Two Angles of a Seed Pod

The title speaks for itself. The seed pod was in Pennsylvania, by Lake Lenape. They are both 4"x6" and done in oils on canvas board.

I finally found a cat I don't like.

I was visiting my parents in Pennsylvania last weekend when my mother told me to come look out the window. She wanted to show me this:


I really didn't think I would get more of a glimpse than that, and since I've never seen a hairless cat before, I felt inclined to get a closer look. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised that the cat was very loving and eager to be touched. Yet, petting sticky, thick skin is slightly vomit-inducing for me. It looked like a cat, it acted like a cat, but it reminded me of a rat. It felt like touching some kind of alien baby that just wants love but the mother can't quite get over the hideousness of it.

My mother was particularly displeased that the cat's junk was on full display:


I understand that people who are allergic to cat hair but love cats could get down with that, but ick. Sorry, kitty, I prefer my felines with hair. Here is a little something to cleanse your brain:

Sunsets

Sunsets from California, Pennsylvania and Oregon.

Musician sketches

Most of these musicians were sketched at The Deer Head Inn, in Delaware Water Gap, PA. Steve Turre, Phil Markowitz, Dave Liebman, Nancy & Spencer Reed, Chris Solliday, Tony Marino, John Hebert, Jay Ratman, Jerry Harris, John Coates Jr., Harvie S, Seamus Blake, and more are featured below.