Happy Holidays!!!!

A tree house behind the house....

 It has been 6 months since I started working on the house.  A day before Christmas, I cleaned up my studio .  I am painting again.  

Our solar electric panels are working.  EPA wood burning stove got installed in a dining room, and it is great to read a book in front of the fire....  exterior painting is completed. New double pane windows installed.  Skylights are finished inside, and light in the studio is great!  Before, I could not paint without lights, it was too dark. We need to finish radiant heat up there, and the storage we built for George's treasures.

I will ad some photos soon.

To my friend Majka:  you are my best friend and always will be.  Do remember that you will be able to paint too.  You have a talent.  I will put photos of your work on this blog.  Do not give up.  There are sunny days for you coming.  Do zobaczenia - moze latem!

I have been talking with a friend that lives in San Louis about Sarah Palin.  I told her that  a mother of a baby can work and should work if she wants or has to.  As a  vice president of United States , her situation is very different.  She will have no time for a child.  

I she decided to have a child, she should have waited until it is in school.  Once one has a child, it is a   priority  for the mother .  A woman can work, or often has to work to provide for family.  Leading the country is a huge responsibility and very very different than a management position.  

My friend called me a racist.  My answer is - a baby needs mom way more than a dad.  A working mom can quit any time.  One does not quit being a vice-president.  What would doctor Laura say?   To her, every mom should stay at home.   Did any one asked her that question on the radio?  Seems that every body is quiet about this issue.....

My friend said that as a manager in a large company, she is the only woman there and experiences a lot  trouble from men.   It has nothing to do with this situation.  Where at stake is a well being of  millions of people, a mother of the baby is not a good candidate for leading the country.

As a woman and a mother, it is my opinion.  I am deeply worried.

It is almost October....I have been working on my house for three months now.  Completely underestimated the project.  And most of the time, I have no help - the remodeling cost is almost twice what I hoped it to be.  The roof is completed - and I only worked along to make sure the boys will not goof or ignore things that should be done.  We have 8 new skylights! 

 Finally, my studio has a great light.  Quite a transformation from what it used to be.  There were a few bumps along the way - Oren and Hugo fell off the roof, followed by the skylight they were installing.....

fell of 3rd story roof!  I still have nightmares .  I was there, watching them go down.....  and no one got injured.  A miracle.   Including the skylight.

A lot happened besides the construction - I will write about it later,  It is my new adventure with  Engageher.org  

 

Here are two more images....  the top one is something that I saw walking my dog in behind the Albany race truck.  The lower one too - part of it, anyway.  It took me a year to bring the image forth into canvas.  Any comments?

I like a lot the above image.  I should not say I like it, since it has a hostile,  interrogation  like atmosphere.  

I painted this one crying.....  a fight with my teenage kid.  

One interesting news is that my painting is on a way to Beijing Biennale 2008.

It opens on July 8th.   14 American artists were chosen to participate.  I have not decided yet if I will go for a reception.

I am planning to remodel my studio.  The roof is in a bad shape, and I am looking into solar panel

installation and a roof ridge skylight ( studio is so dark!).  It will be a busy summer.

On November 8th, 2008 I will have a reception of my show at PII Gallery in Philadelphia.

I am looking forward to it.