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 […]
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
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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Holding onto True is a poem sent to me by my friend Sandy Hibbard. Sandy’s talent has inspired me again and again. -Dorsey- Holding on to True Pulling myself up wasn’t easy i thought i would die i died a million times drowning in an endless drought of tears from the pain that broke
There is a reason why gentle hills and mountains are nearly always in my paintings. They kept me company through all my years of growing up and will always be part of my inner landscape. The Black Hills is the backdrop for every formative experience I had in my early years. Always there, always watching
This is About Romance 8×8 We live and work and carve out our days with all that we have to do. Romance is on the edges, inside the spaces where we get to rest and breathe. It is our private selves as we listen to a favorite bit of music, or read a book, or
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A Thin Place 8×8 According to Celtic lore, there are places where the distance between heaven and earth collapse and we are able to catch glimpses of the divine. These are called “thin places”. I find this intriguing. There is certainly no scientific proof that these places exist. But, I think we will all agree
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt
Love Can Come to Anyone 8×8- Oil on Canvas Our entire life is a lesson in Love…… Giving is free. Loving is free. Caring about someone else is free. What we give away is what comes back to us….. When I was 15 I got my first job at the blue line drive in. I
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Walking in Hours 8×8 – oil on canvas “Oh I have been a beggar and shall be one again, and few the ones with help to lend within the world of men. One day I walk on flowers, one day I walk on stones. Today I walk in hours, one day I shall be
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