Illustration" at ArtServe in November, featuring the original work from The Storyteller's Apprentice and a guest appearance by author Dana Kumerow on November 8th!

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