Austn Zoo

Sheila, the lady wolf, is now at the Austin Zoo with the other animals.

She will be on view through May 10th.   The evening of May 10th is the Austin Zoo Fund-Raiser and Gala.   Sheila will be auctioned off to help fund the live animals care here at the animal sanctuary.
Tickets are still available for purchase.

Sheila, the lady wolf

Have spent this whole month working on a life size wolf sculpture for the Austin Zoo Fund Raiser.  Starting with a blank sculpture, sanding, applying binder and now the fun part of creating a colorful wolf.

Still have one side to finish up, about another week, then paint on the UV filter and finish with the hard clear coat protection.

Navajo Lands

Looking forward to returning to the canyon country of northern Arizona and southern Utah.    Have finished two painting so far and getting started on the next one.

The pictographs added to the landscapes are from this area.

fall

Loving this fall weather.   Cleaning out my dead plants from the summer, and planting my bluebonnet seeds for next Spring. 

Took off for three weeks to go to Turkey.   Besides the historic sites we sailed along the southwestern coast of the country from Antalya to Izmur.

Ancestral Voices

Finally have some photos of my new series based on the Navajo Reservation.   Visited here last Fall, and loved it.


Ancestral Voices I   

 Ancestral Voices II

snow

have been cooling off in Northern California and Oregon for a few weeks.
Explored the volcanoes of Lassen, Shasta, Medicine Bend, and Crater Lake.
Nice and cool.   It is hard to face this triple - digit heat, but next week is a cool off .   Will get out more if it is only in the 90's.

Should get some photos uploaded soon.    Stay indoors for now.

finished up hanging new artwork for the West Austin Studio Tour (April 27-28, May 4-5).    Now I am weeding and finishing up my gardening-my plants are happy!