More of Graffiti Park, Austin

Graffiti Park at Castle Hill

This is just part of a hillside dedicated to graffiti in Austin.  If you enlarge the photo, you can see that the support for the "no parking" sign has been decorated.

Lincoln Park in Mid-December

One of the rare days with some snow, this season.

Chorus Line

The deer were nibbling on sunflower seeds, fallen from a bird feeder.  Not something they usually have any interest in eating.

Stag In Suburbia

Happy New Year

Photographed by Matt Spitzer, last Wednesday.

Deer Turning In Morning Light

Photographed yesterday morning, from my bedroom window.

The deer seem to be spreading themselves more widely apart from each other, these days.  I guess it's because the tasty bits of greenery are less abundant than they were in summer and fall.

Does In The Hollow, December

These deer were hanging out in the hollow near my house, yesterday morning.

I photographed them from my car.

Monday Morning At Ruta Maya

Ruta Maya is a wonderful place to get some coffee and settle down and work on a Monday morning.  It's quiet and a huge space, so even with many people, it's still feels roomy.

Like many places in Austin, Ruta Maya has a stage for live performances. Ruta Maya also has so much more: like yoga classes, poetry nights and art exhibits. 

I was there this Monday morning, for the first time, with the group of painters of people "from life" that I paint with. 

Earlier this fall, we were painting outdoors with a model.  We still hire a model, but, because of less reliably comfortable outdoor weather, have started painting indoors.

Doe On A December Afternoon

Yesterday afternoon, I happened on some does munching on the meadow outside our bedroom window.

I think these are all of the same doe, but there were two that allowed me to photograph them.