Fierce Fridays!

I don't need to say a thing.

Happy Fish!

Happy Fish 1 & 2
Acrylic on canvas/ 12x12" each

I might still add a bit of shading to the yellow spheres before calling the pair "done".


I did this piece below about 3-4 years ago originally as a 6x6" on paper.


Swimming to the Moon
Acrylic on canvas/20x20"

It was part of a collaborative project we came up with where various artists in our gallery (we owned a gallery in Northeast PA) did a painting based on a simple circle inside a square. All of the squares were then assembled and we auctioned the piece off for charity.

I had printed a few greeting cards with the design on them. From those cards I got commissioned to do it larger 20x20"...twice!

Ron's mom has been asking me ever since that very first one to paint the fish for her on this antique metal hot water bottle thingy....which I just couldn't bring myself to do.
I decided to do a painting of the fish for her for Christmas.

In the process, as I revisited my fishies, i realized I don't terribly mind repeating them. Normally I can't stand repeating paintings (but a sale is a sale!).
I also got the idea that maybe I can put together a "catalogue" of some designs that I can offer again and again in varied colors and compositions. Ones that I enjoy doing enough so that it won't be a tedious process.

Don't think that in all of my drunken rejoicing...

I missed the fact that, in a clear attempt to be fashion forward, my beautiful First Lady took a few steps back with her wardrobe.

I LOVE her style, but that dress was...well, it was not so much the dress as the styling of it.

How does a black band around your waist manage to make you look thicker? Throw a cardigan on top...it'll do the trick. Ouch! Oh and don't forget to wear almost-flats.



This Narciso Rodriguez dress is clearly intended to be a femme fatale-type number. NOT the kind of dress you want to try and "mom"-down.

That's ok. I still worship her! She's allowed a few mis-steps. She will be our next First Lady fashion icon regardless!

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SHE WEARS TO THE INAUGURATION!!!

President Obama!

For a change, words escape me at this very moment.

The time is 3:01 in the am and I've had a few too many CELEBRATORY Appletinis.

I have renewed faith in what we as Americans can do and the direction that this country will hopefully take.

Here's a pic (shot with Ron's cell phone) of me looking a mess but feeling proud as we volunteered for the Obama campaign on Election Day.

A Day For Change

Change is possible.

PLEASE VOTE TODAY.

Respecting the Republican Vote

I just can't...so don't ask me to.

I know that might sound a bit harsh, but what respect has the Republican party shown me???
Or women, minorities, the middle class...the list goes on, really. But I will only speak from personal experience on this one.

During the last election we were surprised to find that some of our dearest friends were not only Republican, but quite dedicated to the party. It would be a lie to say that this did not drive somewhat of a wedge between us. Sure, we're still friends, but from a distance now. It is difficult for us to continue sharing "family" meals and drinks and laughs with well-to-do people who put tax breaks before our struggle to climb from second-class citizenship in this country. It's just not the sort of thing we can just "put aside", like a difference of opinion on school or road taxes. Equality is an issue that hits to the very core of one's being.

This time around, the same issues are still at stake for my partner and I (and the LGBT community). But there's also the urgency of the current economy, health care and national security at stake. Some of these are issues behind which the Reps have hidden in the past (or at least used in deceitful ways to their advantage). And most importantly, issues that affect most Americans regardless of color or sexual identity.

Though difficult, I tried to comprehend people voting Republican in the past. But my desire to try to make sense of that has expired. I can respect someone's right to vote any way they choose, I no longer feel that I have to respect the logic (or lack thereof) behind that vote.

I'm hopeful that the time has come for us to reclaim our country and set it on a positive course.
Please VOTE tomorrow.

Weekend Flashbacks!

As a lil' bitty gay, I couldn't decide if I wanted to marry or be Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman (I faced the same dilemma with Jacklyn Smith).
Things always seemed a bit clearer once Steve Trevor (Lyle Waggoner) came on screen, but still...

Wonder Woman's camp value still holds up today (Get the dvd's, you'll laugh your ass off!) and the show has, arguably, the best theme song EVER!


In your satin tights
Fighting for your rights
And the old Red, White and Bluuue!

Have finer lyrics ever been written???
I think not.