seems everyone has a nightmare emergency room story. i'm reminded of the time i threw a disk in my back (lifting a sofa at work) and went to the e.r. because i suddenly couldn't feel my legs or walk…seriously scary and i was blind with pain. after filling out a dozen forms and waiting for close to an hour in an empty e.r. i was told to stand up (i was prone with pain on the floor, literally) walk down the hall and climb up on a very high x-ray table. um, did you not hear what i just said? i'm here because i CAN'T WALK.
good thing we've got Dr.Bob on call.
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Hurricane Isabel is making her way to the east coast…I have a friend in N. Carolina who expects to be out of power shortly, though should be out of direct danger in her area. i experienced my first and only hurricane, Floyd, in 1999 and though in the end Savannah was spared, it was a scary few days worrying, getting ready and then having to evacuate..once we were safely inland (in Not-Atlanta) things became decidedly more upbeat. it's the flooding that is really worrisome…Savannah floods at the drop of a hat even on a good day, though this time i believe that they are out of the storm path.
according to our satelite news channel, Sky, people in evacuated areas who have chosen to stay behind are being told by local police to write their names in indelible ink on their arms so that their bodies can later be identified. damn! that's one way to convince them to go. -
Three Apples and a Nectarine, acrylic on board, 21.5" x 18"
i felt i had to do a still life study to practice or, um, "brush up" (horrendous use of pun) on shadows, etc. turns out it was a much needed break from boats and i might continue with the still life theme for a few more days. the french term for still life is Le Nature Morte…i like that, "dead nature". -
Two Blue Boats, charcoal, graphite and acrylic on heavy (400g) paper, 22.5" x 30" -
my earlier letter-writing challenge brought some folks out of the woodwork. i am still receiving unexpected and delightful letters in the post. yesterday, a bright blue cheerful card from adorably teenager-y cousin Alice. this morning, a very nice legal-pad letter (legible!) from Dad in Wisconsin, complete with photos of his back forty and well-tended garden. now though, where is he in the pictures? he's not actually in any of them, bless him. i kept double checking to make sure he wasn't hiding behind the tomatoes or anything, but no, he's not that small. so let's just say he's represented by that nifty red garden tractor. -
Masts, acrylic on linen, 18" x 21.5"
ok, so a little more abstracted than usual, but with the title in mind you can see what i saw this morning on our walk above the port, near the fort..masts as far as the eye could see. i think i'm going to start a different subject tomorrow though, but don't panic..i'm sure i'll go back to the boats in no time. -
Mom, Bert, Liz and I were going to go out on La Tishie Mae out this afternoon when the wind picked up something fierce. all we had really wanted to do was have a few beers in the harbor, so instead of risking our lives in wicked weather (F6-F7 winds, whatever that means), we went up to the parking lot above the gravette to watch those sailboats that were chancing it racing and struggling in the huge unexpected wind. the mountains were crisp, the sea was turquoise, the boats were really moving beautifully, the beer was cold and we were enjoying it all when wham! huge wave slams up over the wall, soaking us all!
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..woken up by huge thunder and lightning rainstorm..big booms and crashes and pounding rain..gorgeous. Ruby is doing nice job of jogging back and forth to each bedroom, doing her duty to protect Mom and me. am reminded of a dark and stormy November camping trip night with surprisingly fearful Doberman….also had wierd dream about Dom being the captain of a submarine with a dodgie ticker?!?…
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More Boats Right, acrylic on linen, 20" x 59"
finished up the companion piece to More Boats today..they could be hung separately of course, but i imagine them side by side for a panoramic-style view of part of the port. i'm really enjoying working on canvas, but i need more room. i think 59" long is the max..any longer and the canvas will stick too far out the window!
