Graham & an Art Trade

Graham never fails to make me smile. Today he wouldn't shut his mouth and was staying strangely still.







Tomorrow I am trading art for acupuncture.

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Well, LA, I came back to visit....




but decided you just weren't for me.

Santa Fe

Places have color palettes.

LA

This month I went with a friend, Katherine, to take a break from the Santa Fe scene. We drove the 14 hours to LA and spent two glorious (and well worth it) days in the sun.



Okay, so I was a little pink afterwards.



But I haden't felt the warm weather in far too long.



Or had a humongous cupcake in far too long...



Los Angeles, I will be back.

Family

My mom sent me an e-mail today saying that my great-grandfather's brother was mentioned in the Amarillo Globe News. Thankfully, I had already heard the story before I read the opening paragraphs.

"A.D. Payne failed not once, not twice but three times to kill his wife. The fourth effort succeeded.

He tried using gas, then rigged a shotgun so she'd be shot and then arranged a morphine overdose. Each time, she escaped unscathed.

Then on June 27, 1930, the Amarillo man used dynamite to blow up the family car, with his wife and son inside - killing her instantly and injuring the boy.

He played the role of the bereaved husband, offered a $5,000 reward for information and demanded a newspaper investigation by the Amarillo Globe.

The Globe obliged, and a reporter's investigation ultimately led Payne to confess that he had a longtime mistress and was responsible for his wife's death."

The full article may be found here.

Outside, Inside, and Onward

My friend Robby is on his way to Portland from Texas. He made a stop here in Santa Fe and we headed out to Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.









We also cooked two nights in a row. My taste buds are happy.







This morning Robby played his viola and I played my neglected trumpet before he headed off for the rest of his adventure to the West.

It is nice when a friend gets you started back on track with things you have been missing. Thank you, Robby.

WBU Alumni Show

My painting The Virgin Athena is currently being shown in the Wayland Baptist University Alumni Art Show, "Full Circle," at the Abraham Art Gallery in Plainview, Texas, along with 18 other former students. An article about the show may be found here. The show runs through March 26th.