This Messy and Tender Journey of Being Human

"This Messy and Tender Journey of Being Human" - mixed media on paper,  14" x 10".  Available here and at Artfinder.

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Ba de ya, say that you remember
​Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day
            - Earth, Wind & Fire - September


Holy cow, summer has come and gone - at least on the calendar.  Here in SoFlo, summer rages on as we slide on into the season of moist blobs in the ocean promising tropical storms and hurricanes to come.

But when the calendar turns to September, I am filled with thoughts of fall.  Give me crisp nights and mornings, turning leaves and the last harvest from the garden.  I watch the forecast in our future town of Portland, Oregon providing exactly the September I dream of.  Yay.

Here in the studio there are a few more paint-overs.  This one knocked my socks off!  Following the paint, layer upon layer and there she was.  I see in her a reminder of how messy it is being human, and how tender the spirit can be in the midst of all that muck.

There's a new woman in my husband's life.  Her name is Alexa.  She responds to the sound of his voice, never nags him and fills his office with music all day.  I was unsure at first about how this arrangement would work out, but Ron spends a lot more time singing these days.  It's a happy sound, so I suppose we'll keep Alexa for the time being.  If she asks for her own drawer in the bathroom, however, we're gonna have to let her go. :)

<------------- Alexa recommends this song to start the month