thinking back a month ago ......

beautiful paris.  clear skies and brisk.

boatload of techniques workshop

island girl

today, liberty station point loma, san diego (bravo school of art) 10 a.m. -3 p.m.   $67.

learn 8 pages of novel  techniques for mixed media.

bravo school of art

my baby girl got her drivers license.....

the baby is driving.
oh my.
rosie took her driver test yesterday and got her license.  this is great.  she is a careful driver, i am proud of her.  now what?
first the insurance - how much is that going to be?  next the car she is inheriting from her big sister.  very nice of you brookie.  how much will that be to fix up?   then, and most importantly, will i be able to say goodbye as she takes herself to swim practice and school and swim meets.......?  her swim schedule has been a killer, i admit.  its immediately after school 5 days a week.   she has to gulp down her lunch - then a 30 minute  drive to the beach (she swims in a pool there).  next,  her practice lasts generally between 2 - 3 or so hours.  this is a big, big time commitment, but she loves it.  its her choice.
if i can grow up and let her go it will be allowing me  an extra 5 hours a day!  imagine that.  5 hours a day - 25 hours a week, that's easily a part time job.
so for me; it will be allowing me more time to create and to create some more.
we will see.

new art quilt.....

my mom and me, 1959.  the images are matchbooks and cocktail napkins of my aunt alva's (from tennesee) scrapbook.  she put this together after her visit with us in san diego.  these image are tokens she collected during her trip with us - they are some of our favorite places. 

sweet "glam paintover" student

meet caroline from the glam paintover workshop last week.  she is so cute and very talented.  love her colors.

new retreat! june 2011 in san diego

join renee richetts, pam carriker and me for a private artist retreat  in san diego 1/2 block from lake hodges.
we bring the paris workshop home!  

so, SAVE THIS DATE - more details to come.

When: June 27, 28, 29, 09-4p.m., lunch included
Where: North San Diego County. Half a block from beautiful Lake Hodges, 15 
minutes to the San Diego Wild Animal Park, 15 minutes to local beaches and 30 
minutes from the San Diego International airport.
What: 3 exciting days of art instruction, creation, brain-storming and fun in a 
small-group setting with Lisa Bebi, Pam Carriker and Renee Richetts. 

For more information, email Renee, Lisa or Pam

rrichetts@cox.net

pcarrikersart@yahoo.com

lisabebiart@aol.com

laundry news.....

not really "laundry" news per se, just an announcement.

tonight i am giving a free demo (open to the public) in ramona, ca.

ramona art guild, in the public library (community room) in ramona 

tonight

7:00 p.m.

i'm going to demonstrate how i create a big painting.

see you there.

the address is:

1406 Montecito Road at the corner of Main St (Hwy. 67).  turn left onto Montecito at a stop light - I think it's the 2nd light in town - and then immediately left into the little parking area at the side of the library.

art at the speed of life..........

art at the speed of life is a book by pam carriker coming out in march - i just got my advanced copy and my article on how to create something like this is in it.  you can now buy an autographed book from pam herself at pamcarrikers.com.  i love being in her book.

glam paintover workshop on MLK day

please join me for a 4 hour workshop on glam (magazine images) paintovers - painting on top.  its a lot fo fun and rewarding.  everyone leaves with a finished work of art.

workshops.bravoschoolofart.com in san diego, CA (point loma)

starts at 10 a.m.

mother-in-law countdown......

only 3 more days until my mother in law gets here.

so, the mad house clear and clean out continues - more boxes of books and art supplies.......i only wish i could understand how this *$&a#p;$^%9)##@ tape gun dispenser thingy worked.  urrrgggh



busy, busy....

i have been frantic - very frantically cleaning and clearing my house because my mother in law (from italy) is coming to stay with us for awhile.  she comes this wednesday night.
i have talked of cleaning my house before but that was just baby talk compared to now.  i am in full on steam shovel mode.

so anyone who wants to drop by monday or tuesday or even wednesday to help me i would love that - you will not go home empty handed.

i promise generous rewards.

seriously.

paris - family photos

rosie perusing the shoe department

 

the obligatory eiffel tower shot

 

rosie and gastone at the main square

rosie and her dad in the latin quarter

paris workshop photos - renee's session

renee is here teaching metal books and cracking jokes.  its always a pleasure to take a class from renee.  first is safety, then "there can never be too many holes"...........which was her mantra about making holes in the tincan books along with "more is more".

er, maybe it was "you can never have too many holes" which would be my mantra about me head.

paris workshop -

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here are a few pictures from my sessions of art instruction at  the paris workshop this week.