1/13/10

Post Holiday and "Tableaux with Pear"

Well, we made it through the holiday season with little, if any, mishap. After it's all over and done with, there is this sort of big sigh of relief, at least on my part. Not that I don't love the Christmas season with all of it's music, decorations and generally upbeat spirit. It's just that I prefer the relative predictability of the non-holiday season overall.

For Christmas I received a baritone ukulele. Yes, a baritone ukulele - emphasis on the baritone. This is a ukulele that is about twice the size of the soprano ukulele that most people are used to thinking of when the word "ukulele" surfaces. I played one way, way back when I was a teenager. It had been purchased by my Dad. He intended to play it, but never really got around to doing so. I took over and played a little. I remember I did enjoy it and so when the Christmas list situation came up, that was my request. I have been practicing and have the calloused fingers to prove it. I can play several songs and if I get brave enough will one day post a video on here of me doing just that, including the singing part. This will require great courage.

On other topics. I mentioned in a prior post that I was one of several artists invited to paint a Dali like painting for an exhibition called "Twirling Dali's Moustache" at our local museum.


"Tableaux with Pear"

The artist's reception went well and my painting will be hanging, along with about 30 others, until early February of this year.

This Saturday I will be making a presentation along with other participating artists who volunteered. It will be for the public who are interested in how we created our paintings. Because I enjoy making videos, that's what I did. Here it is, with soundtrack.