Dorsey McHugh

Art is Life

Principals of art and life There are principals in art that have a parallel in our lives.  One I am thinking about today is something that Juanita Greene Parks, my teacher, used to say:  “A component of good art is our ability to use gray to give our eyes a rest from color.”  This took root […]

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My Studio

There is more oxygen in my studio. When I walk in, I think more clearly.  That’s the truth. I lose myself in some kind of mystery. It is a place to play, not to work. These few square feet are a sanctuary for resting in color, a freedom from “shoulds”, and a leap into possibilities.

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Monday Blog

Sometimes I think her face is a mirror of my own.  She is alive with hope, interest and anticipation.  I see now from further down the road. I know some of what can happen, I still share her excitement. I share her sense of adventure and mystery and I think that anything is possible. In

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Grace

The word grace means a couple of different things to me. Beauty without effort, it also means undeserved favor. Beauty reminds me that we are loved. We get to live in Love’s world.  No matter what difficulties we experience, this is still true. We can always find something that we really are thankful for…….  

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Alpha and Omega

Light is longer at the end and the beginning of our day.  It seems to have more wisdom…more forgiveness. In morning’s light, we see new possibilities. We are given a new introduction to Hope. The hour when light’s dance moves quietly on,brings with it a hint of melancholy, though it leaves behind an expectation of

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Listen…

There are moments in this life when all that is required of us is to listen.  Magical moments when  life allows us to see eternity in the night sky, or when we know that we are Loved, and we love in return.  We listen……..  

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