Oct. 2007 Creamsicle Flan! Horses and New Paintings!
Dear Friends,
I hope you are enjoying the change
of seasons. 
This month I finished a few new paintings.
Among them are two new additions to my Animal Spirit series in
oil, Standing Horse and Horses Running Verdes (Green). Years ago
I had horses and rode regularly. Though I have since moved on
to the easy-care of a mountain bike, I’ve been feeling
the call to explore and reflect upon what I learned from having
horses in my life. I included them in the OHSU exhibit.
If you’re in Portland, Oregon, you
can see an exhibit of my art in the BICC Gallery on the Oregon Health Sciences
University (OHSU) campus. Curated to honor Hispanic
Heritage month this October, my solo exhibit is up until
mid-November. Also in Portland is an invitational group exhibit
at Onda Arte Latina including a
couple of pieces that I shared with you last month, LaSirena/The Mermaid and the Huerta/Chavez retablo.
In Bend, Oregon, I’m giving an
hour-long presentation at Central Oregon Community College
(COCC) at noon on Halloween day in the Hitchcock Auditorium.
Last year I spent Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos, Nov. 2)
in Ocotopec, Mexico just north of Cuernavaca. I’ll be
sharing my photos and experiences of the holiday.
Cooking a Hispanic meal to share with your
friends and family is easy with my simple menu of recipes for a dinner
that’s a fusion of New Mexican and Californian Hispanic
cooking. From a roast beef dish called Carne Adovada to Hot Chocolate Cookies, the savory flavor
of chilies brightens the menu. The orange taste of Creamsicle Flan is a perfectly sweet
ending.
May your days have the perfect
endings and beginnings.