Work from June 2009 to Oct 2010

All the following work is based on an Ocotillo tree that exists outside my kitchen window. As I developed ideas around this tree the relationship between the tree and its environment began to change. Then I put parts of them together and began to see how much bigger the visual space began to read. After I made little wire Ocotillos and painted their shadows the space got larger and also the proportions changed. Little became big, and bigger. Now I am thinking about something you said (more or less), "If he had wanted to have his exhibition space totally consumed by his images why didn't he paint on the wall".

Now I want to paint on the wall with watercolor or make an Ocotillo 20' tall, maybe a black Ocotillo with a white shadow.

Night Ocotillo

These are a few of the watercolors that I have been doing in a large format. Now that I look at them all together they don't work. UGH!! months and months of work. Why does making art have to be so hard when what I am trying to do is make it look easy. You know how it goes I will look at these 6 months from now and see something in them but right now they look too fussy.

More cactus

These are just a few of the cactus blooming in this area. Their blooms do not last very long so I try to take my camera with me every morning when I walk around the neighborhood. For my friends who still look at my blog I apologize for the lack of entries.

This is my Ocotillo tree again but this time it is 6 feet tall. I am getting close to the actual size of the Ocotillo.

The apricot tree in our backyard is going crazy with blossoms and the bees are responding. It is an exuberant display of rampant sexuality in our back yard.

The little tiny garden we are setting up for this summer. The circle is the way irrigation is handled here. Water is used as economically as possible.
Work on enclosing the patio with the idea of a studio. It will be so nice.
This is one of the latest of the large works reflect the little watercolors I did when we first came here. It is 2' x 5' and I would go larger if I had the space.