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Monday, May 17, 2010

Floating High on Blue Mesa

from the series "When Poppa brought the Rain Home"



Floating High on Blue Mesa
12" by 20"
This perspective is a little different.
I suppose it's an introspective angle.
There is the feeling for me that the world is still,
but sloshing.
As Poppa's rain cloud rolls over the top of a distant Mesa.
Burrow stands watch.
Red book in hand.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Time

the spiral

After being lost for 30 some years
This painting came back to us this week-end.
It's a long story.
The interesting part to me is what was written on it's back side--
Pink Ribbons for Anny 1975 Carter Holman.
Roxanne's (Anny we called her then) birthday is in a few days.
She was 3 years old when the painting was painted.

Our Dillon and Roxanne's picture taken about that time.
And here's Roxanne's Max and Kat today.
Kat's favorite color is Pink!
I can't remember Roxanne being excited about any color-
except black in her Goth period,
but there must have been something
because the ribbons were Pink! for her.

Time in a spiral.
The same, but not.
Happy Birthday Roxanne!