This is a busy time of year for everyone. We’re getting out the ceramic lighted Christmas tree, planning to build a “tiny House” gingerbread house on wheels; discovering that none of last year’s Christmas lights work; and going to ramp up to go live tree shopping––this is always an argument. Last year, we ended the controversy by using the Christmas tree we hadn’t gotten around to planting from the year before. After a heated day of searching for an appropriate new tree and finding none, we simply came home and dragged the potted (now really too tall) tree in off the deck and decorated it another year. It finally got planted this past summer. Now with no old tree to fall back on, this year is sure to be a tumultuous tree selection trip. The only saving grace is that we remedy tree trauma with our favorite Indian food where we eat silently and begrudge whoever won the tree choice. Things can only go up.
This year I’m putting together a few collections of my winter paintings for a showing at the Lux in La Conner Dec 6-8; Sunnyshore Studio’s Christmas in Miniature Show on Camano island, December 7th and 14th; and another soon to be announced showing at a Stanwood Gallery.
Lift Line, Acrylic on Canvas