10-18-12.

10-17-12. A geologist's helmet.

10-16-12. Myself with my copy of 642 Things to Draw.

10-15-12. A sousaphone tuba.

10-14-12. My sweater, which has a hole in the armpit.

10-13-12. Our muffin tin.

Knossos (92)

"Knossos (92)",  oil on canvas, 16x16in. For sale on eBay.

I imagined myself pulling on a pair of athletic socks in preparation for a hike from a hotel to Knossos, the archaeological site on the island of Crete in Greece.

Meanwhile, a tiny sandhopper (a type of amphipod), clambers over the grains of sand on the Mediterranean shore.

I know that this is not immediately apparent in my painting, but this is one of a few stories you could tell about what you see. It's mainly a study of color and form. The main color is "Knossos" (#92 in Naomi Kuno's Colorscape book).

10-12-12. A plastic bag from Target.

10-11-12. A tacky rug.

10-10-12. The zigzag pattern of my Missoni for Target scarf.

10-09-12. A small plaid blanket that we own.

10-08-12. A woodgrain iPhone case.

10-07-12. Maxwell is three months old today.

10-06-12. A toddler reacting to Yayoi Kusama's polka dots.

10-05-12. A bar of music.

10-04-12. Our bed.

10-03-12. Ed Ruscha's broken glass.

10-02-12. "Chilean Mummy 2", a photo by Chris Marker.

10-01-12. Ski slopes.

09-30-12. "Convertible", a 2000 photograph by David Drebin.

09-29-12. "My Bow Gun", a 2009 painting by Tomoki Kurokawa.

09-28-12. "Two Figures with Phonograph", a painting by Salvatore Pinto.

Terracotta Phalarope

"Terracotta Phalarope", oil on canvas, 18x24 in. For sale on Etsy.

Fun fact: Phalaropes are one of the few bird species with females that are more brightly colored than the males. The females pursue the males during breeding season and fight for their territories. One female mates with multiple males, and the males sit on the nests to hatch and raise the young. 

The two vases are based on an actual pair of vases that my husband and I received as wedding gifts. The details of the vases are deliberately blurred and faded. The tweet about ceramics at the bottom of the painting is real. I'm not sure if the forum that the Twitter user mentions is real or not. I'll leave that for folks to find out on Google, if they want to.

09-27-12. Gaboon viper isn't fat, it's just big-boned.

09-26-12. A Lady Gaga concert.

09-25-12. Leo Carrillo sea cave near Malibu, CA.

09-24-12. Bryce Canyon.

09-23-12. A sea urchin.

09-22-12. Lemon meringue pie.

09-21-12. A mayonnaise jar.

09-20-12. Harold in his tuxedo on our wedding day.

09-19-12. Run-D.M.C.

09-18-12. Wind in front of our house today.

09-17-12. Lightning in "Moonrise Kingdom".

09-16-12. Maxwell's grandmas.

09-15-12. I used to think paisley was an ugly pattern.

09-14-12. Socks & Bo, Presidential pets.

09-13-12. A glass igloo at Hotel Kakslauttanen in Finland.

09-12-12. A spiderweb.

09-11-12. A movie star.

09-10-12. Brown heart by Chris Uphues in Bushwick. (Photo by Hrag Vartanian.)

09-09-12. The "Bermuda Triangle" is baloney.

09-08-12. Onboard the train from Seattle to Vancouver, October 2011.

09-07-12. Maxwell is two months old today.

09-06-12. Our oven.

09-05-12. Our wedding invitation.

09-04-12. A swamp.

09-03-12. The transportation system that Indianapolis ought to have...

09-02-12. A baby monster.

09-01-12. The TI-85 calculator that I've owned since I was in high school.