Soggy San Francisco!

Hi everyone...James and I had a great trip to the Bay Area although it rained almost the whole time we were there! California has been experiencing a pretty major drought so the weather was a little surprising to say the least. At least we were able to drift off to sleep at night listening to the sound of rain on the rooftop. I love that.

Carla, Linda and Lucy
(Carla loves Maisie...she's holding a picture of her. So cute!)

On the last day of our visit...James and I went to see my Aunties, Carla and Lucille. Lucy will be 93 this year and Carla will be 91. They are sisters and have been my guardian angels for a very long time. Every time we see them these days, Carla likes to give each of us a book...one that she has treasured for years. This time, she wanted me to have "Degas Letters"...a beautiful little book of letters and illustrations by Edgar Degas.

Here are two illustrations from the book, the first one being a study for the painting below it. I think the study is actually a beautiful work of art on it's own. Degas had such a poetic and elegant way with a pencil and paper.

"MM Hertel"
Pencil on Paper by Edgar Degas, 1865

"Woman with Crysanthemums, MME Hertel"
Oil on Canvas, 1865

So now it's back to work...I've got two paintings going so hope to show you those very soon!

"Drawing is not what one sees but what one can make others see." ~ Edgar Degas