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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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
Love 8×8 – oil on canvas Love is……all we need. Let’s cast fear aside. Let’s jump into these waters with our whole hearts. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— My Favorite Things – Day 17 Happy Holidays from Dorsey McHugh Fine Art! Dorsey is offering a series of paintings, ‘My Favorite Things’ – 8×8 oil on wrapped canvas – for
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True Home 8×8 – oil on canvas These little yellow houses with red roofs have been inside me for a long time… of course they represent “home”. They are, in my inside landscape, magical. Though they are tiny on the outside, when you walk in the door, they are large. They have secret passages to wings
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