February 2013

A Duet

The hills behind their home were singing a song…..a melody filled with color and light. As they walked out into that garden, the moment itself lifted them into another world. They had happened upon one of those places where the separation between this world and heaven was very thin. They both knew they didn’t “deserve” […]

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A Merry Heart

“She sings for her meals most days…and she loves it.  This art is what sustains her spirit.  She never loses interest in its rich treasure.  When people stop to listen, they think all sorts of things about her.  Most are living in a smaller world and see very little of what is “true”.  There is

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Tangled Forest

-Tangled Forest 27×33- In my retreat from the tangled forest, I have come upon a pool of water. These waters are as deep as a skyscraper is tall.  Waters calling me to a quiet, designed to heal, calm, understand, and teach me who Love is.   This pool of water is silent and not of this world. His

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L’Assemblé

L’Assemblé I like this image it comforts me. It reminds me of the possibility of a different pace. For decades, it seems I have longed for simplicity in my life. Sadly finding it has always been elusive. The draw of money or things or approval was always calling from the rocky shoals. Their energy is

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Old Homestead

This is a painting I did of my Grandma Helma’s first home in America. Helma came from Finland to Ellis Island when she was 11.  (we found her name there during a New York visit several years ago) Her parents could afford 1 ticket.  She was the most adaptable of their 5 children so she was chosen for this

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LES BELLES POULLES

LES BELLES POULLES “These chickens were born and raised in France. To be specific, in the Dordogne river valley.  They speak French. (I know this because they didn’t understand a word I said.)  They were a major reason why I chose that particular house to rent as I planned to go to France a few years ago.

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