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Tears of Joy

WEEPING CHERRY (TEARS OF JOY) 24X18 – ACRYLIC ON BOARD   Tears of Joy I grew up in a family of women who talked freely and men who worked hard and spoke very little.  There were lots of stories told around the kitchen table.  Some, I have already shared,  like when my sister, Kit, and cousin Scott ran away […]

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AN ANCIENT SONG

AN ANCIENT SONG (8×8/oil on canvas)   This morning, while wandering around the little town of Portree, I found a lovely (wee) path, which led into a stone, fenced churchyard.  The yard itself was overgrown and run down. There was one enormous tree in the center of that quiet space which sang a melancholy, ancient song

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ANOTHER THIN MOMENT

ANOTHER THIN MOMENT (8×8/oil on canvas) In this night sky only the moon and the stars have a voice.  There is no Internet connection, and no phone.  I am 4 miles from the Eagle Pub in Dornocht where I can pick up Wi-Fi.  Inside my mind, I am a falling star, hurdling through space at breakneck speed.  Here I begin

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