Long time, no blog

Yes, I've been busy but I've also been uninspired!  Looked at my blog several times over the last month but my fingers wouldn't move.  So here's a little update or two.

My painting called "Shadow Woman" shown in my Jan 28, 2011, blog post won a third place in the Blacksburg Regional Art Association's "Expressions" exhibit in VTLS on 1701 Kraft Drive in Blacksburg (inside the Corporate Research Center area).  It was one of 52 pieces.  I was amazed and pleased!  Made all the work necessary for that watercolor batik seem very worthwhile.

I've been painting iris notecards for the St. Pierre Gallery in Floyd and every one of them sells.  Decided I needed to make some printed cards because it is difficult to always produce enough originals.  I took my two newest with me to add some finishing touches while working the gallery last Friday and, just as I finished, a lady bought both of them!  Maybe it pays to be working on art while working the gallery, but sometimes it is just too busy to do that.

On a funny and un-art-centric note--Bill and I walked a couple blocks of Blacksburg last night after attending a movie at the Lyric.  It was a lovely evening for a stroll.  Apparently the wildlife thought so, too.  As we turned a corner on Draper Road to head to our car, there was a bushy skunk on the lawn across from the Farmer's Market.  He paid no attention to us as he involved himself in digging holes in the grass, aided by the glow from the streetlights.  We paid close attention to him as we gave him a very wide berth and made it to the car without incident.