View from the door of the Beluga
A month has passed since my last blog entry, and almost everything I've done since then has been focused on my upcoming total knee replacement, which is scheduled for a week from tomorrow.
When we moved to Tucson for the summer so I could get medical treatment, I had these ideas about joining arts organizations and maybe joining a collective studio and all that. But it wasn't realistic. Pretty much, I can't walk anymore. So I can get out and do stuff if there's a scooter or wheelchair available, but otherwise, not so much.
One morning when I had the pool completely to myself!
So I've mostly sat at home, but I have no complaints. There is a nice swimming pool and hot tub here at the South Forty RV Ranch, and I can hobble enough to get into the pool, which is nice and refreshing at the end of a hot day. We're close to lots of good restaurants and grocery stores and everything else we might need. Steve has friends and relatives here, so we've had a built-in social life.
And, it's temporary. Once I have my surgery and have completed my PT, I'll be able to get out again, in ways that have been beyond my abilities for several years now.
In the meantime, I'm working on some larger acrylic paintings for a solo art show in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. I'll be at RioBravoFineArt Gallery in December 2014 and January 2015. My show is called "Faces of God," and it's a fun exploration of spiritual beliefs and ideas. Here are some of my pieces so far:
God As Explained By a Four-Year-Old, 24 x 30", acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
Love, Sweet Love. 24 x 30", acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
Chosen and Unchosen, 18 x 36", acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
That's pretty much all that's going on with me from now until my surgery. I'll be in the hospital for about four days and then at a rehab for twice-daily physical therapy for about a week. I'll probably be back home, continuing PT on my own, when I post again in a few weeks.
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