SURF

surfing is riding the wave crest ...

two surfer buddies out for the late afternoon surf

it's

for the moment sort of thrill

and enjoyment...

till the surf loses it's energy...

like everything else.

surfboard atop a 50s wagon...

....my daily diary of 

things to do are devoid of this
heart pounding kind of thrills...
actually not even listed 

to be checked off ...

i usually do things as my mood

and inspiration dictate...house chores like

cooking, cleaning the kitchen, bathroom,

shooting artworks, taking pictures of trails

a twilight view of Pacifica from Rockaway hill...

and other sceneries for the blog 

sunset fog approaching  Peter point

twilight...Rockaway trail

as well

as my painting sessions and catching  up

with current events while watching

Tv news, playing guitar music to calm

my nerves...

speaking of music i've been

looping Dave Grusin's composition

for the movie

"On Golden Pond"

which i listen to during my

painting sessions to keep me

going till the wee hours.

It's that type of music that's

so relaxing and calm as if 

with an angelic gentle touch.

Anyway, that's just my opinion.

back to chores,

these are all common sense stuff...

eat when i'm hungry, washing dishes

after the meal, laundry when i'm out

of something to wear, etc. etc.

seagull carcass on the trail

however, after all is said and done

hours have gone by and i'm exhausted

and hardly have time to do my blog so

i'm running behind to keep in touch

with my readers....but thanks for

bearing with me....

here's my latest...

been working on a serious art project,

which means, conceptualizing, 

looking for funding, sending out
proposals to museums in NY,
London, Amsterdam,
collecting reference materials

 and actually

painting the portraits for the project
on relatively large canvases 36" x 48"
to test my endurance,

patience and speed to go through 

as well as be able to estimate

the time table involved to complete one
and from there the full series.

So it's a series of figurative paintings

of women from the 50s era to the
contemporary times..

these are women from different countries 

who have contributed, encouraged

and supported the development of Arts and Culture.

It is my way of paying homage to these

personalities. Some of them are gone and
some of them, gladly,

are still around  casting incessant influence... 

it's no doubt, rather, an ambitious project...

but it's exciting  and fun to do.

so here's an example of one of the paintings...

The Londoner_Jane Birkin

There's more to be done to fine tune

the painting. Jane Birkin has a great

influence on women's fashion in the 60s

up to now. She's also remembered for her
role in "Blow Up"
with David Hemmings and Vanessa Redgrave.

The other personalities on my list are 

Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy, Liz Taylor,

Gloria Steinem, Princess Diana, Twiggy, 

Evita Peron, Ariana Huffington,  Catherine Deneuve

Golda Meir, Queen Rania, Imelda Marcos,

Gemma Cruz and others whom i still
have to research on from the

Arab world as well as the middle East,

and the Mediterranean region and Asia.

So considering there's so

many personalities 

I'll put more time to this project

and do plein air landscapes
once in a blue moon.

Fog on Taylor St looking towards Bay bridge

Fog by Lake Merced

that will be for now...

i'll try my best to keep you 

up to date.

i'll catch you folks sometime!