Friday, January 27, 2012
This is a quick Photoshop sketch of something i saw this morning...anyone else see this? I was in Sausalito, California on the 101 heading south at about 6:40 am.
My perspective on the
trajectory in the painting is a little off..it looked as if it came from the south and
slightly west. I was approaching the tunnel on sourthbound 101 before the
headlands. The vapor trail dissipated very quickly, within about 5-10
minutes. The first thing that got my attention was the color of the
trail....it was brownish - not like jet contrails which are white or grey.
At first I thought the point of light was a star that visibly happened to line up with the trail, but as I drove southbound I watched it and they were connected.
Someone I spoke with and showed my sketch to talked about a sighted missile launch off the coast of California in 2010. Here is a
video and news article on it. After seeing this missile launch I am certain thats what I saw this morning - it looked exactly like it.
Anyone else see this?
Posted at 05:36 pm by paintbetty
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Monday, January 16, 2012
New Show in the Founder's Lounge
This month the show in Arr Works Downtown's Founder's Lounge features Functional Art. The AWD website hasn't been updated yet, but when it is, more info will be
here.
Featuring the work of a number of AWD artists, my original
paintings for the suit of Wands in the
Science Tarot are included.
Also available in my studio are Science Tarot decks, and samples of my new book, and 2012 calendar. The books are available from my
blurb bookstore.
Happy January!
Posted at 05:41 am by paintbetty
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Mark
your calendars - May 5-6 I'll be in my labyrinth studio 20 at Art Works
Downtown participating in 2012 Marin Open Studios. More reminders will
be forthcoming as the date approaches. Come by to see some new work, as
well as old favorites.
Posted at 01:23 pm by paintbetty
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Monday, January 09, 2012
Starting off 2012 with much quietness and gratitude. In the words of a song I love;
.."i do it for the joy it brings
because i'm a joyful girl
because the world owes me nothing
and we owe each other the world.."
(work in progress)"Joyful Girl" Ani DiFranco i do it for the joy it brings
because i'm a joyful girl
because the world owes me nothing
and we owe each other the world
i do it because it's the least i can do
i do it because i learned it from you
i do it just because i want to
because I want to
everything i do is judged
and they mostly get it wrong
but oh well
'cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged
and the woman who lives there can tell
the truth from the stuff that they say
and she looks me in the eye
and says would you prefer the easy way?
no, well o.k. then
don't cry
and i wonder if everything i do
i do instead
of something i want to do more
the question fills my head
i know that there's no grand plan here
this is just the way it goes
and when everything else seems unclear
i guess at least i know
i do it for the joy it brings...
Also - don't forget to peruse my
new zazzle shop. Now available are Iphone/iPad/iPod cases, as well as one samsung android case.
More to come - they have some great products.
Posted at 05:34 am by paintbetty
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
2012 Of the Spirit calendar book
2012 Of the Spirit calendar book has 134 pages and 14 full color plates featuring some of my spiritually themed artwork!
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Been working with a slab of porcelain clay this past week, and really loving it.
Have some plans and want to try a few things. Here are some images of where my muse has taken me so far:
I'll post more photos as more things emerge.
Namaste.
Posted at 05:36 pm by paintbetty
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Monday, December 26, 2011
I am very excited to announce that my new book of paintings "Circle in a Square" is available now:
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Monday, December 19, 2011
New encaustic pieces, just finished recently. Now available on my
Etsy site as well as in my studio. Prices in my studio are slightly less - you get a bit of a deal if you come to the source :)
Branching Life Energy
encaustic wax
4x4 in canvas
These paintings celebrate and explore the beauty of patterns in Nature.
Please see my
Etsy site for more like this!
Namaste.
Posted at 08:52 am by paintbetty
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Friday, December 16, 2011
"Disappeared" Our America.
In light of the passage of the
National Defense Authorization Act 2012 on the 220th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, I wanted to re-post photos of an assemblage I created in 2008 called "Disappeared"
This piece deals with illegal torture and imprisonment and the entities ignoring our Constitution.
Idealistic images of the "American dream" are combined with passages
from The Constitution. Giant nails pierce holes in the outer veneer, and
penetrate to the ugly secret within. Indefinite detention and torture.
As long as there is one person
imprisoned illegally in the name of the United States, none of us are truly free.
Posted at 08:27 pm by paintbetty
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Had a really great time this weekend during AWD's Holiday Open Studios.
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