One idea leads to another, and more than one painting is needed! While working on my Golden Stag, I kept seeing another deer, with a circle of Standing Stones behind him. His coloring was different, the background had other things happening. So the Guardian of the Stones was born. Then in my mind’s eye, there…… Continue Reading
Reading the Books, Watching Season 1: I’m hooked for years to come! What hooks me? Is it the tremendous love story of all time, set in accurately historical timetables, with absolutely the best actors for each part, with rich stage settings filled with authentic detail in landscapes and rooms, or the beautifully shot candle filled…… Continue Reading
Remembering the beauty, strength, and endurance of my beloved Paris. The blues and yellows recall a timelessness, delicate strength, and enduring beauty of the ancient city of Paris. We were there as in a dream, walking the streets, loving the art, experiencing the people just last year. It’s as though we wanted to memorize every…… Continue Reading
Begun in 1999, Completed Nov. 7, 2015 Life changes came in like a tidal wave in 2000, and Wolf Clan was packed away, moved twice, and just rediscovered to be completed properly. As she adds her clan feathers to her great white wolf, her guardian, her power animal and companion, she possesses the same yellow…… Continue Reading
Art and Art Buyers have a whole new way to shop. The days of having Art in select neighborhood galleries seen only by a few, are fading into the past in our fast paced global society. No one has to wait for the art opening, the artists reception (although they were fun!), or even just…… Continue Reading
Sometimes a painting calls to you later. This painting was done in early 2015. It was fine for the experience I was seeking at the time: to create a likeness with a bit of an abstract background. But today, I felt it needed more. Sometimes, paintings, like life, need to be reworked a bit. I…… Continue Reading
Colors so intense, my camera couldn’t capture them! Driving into town this morning, my senses were overwhelmed with gorgeous yellows, oranges, purples, and pinks, in a backdrop in intense blue sky! The ipad or iphone couldn’t come close to recording this beautiful landscape. I set up my canvas and proceeded to paint what was before…… Continue Reading
At least 40 different mammals can see UV, far beyond our range of sight! Scientific papers are being published about the incredible sight of other creatures. We’ve known for 100 yrs that Bees see the UV spectrum which enables them to zero in on fluorescent flower colors at incredible speeds. Birds, fish, and reptiles came…… Continue Reading
Doing Art is my Spiritual Practice. When I need to get back to myself, I paint. For my own comfort and well being, I paint. Sanctuary: a place of refuge and protection, a consecrated place. My Studio is my refuge, my dedicated place for the inner journey. This last week, even when it’s an annual…… Continue Reading
Trying New things, my images Uniquely Presented. Life is about growing and changing with the new technology available to us. Each day gives new opportunities to go with the flow and sail the internet. This tech isn’t that new, but it certainly is new to me. Taking that leap of faith into uncharted territory is…… Continue Reading
