We’re pet sitting this weekend for my aunt. She has two dogs that were adopted from Mexico a few years ago and has gone on a wine tour of Santa Barbara with my uncle. They live on a canyon and I’m looking forward to doing some drawings from the deck. I’ve done paintings here before, but I got too exhausted from bringing 75 pounds of laundry to also carry my painting supplies.

I have moved around all of the artwork in the house- I think this is my right as a pet sitter/ painter. I’d left some large paintings in their garage before.

I also brought Miss Marmalade. She enjoys exploring this new space. She activates the space, like a Minimalist sculpture that is alive and made out of cats.

The two small paintings are from my MFA days, and the one on the left was painted by my grandmother, who is a talented artist and quilter. We have several of her wonderful quilts which are perfect for our San Diego weather.