Today was the race I have been semi training for over the last few months. The recent early morning storms and wind have put a damper on my training consistency over the last 3 weeks. Anyway, I ran the Gary Burns Fun Run here in Frisco this morning. It is a huge race with tons of participants. The weather was beautiful and crisp. Perfect running weather! I set a goal of running it under 26 minutes. Mission accomplished! My time: 25:57. I even did it wearing the ridiculous outfit above. The wig got a little hot towards the end. There were many people that didn't quite know what to think of me. Perfect! I was playing head games to psyche them out. I had a great time. My next race is December 13th, when I run a five mile leg on a relay team in the Dallas White Rock Marathon. I've never run more than 3.5 miles. This should be interesting.

PS. The fu manchu was real. The star hand tat...sharpie art. Oh, and I placed 2nd in the jean shorts division. My friend Seth beat me by a couple of minutes.

Here is a new quick little 5 x 7 watercolor painting that I did today. I think it's a fitting image to go with Ryan Bingham's new video for Country Roads. I like how at point 1:36 in the video, the lead guitarist pulls out the Holga for some pics. My worlds are colliding.

Walking To The Sky by Jonathan Borofsky at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas. Holga - expired 220 color film.

The Frisco Grain Elevator on a cloudy afternoon. Holga - 120 B&W

Double Exposure from the Nasher Sculpture Center

The first annual Frisco Arts Festival starts this evening and runs through Sunday afternoon. I'll be at the VIP reception this evening, working the VAGF tent tomorrow from 7-10 PM , and I'll be a volunteer greeter on Sunday morning from 9:30-1:30. I decided not to participate in this year's show simply because I don't really have a complete body of work for a show of this size. I did donate the above painting, Steal the Sideshow to the Visual Arts guild of Frisco for sale. We will split the profit if it sells. The weather is supposed to be great! It should be a busy but fun weekend!

I mailed off 2 rolls of film today to get developed. I am only getting them processed for the negatives with the images on a CD. No prints yet....I want to scope them out before I spend the money on prints. Here is a good link to a gallery of Holga pics. Hopefully I will have some gems as well!

Well, baseball season if officially over for me. The Cubs didn't make the playoffs. Too many injuries at the wrong time during the season. Oh well, as any loyal Cub fan will tell ya, "Next year is the year." Above is one of my favorite signs in my studio. The Old Style sign...the official beer of the Chicago Cubs. So long Cubbies, I'll see ya in February! Thanks for the great 3 games in June!

I had a little time today, so I drew out this small 9 x 9 sketch of a landscape that I intend to paint next week. I used a photograph from my Colorado trip last summer as a reference. I've got about seven 20 x 20 canvases sitting around the studio that are calling out to me. I am going to try and build up a bold sky with some nice cloud formations. I'm also thinking about a little red underpaint to create some interest. I'll post the progress next week. Stay tuned.

Life imitating art

I set up a little counter on my blog back in January to keep track of how many visitors I get on the blog. I'm not trying to break any records or anything like that....I was just curious. I look at the data every once in a while to see the Google search results that direct traffic to the blog. These are the things that people type into Google that are looking for something and end up clicking on a link to this blog. These results can be hilarious! Here are a few of the keyword gems that you can type into Google and somehow end up here:

la confesion tejano

deeperstar

Was Georgia O'Keefe a mother?

Tejano mullets

How to draw an old junkie with hair

Mullets in Lubbock - personal favorite

Coolest building in Lubbock, Texas - Hmm, what is the coolest building in Lubbock?

I seem to have the market cornered with any mention of Tejano mullets.

Above are some new ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) I finished today that I'm going to donate to my local art guild. The guild is going to package up some of the member's ATCs to trade at the upcoming Frisco Art Festival. ATCs are pretty fun and quick to do. They are a universal size of 2.5 x 3.5 inches. They are perfect for my short attention span. You can use any media that you want on them.....the sky is the limit. The only catch is that they have to be 2.5 x 3.5.