Elise Cheval
Saturday, January 28, 2012
COV Performance at Metro Opera House in Oakland, Cheshire Rock Opera
Metro Opera House, Elise and Therese, 2012
Last night, my new all-women’s choir, COV, performed at the
Metro Opera House in Oakland. All of us
wore a costume related to Alice in
Wonderland. The sopranos were the
“spades” and my choir director, Joyce McBride, let some of us come dressed as a
special character. My costume made out
of satin for Halloween was perfect for the Red Queen. I researched it and found that she wears
blue eye shadow and a red heart on her lips.
So, when I was putting on makeup, I looked for some red lipstick, but I
didn’t have any so I used Crimson nail
polish instead. Since I didn’t have red
hair, I whipped up the hat, using one of my furry winter hats and leftover
fabric scraps from making my dress. My
husband, dressed as a pirate in the costume I made for him, took these pictures
of my new friends and me. The lights
gave them a strange glow!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
New Direction in Painting Horses
I have dreamt of painting life-sized horses since I can remember! Yesterday at O'Hanlon Center For the Arts, I stapled a used bed sheet (found in my friend's FREE box on her boat dock in Sausalito) across the wall, mixed gesso with pthalo blue acrylic paint and with two big brushes in hand, simultaneously, I painted the "stage" for the "actors", my beloved wild ponies, who run free in Camargue, France. These horses are the ancestors of Napoleons herd, and are well-built and highly intelligent. For me, they embody Spirit with the beauty, freedom and determination that runs through my veins!
Elise Cheval
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