A couple of works in progress in 16" by 20" format.The lower one is almost finished- the eye markings need some tweaking. The upper one needs a few more layers and detailing. I desperately need some new brushes.-- the old ones are splaying at the tip rendering them useless.

Open Studio was totally delightful- my friend Erin took this photo of me on Saturday. She came with a friend and did an excellent job of explaining my evolution as a painter. I wish I'd recorded her- it sounded so amazing. Friends came on Sunday too- it's wonderful to experience unpredictable pairing of people with similar interests. The greatest joy for me was receiving people into my usually solitary workplace. I'm looking forward to doing another one next year.

Yesterday I got the framed paintings up - I am so happy to finally have them up. The walls are made of pegboard and the nails just kept bouncing off. Luckily Todd from across the hall lent me his hammer and mini-ladder so that made everything easier.

Getting ready for show time ! Open Studio next weekend, Oct 15th and 16th from 11 am to 5 pm at 1258 Fitzgerald Ave in San Francisco. Please drop by my studio .

Painting of the Stargazer scorpionfish ( lower image ) was like probing a lunar lanscape; he reminds me of Charles Laughton as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame ". He seems to embody all the world's suffering. I've been delighted with the idea of hanging him next to my cheeky pufferfish (top image) like Comedy and Tragedy, the Greek theatre masks. Sadly, the framers have no time for me this month so I'll come up with another narrative- I'll put on my recent (unframed ) work on one wall and display the older work along the other two walls. It was amazing to see the framed work again - I need sunglasses to look at them, they're so bright. Only 11 more days until show time !

I've signed up for Open Studios on October 15th and 16th at 1258 Fitzgerald Ave in San Francisco. Hours are 11 am. to 6 pm. A great opportunity to see my new work- calling all friends and collectors !

I love this photo taken by my friend and fellow artist Erin Caughman.