We Did A Rain Dance & It's Raining Buckets...

We are exhausted and thirsty for more coffee from too many 

art delivery and art pick up trips in the rain.
And not enough sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep....

'Not complaining, 

just considering the predicament (with Rich )

over our morning cups o' Jo...

...while wishing for more morning zzzzz's, 

but having to walk our enormous Mo...

Moses and Petey

"Rain Dance"
by Richard Cutshall
11" x  14"
MM on Paper 2013

     We may be a little weary today, but the rain  in Portland seems to have blessed us, just as tulips push through the soaked ground we have many opportunities sprouting from seeds planted long ago.  And our version of the rain dance is the work we do in the studio.
         While we've missed the warmth of family and the sun in New Mexico (a hearty CAPS LOCK shout out to Beth, Adam, and Erin) the rain has been a secret driving force...driving us deeper into the cave of our work (thanks rain).  There's always unseen growth under a veil of rain.

"Lady Godiva's Veil"
by Jennifer Gillia Cutshall
pen, acrylic on paper
18" x  22"

We have so much to share, so I'll post updates more often...

Time flows quickly through buckets of rain.
On my way to see our neglected winter garden I glanced at many time markers...
 valentines roses with brown edges...

the unused bike still waits to join the hoards of pdx pedalers...

 remnants of my great artist hubby's toilings...

our upended Christmas tree begging birds to sing and vermin to burrough....

Lead to our neglected garden bed...

all pics taken LIVE for you

that is filled with strong memories...

and so many hidden promises...

     Life can be rugged here, but I try to remember that by stepping in the mud we get closer to the prettiest blooms...and everything seems to come up right as rain!
    I promise to post updates soon about all our excitiing art happenings as they germinate and bloom...thanks for reading!
with fondness from our rugged liitle outpost in PDX

Post by Jennifer Cutshall