AND WHAT IS LOVE? There is possibly a gypsy living inside of me. And What is Love? – 36×30 – paper on board In the late 60’s and early 70’s, my 3-year old son Todd and I lived in our Volkswagen bus, which my carpenter friend remodeled for us. He built a storage box large enough […]
PATIENCE – MIXED ON BOARD – 32X40 Sometimes, I wonder what I love more…image or story. If this were a race, it would be close. I understand and value the power of both. Image is something that comes into my imagination and holds on there until I put my hand to it. The image then, has a life of
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Life is Art Life is art….just think about breathing…or about getting dressed in the morning. Early in my childhood, my dad and my sister both encouraged me to think beyond the surface of things. Thinking has turned everyday moments into amazing fantasies…..One moment at a time. This moment I am in holds so much interest. I am literally bursting!
Think on what is good and pure and lovely….. I am a thinker. My earliest conscious thoughts are memories of wandering around our tiny farm, making up stories and songs and sometimes feeling so thankful, I would cry. The way my mind processes story is first through image. I get a picture in my mind which triggers
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She Left Her Red Scarf – (8×8 oil on canvas) As the bus rolls along the highway down from Skye, I photograph the houses that speak to me. I like to imagine the stories in each one. When I saw the red scarf draped over the fence, I knew she had left it there. She
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THE MOON, THE STARS, THE EARTH AND ME (8×8/oil on canvas) The journey across the Atlantic was exhausting. I am weary. A few days ago, I walked past the location of the Boston bombing, which would occur in a week or so. In my bags, I was dragging more stuff than I will ever use.
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STOP TALKING…LEARN TO JUST BE – acrylic on board – 40×30 Joanne Miller and I spoke at a conference this Thursday. Sixty people gathered for Dan Miller’s “Innovate” conference. We were offered 2 days of listening and participating in the search for a way to be more comfortable with our own creative voice. Dan and Joanne began
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ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – 36X36 – ACRYLIC ON BOARD I have done creative things all my life, but never knew I could do visual arts until I turned 40. In my youth, I wrote a lot of prose. Nothing was organized or focused. I was always drawn to artists. My best friends were very right-brained. Julia Cameron refers to
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As I sit here in front of my little Scottish cabin, I am watching the morning light win its battle against the low cloud cover trying to maintain its dominance over this day. Right now, I feel as if nothing can rob me of this precious light. It is
The last few days have been filled with loud and funny races around the kitchen island with Eli in the lead and Sammy close behind. Eli running as fast as his legs can carry him around and around with Sammy sidling behind as fast as he can. Sammy has a unique crawling technique. His mom says he seems
