1. Pomegranate: Needs one more thin glaze layer
2. New birds escaping a raptor against a fire haze sky. Underpainting stage 2
3. Paintbrushes in bottle with some refinements. At least one more pass coming up
4. Bird in a tree with a Full Moon. Underpainting.
The state I remember fond ely
From 1963?
Photo taken by E.A. Autrey in Santa Barbara, 1963. Poem inspired by another day inside with my air filter running full blast because of the Red Flag warning, and the EPA PM2.5 (particulate matter) >150 (safe is under 50.) But I'm one of the lucky ones; Santa Rosa PM2.5 is >250 and Cloverdale is >400. If Covid doesn't destroy ones lungs, the bad air will.
Some good links on air quality below:
https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/extremely-high-levels-of-pm25/
https://www.purpleair.com/map?opt=1/mAQI/a10/cC0#8.2/38.785/-122.977
Still Life Art Brushes & Roller in process (step 2 finished): 16" h x 20" w
Bottom photo from March, when the sun was shining and the sky was Blue in California. Mannequin Bunny has since seen the light!
1. Latest, finished in August, using all silk scraps with some added collage silk birds: "Silk Scraps Birds" quilt front 48 1/2" W x 68" H
2. Silk back of "Silk Scraps Birds" quilt
3. Quilted face masks using original designed fabrics and original art bird applique
4. Quilt finished at the beginning of the Stay at Home Covid experience in March: "Two Birds" with wool punch birds and original design Running Artist Model fabric. 45" w x 62 3/4" H
All done in time to cozy up in winter. Looking forward to cooler weather since it is 106 degrees F right now. Crazy year, between Covid, fire, heat and rancid politics.