Saturday A Day of Art Beginning to End.

Saturday my day started and ended with art. In the mid morning I went to the salon to have my hair colored. Yes, I color my hair. The secret is out. I am not a natural blond. I was born a mousy brown! I took my watercolor sketchbook and drew myself and all the other women having something done to their heads of hair! When I was done there I went across the street drawn by the sounds of live music to see the chili cook-off happening in the town square; and a few artists vending their wares. I bought several pieces of very attractive glass jewelry for gifts (by Shelly Dally) and one piece for myself. I met DH for lunch and then we drove to Richmond to visit my brother Richard!click to see details if you must. I drew him too surrounded by his books! He said it wasn't a very flattering picture. Well those drawings of me aren't very flattering either. My pen does not tell lies. LOL Click again on photo to see details enlarged.

We actually went down because my brother had just had his front yard landscaped and wanted some early photos so he could compare to later photos after everything grows in. There

are lots of ground cover plants planted that will grow around the taller plants.

Everything is surround by a sprinkler and drip system that can be managed from inside his house on an automatic timer.

I'd say there is going to be some real beauty here in due time.

The three of us took a walk in the cool Bay Area temperatures

just down the street from where he lives we went into

this pretty wonderful art gallery.

They've just expanded from the smaller building on the left to a much larger

building on the right.

We were warmly greeted by this charming young man

who was very nice at answering

my many questions.

I especially liked the iron work artist Mark Canepa who is part owner of the gallery

and had many wonderful pieces showing.

These flowers were his.

I suggest clicking on photos of art and then clicking again to enlarge further

and you'll see more of his and others art on the walls behind the pieces

featured in my photos. And these "Radiant Hearts"

and these hearts too...

and this kitty...

I am guilty of not getting this artists name

Barbara F is what I remember. Sorry Barbara.

But she had a whole wall of paints about

dessert.

Nummy good paintings too!

Another of Mark's works in iron.

Don't you just love the colors?

I do.

Nice glass too and again I did not write down the artists name.

I tried looking it up on line but could not find a list of

artists in this show unfortunately.

This scarab knocked me out! One of the pieces of jewelry I'd bought in the morning featured a scarab.

From there we stopped in a good Chinese restaurant and ate a hardy meal.

I love garlic spinach!

Then back to the house to talk some more

before heading home.

A full day wouldn't you say?

Tell me about yours please!