Day 2466: ...on top of a failed canvas.

Ginger, junk mail collage & acrylic on 24 x 24" canvas, owned by Josie Hamilton

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Friday night was puppy-sitting at the house on the hill.

I arrived at 6 pm to let Zoey out of her kennel. 

She exploded with her usual high voltage energy.

She turned one this month, but no sign of calm in sight.

Testified by five shredded dog beds. 

We went through an assortment of her toys ...

look at that dexterity!

and this was after about an hour of tug a war. 

I have to use two hands now to match her, 

and soon that won't be enough?

Doesn't Laker (now 8) look like he's remembering his youth?

I sat on the carpet to play with her, 

and she cuddles sometimes between play.

By 9 pm I had two tired boxers.

And one tired Grandma.

 

I found old photos of an earlier face collage.

"Ginger" is on top of a failed canvas, 

so I gesso'd and started over.

 

Not a step-by-step, but this was at about half way ...

Gesso, acrylic, junk mail collage and marker on canvas.

Thanks so much for visiting. 

Wishing you a lovely weekend,

A smile for Saturday ...

Day 2465: Keep out!

No: junk mail collage

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On my way to see Julie for hair help, I passed a strange sight.

On Bolsa Chica in Westminster, was a beautiful blue glass 

building being devoured by two huge dynasaur-ish looking 

bull-dozers, repeatedly taking big bites out of the helpless building.

I was on time for my appointment, but wanted photos.

So after my appointment, I went back and stopped.

My photos were through wire fences and tarps, I got what I could.

Seems a waste to me, but what do I know? The dozers had stopped

and a worker was hosing down the mountain of building innards.

Seemed like a pretty building before the bull-dozers.

Seems the innards were sorted into piles for recycling?

As I was going back to my car, a white truck with a hard hat 

driver pulled up to the locked fence. He waved, I waved. Done.

Probably won't be much left when I go by next month?

Earlier this year I shared my big, two story, budding apple tree ...

February 2019

Today I thought I would share an update?

Isn't nature amazing?

Thanks again for visiting.

A smile for Friday ...

Day 2464: pit maneuvers, high speed chase & Jeopardy.

on my mind:  acrylic, ink, collage & digital.

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... another TMI alert?

Some of you in other places will think this insane,,,

but with all our horrific traffic problems in SoCal, we also 

have more and more car chases to complicate matters. 

It happens so often, that I get an alert on Facebook:

Then it goes to the live feed ...

 

So when I should have been working on this blog, 

I was again distracted, fascinated, appalled and hooked.

 

It was an accused felony domestic violence male driving,

To complicate it, the female,  possible victim was in the car. 

High speeds on all freeways and streets, often driving into oncoming traffic. Driving on sidewalks, through a chain link fence that he dragged for a block, He took us on a tour of South Gate, Long Beach, Torrance, Pasadena, Norwalk, Huntington Beach ans more, No accidents, but many close calls. So popular is watching car chases, that they post it, and viewers can comment and send emoji's? The overhead helicopter relays the speed,  the streets or freeways traveled, as well as the Sherriff, City, or CHP 

in pursuit. I started semi watching at 5:15. I was still watching at 7pm when it was time for Jeopardy, it was a hard choice, but I put Jeopardy on my tv,  the chase on my laptop but turned the sound down so I could hear and concentrate on the clues and answers.  

  

New 14 day champ, James Holzhauer, still amazes and has 

won over 1,00,060 for his knowledge and quick responses.

Turned the tv off at 8pm, it was back to the on going car chase, 

it ended about 8:20 when the driver pulled into a 99c store

 parking lot, parked and ran into the store, as the customers 

ran outside, hearing orders to clear the store. 

The female hadn't got out of the car, but they concentrated 

on him. He was apprehended. then they went to the car 

to find her breathing but unresponsive. I looked but google didn't have it yet? 

So now you know how I wasted three hours.

82 degrees, Blue Skies, Santa Ana, CA

Six Vudansha joined Demura Sensei for lunch 

Photo by Mei Okumura

at Uoko, after day class. Special guest, Jose Diaz from Panama.

FB Throwback Thursday ...

Demura Sensei & Genbu-Kai Karate-Do Kangieko

January 2, 2005, Huntington Beach

A smile for Thursday ...