images from the world i am not going out in today

yes, it *is* the good time to wander around in the alleys. (is there any time that is *not* good for me??) there is much to find right now, as apartments change hands. but A. i don't need anything and B. there has been as excessive heat warning all weekend and will probably continue through the week. YUK. no thank you, outdoors. i will stay inside and grow a fat butt and paint and glue instead. at least until tomorrow, when i must return to the office. and i *will* walk there, but in the shade and with my straw hat.

the long lonely artWeekend has not been so bad. sometimes it is terribly lonely and i feel terribly disappointed about my output and energy. but this weekend, even though i have nothing i would show in public, i feel closer to what i might be trying to do with paint. i have also liked watching Art:21 very much. i acquired the Series 1 - 4 from the library! although i am impressed and often astounded, i am a little cranky about the Monumentalism portrayed. i'm not sure i want to go into it all right now, but i am feeling a little *small* and ineffective with my little artTable and few materials (recycled at that) and small substrates to work with. not to mention, i could not make all those important artWords in a million years! jeez... anyway, i carry on in my own way. doing what i can with what i have. so far i have loved Sally Mann and Kiki Smith and Lari Pittman best, but i have also realized that i have only watched one quarter of each DVD, as i didn't understand how the things worked! oh well! it will be hot all week! so ... onward ...