This was from a series of small tablitos I did when I was living in New Mexico many years ago - 

Unfinished painting - I liked it just as it was, so didn't touch it again. Bsed on Bernini's sculpture of St. Theresa. 

 

I love Bobby McFerrin: Painting #70! I just love Bobby McFerrin. I'll always remember the first time he ever came on stage and sang, "Don't Worry, Be Happy!" Everyone loved him. Who couldn't' Have you ever seen him do classical music' He's a genius. ... 

Misty Pali Lookout: Painting #69! If you don't have any occasion to drive from Honolulu to Kailua over the Pali Highway, this painting won't mean much except a bunch of light colors. But for those of us who see the view on a regular basis know that i... 

Sunup Over Kailua: Painting #68! When I sailed from Kauai to California a long time ago, one of the things that blew me away the most was how dawn looked over a glassy-surfaced ocean. The horizon practically disappeared, the water reflected the sky m... 

Haleakala Dawn: Painting #67! A way long time ago, I spent a month at a fellow artist's beautiful place on Maui near Wailuku. Every day I'd hike to the top of the hill looking towards Haleakala, the dormant volcano. On this morning, there was a heavy... 

You're Always With Me: Painting #66! I've sailed all over the upper eastern coast and across from Hawaii to California, and looking back, I can't think of one time when I didn't feel the Presence of That Something. That huge Something people call god... 

Waiting in the Wings: Painting #665! When I was in high school I was part of the drama club. No, I wasn't an actor - I swept the stage and did stage settings and backdrops! During rehearsals, I'd hear the actors being told, 'wait in the wings,' and t... 

Mokulua Sundown: Painting #63 amp 64! [This was a bitch to scan and is near but not quite true to the original colors.] Sometimes I walk on the beach at sunset, and go past where all the outriggers are kept - it's a magnificent sight, all those moder... 

Flying by the Seat of My Pants: Painting #62! Are you one of those people who counts on inspiration and intuition to get you to the core of what you're doing' Even in big projects, do you even sometimes ditch those careful plans and fly by the seat o... 

Fly Free from Normal: Painting #61! Isn't it amazing how normal we're expected to be' There isn't an average human being on the planet, yet we are measured by this norm and that norm all the time! Isn't it Time we all flew free of trying to play smal... 

Tall Poppy Syndrome: Painting #60! This may be one of my biggest Pet Peeves: people cutting you down for individual excellence in order to maintain the societal or cultural status quo. Here in the US, we are constantly admonsihed to 'excel!,' 'be you... 

Well, now we KNOW I'm this year's recipient of the Corny Prize! I kept thinking ofSilly Tall Tales - er - Tails and tall tails, and this image just popped into my head - very silly, totally non-serious, fun, funky. 

I think maybe I ought to win the Corny Prize - but I just can't help it! I couldn't resist yet again! I have a list of corny, weird, funny and colloquial expressians I've always wanted to paint or draw - well, seems this is #2 - I think it's kinda sw...