"Pastry Chefs" is another 6"x6" pastel at the Randy Higbee 6x6 exhibition. $425. Opening reception December 3, 5:00-9:00. Randy Higbee Gallery 102 Kalmus Costa Mesa, CA 92626 randyhigbeegallery.com
Where to begin... Maybe with an apology for just all of the sudden jumping into your email box after prolonged silence. I have been recovering from a divorce and heartbreak, where I lost my partner, lover and friend; I lost a dream, a home, a future and a garden (some of you know how difficult that can be). I've spent 2 of the last 3 years in a fetal position, incapable of joining society, crying and praying for a healing in the relationship, wondering if I was pleading with a disinterested God. But I've come to understand that the answer was simply not what I had hoped. Ex husband now is newly married and I am forced to relinquish the hope that was keeping me sick and move on with my life. All of the sudden things have started changing. After trying for a year to get into a little brick bungalow (this was the one I blogged about over a year ago, sure that it was going to be mine) in a scary part of town and being thwarted at every turn, someone else got the house. I fran...
I'm beginning to feel good. That may not seem significant, but it's quite a statement since I've been unable to say that for almost 3 years. I've been in a very dark place, thus, the silence in my blog. But with final divorce papers in my hand, I've relinquished all hope of repairing a broken marriage, and I'm determined to make the most of this new chapter in my life. That said, things are happening quickly here. My second year lease at this sweet, small and safe Villa Rica studio apartment ended almost exactly as my divorce papers arrived. Time to move back to Atlanta, where family and friends are, and search for a new home. I want a house to call my own, with a garden. Nothing big. Just something to call my own. I received a phone message from my sister the other day telling me of something she heard on the TV--Wells Fargo's new program, Neighborhood Lift, offering downpayment assistance to people who fit the criteria and are willing to move into the depr...
Fabulous painting! I realy love how you find the perfect balance between detail and impression! Absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is stunning! Love how you use a wonderful balance of warm and cool in your work.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, vivid color -- love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful -- love the vivid colors, casual appeal of subjects and lighting on display case!
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