So I’ve been hitting the spinning classes like crazy for two weeks. One thing this has done, is make me realize that I don’t want to come home and paint…which means that Sunday I will be painting all day. I have one to finish and lots to start…hope you’re enjoying what I’ve been putting out…

So when I was about 5…6…my mom gave me a necklace with a “C” charm on it. Only it wasn’t the letter C, it was a nautical flag C. I loved it. I also think I lost it. But…it brings me to this. I live in Miami, a city on a peninsula, a city that…

Olivia loves the film, Finding Nemo. Every time she comes over, she gives me the biggest smile and squints her eyes and nearly hops as she says,“Ceci, I want to go upstairs to your room and watch Finding Nemo and rest!”Just like that…that’s how she asks me. On Saturday I was at her house and…

So today I spent the afternoon finishing two commissions and starting on the summer painting list.First, I tackled the secret commission…it looks awesome, but I can’t show you…well because it’s a surprise. The next commission that I finished was Ginger’s dogs, Bailey and Buddy. They are the two cutest little things and I think I…

Life is about the simple pleasures right? Like…spending time with family and friends…cooking, eating, reading, drawing, painting, listening to or making music… If one of your simple pleasures is going to museums and cultural programs…and you live in Miami…you need to be concerned right now. Mayor Alvarez proposed a county budget which puts several programs…

So the rest of my week in NYC was great. Thursday night we went to PJ Clarke’s, where I was the only one to indulge in one of the greatest burgers on the face of this Earth! Friday—cooped up all day… Escape came at 5pm, when we left the hotel and went to Rockefeller Plaza…

“I wanna wake up in a city that doesn’t sleep…I wanna be a part of it, New York, New York…” So I have been in NYC for 2 days now. It’s the first time I have been back since I graduated from Bank Street College of Education in May 2007. The city is as lovely…

Joyeux Bastille!! 3 reasons why I celebrate Bastille Day… 1. My paternal great-grandfather was en francais…hence my maiden name, Dubon…Dubon Dubon est tres bon! 2. I was subject to taking from from the tender age of 12 to about 16… sacre bleu! 3. J’aime Paris! I was fortunate enough to be in Paris on Bastille…

So yesterday D and I had a crazy day. We woke up at 8am and drove from Miami to Melbourne, for my friend Marshall’s wedding. J. Marshall and I met at Bank Street College when we were getting our MS Ed’s in Leadership in Museum Education. So in 2.5 hours (suppose to be 3…3.5) D…