Spring Show, Santa Cruz

This past weekend was the 17th Avenue Studio's Spring Show. A great time was had by all! Here are a few photographs from the event. I was showing next to Carolina McCall. We have very different work but similar color palettes, which, I believe made this room out of all the rooms the most joyful place to be, which was seen and heard by the constant laughter and great conversation about  robotic relationships and Mayan culture. 

 

I showed my new water colors which are continuously expanding the robots world. All of the children that came by loved the work. It is so fun to talk to them and see their eyes light up when they see art that they can connect with.

When I was a little girl I told my mother I wanted to be a comedian. Yesterday people came into this room and instantly started smiling and laughing, being pulled into one of the paintings that spoke to them, was awesome. One women actually could not stop laughing, which in turn made me laugh, which in turn made the other people in the room laugh. So, I am in a way living my dream as a little girl, to be a comedian, bringing people love and laughter in this life, without making fun of people and using foul language but by using this whimsical humor that just has me giggling in my studio and my collectors giggling at home.

Next up is a showing of 4 paintings at Roseville, CA in the Downtown Public Library, Third Saturday. I do not know if I will be able to make that showing, but the bots will be there.

From Big Islands to Big Sur

I found my way to Captain Cooper Elementary in Big Sur, CA right after traveling from the Hawaiian Islands. I worked with artist, Heidi McGurrin. This is the most charming school I have been to. Here is a peek of the mural the children worked on. The kids drew all the animals the other day and today I was going to help Heidi compose the mural and paste the animals in place. This mural will show at the Monterey Bay Aquarium for one day and then it will be at the Monterey Airport for 6 months. The mural is going to be sectioned and framed in five sections.

This mural creation is full of energy from all kids and amazing animals. I hope you Monterey residents and travelers get a chance to check out the work!

Oahu, Hawaii

From the free loving Central Coast of California to the sweet smelling smiling warm breeze of Oahu, Hawaii, the robots and I are having an incredible time. Above are two small water colors that were created on the plane ride over the Pacific Ocean. I have spent four days here and have four more to go. Here is a selection of some of the treats I have eaten and seen here on the island. Below is a shot of Fumi's Shrimp, which was so delicious.

 

On the plane ride over, I scanned through my Hawaiian Air newsletter and found a totally rad mural, so I marked it on the map of things to see while I am here. The mural is in a rough neighborhood behind a chain linked fence, however I found a nice giant cement block to stand on, which the rest of the shots are taken from. This muralist, Estria is an international muralist from Hawaii, I cant even begin to write about all of the positive work the Estria Foundation has done. Check out his site here and his blog here and you should watch this video about the mural in Oahu here. One of the first questions I had when I arrived here was, where do they get their drinking water. Estria's mural would soon open up his heart and soul and let me in to the struggles and celebrations of the people of Oahu. If you are ever here you should check out the mural.

Photographs of plants and invasive birds.

Onward we go to visit Pearl Harbor and get a dose of history. These museums are absolutely amazing and tell the story in so many ways. I was so moved as were the people around me. Below I saw the inside of one of the ships and how it would be living in a submarine.

After Pearl Harbor we checked out another mural, created by the muralist I worked with in 2010. I just had to see what the mural looked like in person, because I had heard so much about it in the studio.

There are silhouettes of butterfly's, which were the Queens favorite.

After the murals we headed to the Contemporary Museum of Honolulu. This museum was once a residence and reminded me a lot of La Mirada in Monterey. So beautiful and unique. I must say the art inside was okay. The plants, sculptures, and murals were my favorite part, go ahead, take a peek.

 

So I leave you with that, this quirky mural near the cafe! Until next time! xo

Connecting the Bots

As I was traveling from point A to point B, I looked at my empty passenger side seat and notice my postcard sitting there.

All of a sudden, "Ah-Ha!" I put the two together. Why not work in water color with the robots, I thought to myself. So This last week, that is what I have been doing. Here is the work I have created in the last week and three days. The water color really brings a certain magic to the robots. I am having  lot of fun with this world of bots, can you tell?

 

Here is a little writing that goes with the above painting.

A school of fish swim by. Two fish friends jump together in the sea. The sailbots adventure, looking for treasure, but who need treasure when you have your best friend by your side.

Here is a little writing for the piece below.

Her love swirled dreams were starting to come true. As her kelp forest painting hangs above her bed, she has dreams filled with love and kindness.

So, with all that squishy love fluttering through your head, I hope you have an excellent week!