Birthday Treats and Aapo Pukk
Saturday was my birthday. It was a bittersweet day. Sweet because my family was there to celebrate together. My son's birthday is today so we joined the celebrations and had a grand old time. Bitter because my mom isn't any better and although home and more comfortable, she's not really here with us most of the time.
My youngest daughter and her husband came up from San Diego and my son and his wife joined my husband, Tyler and I for a wonderful time at the musical play "Wizard". What a fabulous event. If you haven't seen it yet (hard to imagine..) you MUST!! We all really enjoyed it. We left laughing and chatting then went to pick up a great meal at the Smokehouse Restaurant in Burbank. We took it to my parent's house because Mom really cannot get out of bed. We had a great meal! Afterwards, Dad showed his award winning video in which each of us played a small part in the story of Mom and Dad's 65 years of marriage. I held Mom's hand and she woke up for some of the scenes - perhaps she heard Dad's voice .. or perhaps we were laughing at some fond memory and she wanted to share.
Turns out both of the kids bought me the same birthday card quite by chance... Can you imagine... It had a dinosaur on it!! I can't imagine why!
Yesterday after seeing off my daughter, running over to Mom's for a bit and then picking up a Christmas tree for our little guy, Tyler, I gave myself a treat and drove to the California Art Institute where my art teacher, Johanna Spinks, (a great teacher and artist herself) had arranged a demonstration by Estonian Portrait Painter, Aapo Pukk, who won best portfolio at the Portrait Society of America conference this year along with first honors in the International Portrait Competition.
What a special event to watch! Not only is Aapo Pukk a wonderful artist, but he almost danced to the music in his head as the model and the canvas spoke to him. It was so appealing. Although English isn't his first language, he was able to communicate his actions, ideas and emotions beautifully as he created a wonderful portrait of a fellow Estonian who had agreed to serve as a model for the demonstration. Each stroke of his brush was entrancing and as the painting flushed out, one couldn't help but smile at the lively and engaging portrait being created.
Aapo had several paintings and other materials displayed. I was so impressed by the range of style and media with which he is fluid and fluent.
You may enjoy visiting his website at:
www.aapopukk.com
Also take a look at the wonderful work of Johanna Spinks, who was recently juried in as an artist member of the California Art Club and received an impressive award in New York for her portraiture. She is the California Co-State Ambassador, The Portrait Society of America.
www.johannaspinks.com
My youngest daughter and her husband came up from San Diego and my son and his wife joined my husband, Tyler and I for a wonderful time at the musical play "Wizard". What a fabulous event. If you haven't seen it yet (hard to imagine..) you MUST!! We all really enjoyed it. We left laughing and chatting then went to pick up a great meal at the Smokehouse Restaurant in Burbank. We took it to my parent's house because Mom really cannot get out of bed. We had a great meal! Afterwards, Dad showed his award winning video in which each of us played a small part in the story of Mom and Dad's 65 years of marriage. I held Mom's hand and she woke up for some of the scenes - perhaps she heard Dad's voice .. or perhaps we were laughing at some fond memory and she wanted to share.
Turns out both of the kids bought me the same birthday card quite by chance... Can you imagine... It had a dinosaur on it!! I can't imagine why!
Yesterday after seeing off my daughter, running over to Mom's for a bit and then picking up a Christmas tree for our little guy, Tyler, I gave myself a treat and drove to the California Art Institute where my art teacher, Johanna Spinks, (a great teacher and artist herself) had arranged a demonstration by Estonian Portrait Painter, Aapo Pukk, who won best portfolio at the Portrait Society of America conference this year along with first honors in the International Portrait Competition.What a special event to watch! Not only is Aapo Pukk a wonderful artist, but he almost danced to the music in his head as the model and the canvas spoke to him. It was so appealing. Although English isn't his first language, he was able to communicate his actions, ideas and emotions beautifully as he created a wonderful portrait of a fellow Estonian who had agreed to serve as a model for the demonstration. Each stroke of his brush was entrancing and as the painting flushed out, one couldn't help but smile at the lively and engaging portrait being created. Aapo had several paintings and other materials displayed. I was so impressed by the range of style and media with which he is fluid and fluent.
You may enjoy visiting his website at:
www.aapopukk.com
Also take a look at the wonderful work of Johanna Spinks, who was recently juried in as an artist member of the California Art Club and received an impressive award in New York for her portraiture. She is the California Co-State Ambassador, The Portrait Society of America.
www.johannaspinks.com
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