Monday, April 14, 2008

Finally


Well, the sun finally decided to shine after what seemed like a week of snow! This is a snapshot from our walk this afternoon - now that it's warming up, things are melting and hopefully we'll be able to see more than the top rail of that fence in a few weeks... Anyhow, how's that for the view from my new backyard?

We headed down to Denver this weekend since I had to attend the opening of the Governor's Invitational on Saturday night. While I was down I stopped by Home Depot and picked up some color-corrected lights for my new garage studio. When there is no natural light, I like to hang a couple of 4 foot long 5000K flourescent lightbulbs above my easel - haven't found anything better for accurate color, and the lights are cheap and easy to find (unless you're trying to find them in a small mountain town). Now my studio is all set up and ready to go - I'm looking forward to a productive week of painting!

10 comments:

  1. I coveting your new mountain life. Someday Ariel, someday.

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  2. wait a minute, did i read this right, is that the top of a fence under all that snow? how deep is the snow? there's nothing like having your studio in order! have fun painting this week.

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  3. Tell the good people what the Governor's Invitational opening was like. I'm sure they all want to know.

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  4. That is a really incredible view. I did not realize that was a fence either. Do you cross country ski? Looks like a good place for that.
    Do you have a similar view to that where you are building your house?

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  5. Ariel - yeah, living in the mountains rocks =)

    Christine - yup, that's a fence, maybe 4 ft high. The snow up here gets deep, but it's especially deep right there because they plow the walking path all winter.

    Shannon - aw, it wasn't that bad, just stuffy. You got the worst of my venting!

    Frank - I don't cross country ski but I plan to start! Our house will be down valley about 10 miles, with a nice pond out back, but less of the impressive mountain view. I'm still looking forward to it though!

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  6. Hey, congratulations on the Juries Top Fifty award at Salon International!

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  7. Frank - thanks!! I didn't even know I got that until you posted here - I glanced through the awards and guess I didn't see it initially (stupid me!)!!

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  8. They just put up the top 50. It wasn't there the other day.

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  9. congratulations stacy on your salon international top 50 - well deserved! good job!!

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