thrills

the past three mornings when I have watered my chinese lantern plant a little bird flies out. So this morning I took a look inside.

thrills! A nest! They are about the size of jelly beans.

Delma Joy Temple: Bio Mom

Cecilia Ramirez: Mom

Mother in law: June Anders with her Momma, “Toots”

Yesterday I made visit to a couple of open studios in Ojai. One of which was Dianne Bennett.

Dianne’s colorful paintings and assemblages are pure eye candy.

“In 2008 I began a series of retablos dedicated to species of birds, trees and plants
whose existence is threatened by loss of habitat and climate change.

The retablos are painted on salvaged metal, old advertising and traffic signs. Many of the series are on portions
of an old metal sign that had been used to advertise a housing development (on what had once been a meadow)
in Ojai of the 1960’s.”

Serious whimsey on various surfaces, made for a striking display in her meandering back yard. Paintings interact with plants, cacti and Ojai cobble. Chartreuse, fusia, cobalt blue, lavendar, canary yellow, and OOOrange, be still my eyes!

Loving work by Valerie Buess

I’m loving ceramics by Nancy Kubale

I’m drawing bulbs:

I’m liking the work by Jeff Gillete on view at Copro Nason