Studios and Heritage

Studios

This is where I paint - when I'm not painting 'en plein aire'. My studio is located on the second floor of the old Theodoredis and Sons Banana Import Factory ... now known simply as 'The Banana Factory'. I've been a resident artist there since May of 1999. Notice the 9/24 entry of things ending in 'i.o.n.' (organization). The second photo is of my wonderful iMac G5 on an antique desk in my music room -- with a great view of South Mountain. This view is so beautiful that it only increases my joy of computers and design. So... there you are ... my day in a nutshell. Painting - designing - blogging.

On Heritage

Schlegel ... how German is that? However, my Mother always took pride in being Irish. Her maiden name is Fox .... originating from the German translation of Fox (Fuchs). But somewhere there was a 'Dougherty' in her heritage and she stuck with that Irish bloodline. One day, to my Mother's anguish, she let it slip that a close ancestor's last name was 'Ziegenfuss' (loose translation: hoof of the goat). That's when the Shamrock hit the fan.

This beautiful Guinness glass was a gift from my Parents on return from their tour of Ireland.