Friday, December 9, 2011

the artist's studio : jane smithers paints here

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this is the studio.
it's on the grounds of the house,
and where maman paints.
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inside,
large palette knife canvases,
vintage posters,
antique painter's smocks.
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when she travels,
she watercolors.
i'm trying to get her to start a tumblr
on her journals.
for obvious reasons :
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so much creation
under that little red roof.
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Thursday, December 8, 2011

THANKSGIVING IN A SMALL TOWN : not as terror-filled as i might have thought. ;)











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high hampton.
the resort not far from my mother's house,
where my family would spend a week every summer
at a reunion/dirty dancing/event.
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she also took us around, to see the "mountain folk",
and brought in patty and ed for thanksgiving dinner . . .
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um, ok, you really have to look at this statue again,
and try to figure out 
WHAT THE HELL THE SCULPTOR WAS THINKING???
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i know, hollis.
it's freakin me out too.
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this is how patty and ed roam around the mountain.
i want one for west hollywood.
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little Jeeves was the best guest at thanksgiving!
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thanks, maman.
was kind of perfect.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

the view from up here : the meadow on the mountain





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at the top of my mother's mountain,
there's a meadow.
we like to walk up there,
bring a little champagne,
and take in the view.
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and get drunk and take pictures of ourselves.
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it got better and better up there.
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yeah, it was pretty perfect.
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