Jamie’s Art Fair

You can see this one here, Artwork under $30. Scroll to the bottom.

I’ve seen this before but I’m going to add it to my every day inspirational routine–get up, yoga stretches, meditate and then watch Matt Dance.

May you do the Matt Dance a hundred times today!  It’s so simple, isn’t it?   Just love and play and laugh and smile and play some more.

Wow!  I’ve been very silent here!  We’ve been painting the exterior of our house.  What a job!  But it’s fun, like a bonding experience.

Also getting ready for my last Really Big Sale for 2008.  I’m eliminating all consignment situations and since quite a few of my galleries are consignment only, those paintings are journeying home to me and then onto my Really Big Sale site. Additionally I found a bunch of clocks hiding out.  There’s some vintage Jamie art as well.  This funny guy pictured above is on the back of one vintage Jamie.

Having a recent urge to paint birds larger than towns.

Today’s interesting search engine phrase: Painter Jamie Cow. I am SO not going to read anything into this!!!!!

I am home and almost recuperated from the 10 day road trip to Santa Fe.  I came home to a nice order of 6 paintings which are almost done.  It turns out that we didn’t stay in Amelia the Airstream Trailer—maybe next time.

My one organizational feat this week has been to put all the blogs I read into Bloglines.  I love this so much.  All I have to do is take a peak in the morning (and I am limiting myself to one hour per day of reading, starting tomorrow or maybe the next day) to see who has written lately.  On Anne Leuck Feldhaus’ blog, she shares her first movie which is so inspiring and 5000 times better than my movies.  Though I do like my movies and the ridiculousness of the quality.

Leaving tomorrow for Santa Fe and points in between. Here’s one of the highlights: in Abiqui where Georgia O’Keefe lived at Ghost Ranch, we are going to stay in Amelia the retro airstream. ey yi yi I am so excited!!!

Here’s Amelia.

Amelia on the inside.

Sunset from Amelia’s porch.

If anyone has ever stayed here before, in Amelia the vintage trailer, only tell me good things. If there were small rodents sharing the space, please don’t tell me and ruin my excitement!!!

Tell you allll about it when I get back.

Still in the thinking about getting ready for a road trip phase. Thinking that we don’t need 90 lbs of books, maybe just 34 lbs. Don’t need grocery bags of food. Tent or no tent? laptop for googling? cellphone? a plan?

Mostly no to all that.

This is a journal page for years ago, a quote by Martha Graham.  For some reason, I can read this on my computer but not when I insert into blog.  ?????????

Here’s the quote by Martha Graham.

“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.  And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.  The world will not have it.  It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions.  It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.  You do not even have to directly believe in yourself or your work.  You have to keep yourself open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you.  Keep the channel open…  No artist is pleased–there is no satisfaction whatsoever at any time.  There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than others.”

1000 Houses, #364

Here’s another sweet video sent to me by Kim