filming starts today.

It's raining. Again.
I'm sitting here in a towel freshly from a shower, drinking coffee & smoking a cigarette....quietly freaking out. The filmmaker is going to be here in less than (2) hours and I still have no idea what I'm going to talk about.

The casa hasn't been staged- everything is as it usually is; paintings everywhere, gifts from fellow bohemians proudly displayed & deep, rich java almost always percolating in the kitchen. The idea for the film is to catch an intimate view of an artist's life while preparing for a show. All is going to go along as normal with random visits from friends & neighbors, photo shoots, models, painting, impromptu dinners that sometimes spawn heated discussions but mostly hysterical laughter.

*Taking a deep breath*

Preliminary image. Photo taken w/ plastic green army men.

Ok, so today wasn't that bad except for the part where I stressed myself out so much that I got a headache. Next time shall be better--- even promised Aytekin. The series is coming along & images are starting to surface. Today #4 in the Bill of Rights was started (Freedom from a peacetime standing army) and painting green plastic figurine skin proved to be an interesting new challenge. Jack and Lucy got a ton of film time (they seemed completely comfortable with the cameras.)

The day was hot & humid, my hair was quickly full of uncontrollable curls and the paint wasn't drying.

progress detail.

progress.