those damn fowls

For about a week now its official spring in Portland! The entire city is blooming with flowers and new tree sprout leaves and wow, just beautiful! Its something I missed when I lived in LA. This is the spring that I missed on the east coast. I didn't know you can experience the same thing in the pacific northwest. Everyday is sunny, with some clouds carrying some sprinkle shower, and then leave with a rainbow behind. It is also St. Patrick's day this coming week, and I'm running in the 15k Shamrock Run in Portland. All I know is at the end of the race there's free beer! So while watching the rain and the birds migrating and the recent catalogue of Hommes magazine, I was struck with the idea of painting something that taste like spring. Or at least, spring water... I am really bad explaining my art and ideas.

See that blue with the hot pink/magenta color? Blame the tree next door outside of my apartment window. A giant tree that is blooming with pink flowers. Giant pink flowers the size of your fist. Its so pretty that people on the street would stop by and take pictures of it or with it. My landlady complains about how the flower buds is making a mess on the sidewalk.
Once I get my new camera I will sent you a photo of this tree. Its beautiful.
Oh yeah, I am getting a permanent art space over at a small comic/craft/indie/local/cute store in the area called Tender Loving Empire. Its on NW 17th ave and NW Lovejoy. Its a really small shop but they've got the goods too. With some original prints from Jordan Crane and Craig Thompson. Yeah, I know, another indie hang out in PDX. I hate to say how annoying that could be but I love it. HA!