Good Enough for Me (Anje) and Bobbie McGee (Me)

So!  Here's a picture of Sutter Creek Gallery.  Four of us art-girls gathered in this rustic, artistic town to see art, have lunch and do a little shopping.  Since two of us live in the Pioneer area and two are from Roseville, we met in Sutter Creek to see Anje Olmstead's art at a venue there.

After seeing Anje's art show and a leisurely lunch we strolled enjoying the scenery,  weather, the clear air and the numerous one of a kind shops and stores.  We finally stumbled upon this spot which is stuffed with art.  There is whimsical, big bold art; there is very, very fine, traditional art; there are painters showing here that do on-location art; and a lot of 3-dimensional works of art.  We were introduced to one of the owners by our companion, Sharie, she lives in the area and actually works at Blondie's there in town.

So!  Anje and I decided to show some of our work at this gallery.  It's actually a tourist town just off of the famous Hwy. 49, a lot of daytrippers visit there from Sacramento and the Bay Area.

Here's a picture of the wall we will be occupying, Anje's collage work is closest and my work is more towards the middle of the photo.

And here we are:  Anje and me, Bobbie McGee-oh, Powell.  Anje's cute but I just look weird.  I was standing on tippee toe so I wouldn't look so short and somehow I tipped my head back too far which really shows off my horrible 63-year old neck and my eyes just disappeared, disappeared to slits, ha! And what is that slouchy top I have on, ugh!

The two of us will be having an artists' reception 1st Saturday in July with wine and hors d 'oeuvres.  We will also be working the gallery 3 days a month for the whole summer and we're hoping to do a couple days together demonstrating and creating art.  Yay!  Feeling good was easy Lord when we sang the blues, feelin' good was good enough for me...

Breathing Pretty Easily Lately

It's beauty time here in Roseville lately.  I have been walking on a regular basis and enjoying the wonderfulness of nature.  There are acres and acres of preserved lands within our community since we have an abundance of the California Oak trees which are protected.  We are also a designated Audubon Society preserve and residents have identified an awesome number of birds and wildlife in our midst.

Beginning in February,  the land was still green and wet and the vernal pools were full of life, the colors and textures were unbelievable to behold.  The Oaks were still barren and the color of the bark and limbs was a very special gray, blue, green, buff, black, etc.; I guess every variation of the color wheel.

In March and April I noticed the green grasses with lots of purplish stems and flowers, some yellowish-pinkish flowers, and an overall softness to the whole scene.

It's May already and the grasses are yellowish-pale orangish with green tops, whispy whitish feathery parts that are obviously seed to be splashed about by the winds that are so much a part of our weather right now.  My walk today was so enjoyable since the temperature is cooler than it has been.

This is a small painting I did of the trail that I take sometimes through the Preserve.  That's a big Oak that sits at the top of the hill and one can barely see the tops of the homes that sit up on that rise.

The painting is not quite done.  I think the sky needs a little tiny bit of work and then it will be ready to take to Sutter Creek Gallery, where I will be showing art over the summer.  Yay, excited about my walks and being in touch with nature and about hanging paintings in a new place...and breathing pretty easily lately.