A sale is made!

Sold!

Charles has been taking part in an exhibit with the Boulder Art Association and today was the last day. Each artist had been invited to make one 8x8 work with a "bee" theme and one with how the past year has been for that artist. Charles' small piece was bought which is quite a thrill considering there were fifty-two "bees" to choose from!

Goats at work

On his walk this morning, Charles noticed a temporary fence at a park near our home. As he was passing by, he saw what it was there for: goats. There is firm here that rents out a herd of goats for mowing of difficult areas or places that just need to be kept under control.

Fresh from the studio

"Kom nu hit, död" (Come Away, Death)

30x40, Acrylic, Marble acrylic on canvas

Charles has been submitting paintings for consideration to a wide-range of exhibitions. This week, he offered his take on the chiaroscuro technique from the Middle Ages for submission to an upcoming exhibition.

Hitting the links

Charles took advantage of a "cooler" this morning and headed to Westminster to get in a round of golf at the link-style course at Legacy Ridge Golf Course.

Backyard visitor

We spotted a baby skunk this afternooon on the backyard patio. We think there is a den under the small shed. It didn't seem to mind Charles putting weeds in the bin and eventually ambled off under the large shed.

Rooftop project completed

Charles tackled another project at the church today, repainting some parts of the church's roof.

Another virtual event

Belinda has been putting in a lot of time and effort in helping to put on the Mission u event being held this year via Zoom!

Another project at the church

Charles provided the needed labor this week at the church for a project that involved painting the stairwells. It looks simple when it was done, but the prepping and painting took more than sixteen hours!

Some simple paintings

Rotae vitae (Wheel of Life)

Soluppgång (Sunrise)

Charles has been enjoying spending time in the studio working on some pieces for upcoming shows and for the liturgical series (used at the church).

A recent one that was submitted for consideration to an exhibit in the NoBo (north Boulder) Art District's September show with the theme, "Ride On: A bike art exhibition."

He also used up some extra acrylic ink to create some whimsical pieces and painted some daisies for Belinda to use with P.E.O.

Backyard visitors

We've been feeding birds and squirrels (and the ocassional raccoon and skunk) for awhile now and have enjoyed having these reminders each day of the beauty that is all around us.

Special gift

Charles was presented with a handmade cross that was found by Sally Owen on one of her recent travels.

Walk-about view

Charles has been walking/biking some most mornings and recently spotted a bee doing its thing in a flower on Charles' route.

We're back!

We celebrated our return to in-person worship this morning, our first time together as a church family since March 8, 2020 (that's sixty-seven weeks)!

First Friday in NoBo

We had fun tonight at the NoBo (North Boulder) First Friday event where Charles was among the artists taking part in the Boulder Art Association's opening reception of the "What's the Buzz" exhibition at the Gallery @ the Bus Stop Apartments.

For hours of the show, visit this link.

Morning walk

As Charles was walking this morning, he paused to take in the view of the Viele Lake at Harlow Platts Park.