1. Rocks on rocks... gray, red, sharp, chalky, black, white, silver, crumbly, smooth, heavy, speckled, sparkly, small, large... amazing in a stream, or when they form a wall. The negative space that naturally forms in a rock wall is so interesting to look at... like a Frank Lloyd Wright design...

2. broken wood...any kind. the form, the way a broken piece shows the layers and random yet perfect patterns...the function, strong yet soft, the color, weathered and gray, warm... i just want to hang it on my wall...

C. Grass? yes i know its normal, maybe boring (unless you are a Southern California resident at the moment) but when its side by side to a totally different texture like rock, its so soothing to my senses...i just want to lay down in it and read a book...

4. Log Cabins... the line, the form, the cozy feelings i get... the following image is the wall of our bedroom where we are staying at the moment in Buena Vista, CO... the patterns that have formed over the last 100 years are just amazing... i think a painting will come out of this soon!

5. MY HAIR!! Ha Ha no Im serious! Compare to Oxford, Mississippi- its So smooth, not frizzy. So wavy, not frizzy. So control-able, not frizzy. I literally only have washed it 2x in 17 days! Glorious!

so there... a lesson in the senses and how textures affect me! As I grow as an artist in my field of "abstract landscape" acrylic paintings, look for some of these textures in my work! And the great hair days... my mom always said "when you look good you play good"! ha ha! Have a wonderful day!