ol' Roff's blog

I am so excited about 2012. It will be fascinating watching Adeana Scott. I understand that her sister, Ashley also paints. Adeana does these fantastic faces on herself if you can believe it (using Elmer Glue and tissue paper). Wouldn’t it be great if we could have sessions in the gallery for all of us to see! Such great artists and potters are on board for 2012–so excited! olRoff–www,gravescountry.com

Day after Christmas and what can I say–but I actual believe I made it thru that day!

Yesterday, Monday was Mike M’s birthday, He came into the gallery with his lovely friend Helen, to treat himself to a painting. OMG! He fell in love with Steven Chandler’s paintings! He bought a total of nine, yes 9! And a Jason Mahlke face jug. (Helen had purchased one for him a couple of days before). Merry Christmas Graves Country Gallery!

I just can’t get my 75 years old self into gear but I have been advised to do more on here—Today I received a box of absolutely great paintings by the one and only Georgia Red Mud Artist, Steven Chandler. I believe there were 18 paintings altogether–biggest colletion of Chandler’s I have ever bought. I am thrilled to have them!

I lost my password and couldn’t get into the Blog!

I added Macabre Artist D.L. (Donna) Marian to my website today. Her work is bizarre and somewhat scary. Maybe that is why I like it, Anyway she is the first macabre artist I have ever worked with! I am looking forward to it!

This morning on Swain Rd (a busy street) traffic was stopping in the right lane. As I passed in the left lane I saw this burly man who had stopped his car in traffic to protect a small kitten. The kitten was alive. It had been hit and left in the middle of the street. He was tenderly picking it up to remove it from harms way. I wish I had some way to thank him! It was truly an act of love.

I cannot help tying the world of my gallery in with my personal world. It is my passion. Outside of my family it is what consumes me. Tonight on facebook I wrote a portion of a prayer my mother spoke with me many times when I was a small boy—Lord, lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.–my mother would tuck me into bed and give me a goodnight kiss on the forehead.–I was the luckiest young boy to earth to have such a mother and father!

Today I was fortunate to be visited by two grand people, artist David Ledgerwood and his absolutely beautiful wife, River. What a treat these two were. David presented a gift to me of a button assemblage thet he had made. My  day was made by these two!

Kelly Ludwig made my day wuth the following post,”Dear Mr Morning Jogger, just because you CAN fit in your 1970 gym shorts, doesn’t mean you should…” I keep picturing my 290 lbs body in my 1970 gym shortswhen I weighed about 180 lbs. Can you just imagine! OMG

I so much appreciate the exhibition of chosen works from our gallery in the Tracy Grand Theatre for the Arts. Finally recognition of Outsider/Folk Art is coming westward to California. I have hoped for 30 years for this to happen and now it seems as if my hope may be realized.