Hillbilly will be happy to know I went to an art exhibition in Marin late this afternoon.
Sipped wine while strolling in the California bastion of those who freely donate to anyone trotting out “The Letter D” against any political opponent without. And owners of many deck hot tubs and saunas. The home county of Sean Penn. And once, the home county of “The American Taliban.”
One of my wife's two very best friends is the girl I admire greatly who takes in neglected horses and horses over the age of 20 to offer them a comfortable and warm place to stay to get well...or to peacefully and lovingly move on. She's not rich, but yes, she is comfortable. She supports and works the operation herself and refuses donations. She normally keeps up to 10 horses at a time. She does all the daily work personally, which is
much for those who do not know horses....starting with 50 and 70 pound bags of feed, prescription food and the straw and mucking. And the care and love.
If asked, she's probably in the Top Ten on humans I've met that I most admire.
She has always been an artist for personal satisfaction. She can draw, paint, photograph or do anything artistic and nicely human and is great. Her fave art is working creatively with old metals for welded works.
I've watched her real time for many years decorating Christmas cookies and she is amazing.
The Marin exhibit that opened today we attended required the artists to use only materials they had found or reclaimed. In Marin...imagine that.
She made her work from materials she found on the property she bought in order to start taking in horses.
My wife and I were with her the weekend after she bought the place. I surveyed the "out buildings" and told her only slightly jokingly that I thought the place was an old hippie commune. Today...about 6 years later...... we are both certain I was right.
I wish the fire extinguisher had not been in the background. The work was titled
Old Paint. The furry eye of Old Paint was fashioned with yes....an old paint brush.
THAT was the work of the friend of my wife.
Here are some others:
Here's one of my fave works. Go figure. Available for sale at $900. I thought about buying it, but my wife kicked me. No, really I got a strappy heeled sandal slap to the ankle. I think I know bars I've been in in Texas that would pay me twice as much for it.
This is
Can Fu Warrior
This is a dress made from Target bags
This inexplicably...even to my wife's friend who I admire.....was the exhibit judged as First Place.
Titled
Loaves of Bread
Melted iron, one atop the other. I have rocks I could have leaned against each other with Super Glue to create nearly the same.
A good day all in all.
Marin, or not.
I thought of
Uncle Dennis after we got home after we had been served a wine at the exhibit that I thought was great while tasting. Challis Lane 2008 Cabernet. It inspired me to get home to have a pizza suited for a red wine. Turns out Challis Lane 2008 Cabernet is available for as low as $7 per bottle.
