Pumpkin time!

I've been painting pumpkins since my high school days for the Leta Pumpkin Express. Despite being so busy this time of year, I always make the time to do it because it brings something out of me that lays dormant for a long time- my love to paint for myself.  Don't get me wrong, I paint as a teacher and paint as an artist assistant for Bernard Maisner studio, so it's not like I put the brush down for a long time. I just don't paint using my own ideas, my own paints and on my own time. This year I can add the babadook, The Shining and Nosferatu to my list of painted pumpkins.

You can check out other pumpkins I've painted on one of my previous post here.

http://pumpkinexpress.org

Autumn Returns

August, September and October are my favorite months for the warm air, savoring the last moments of summer, smells, autumn cooking, weekend trips, my birthday, and dusting off the film cameras. 

Last autumn Daimon took a photo of me with my great grandmother's film camera. I still can't get over how crystal clear this photo is.

A photo of me taken last fall with 100 speed film.

A polaroid picture from this year, taken at Allaire State Park.

Here's a proof sheet from a trip we went on (that's right, I processed this roll the old fashioned way by shaking a canister!) Sorry the first shots are upside down! I like that middle right photo of Freedie Mercury.. oh wait that's just Daimon with a mustache. I like shot 21: a fellow hooper reading a vintage book on circus life in the backseat.

All year long I look forward to going on trips in October to spooky places. There's been some talk that a group of us might be visiting Sleepy Hollow. When we confirm some plans I'll pack my crocheted scarves, the Donnie Darko soundtrack, and polaroid camera!